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COMMITTEE AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GROUP MINUTES
Gossner, Rocelle Grabarek, Ellen Gravi, Virginia Hamilton, Lili He, Adrienne
Hill, Dean Hornsby, Allison Howell, Cathleen Howick, Sharon Humphries,
Richard Jacobs, Melissa Joaquin, Chris Jordan, Israel Juarbe, Jr., Ron
Judge, Veeramani Karuppuchamy, Alison Lacombe, Patrick Logan, William
Long, Tatiana Lorca, Yuqian Lou, Jackie Lyle, Tania Martinez, Fabien
Matsiko, Amanda McCarthy, Joseph Meyer, Nadia Narine, Krystalyn Nation,
Donna Novev, Rocio Nunez, Adeniyi Odugbemi, Raghu Ramaswamy, Evan
Rosen, Alyssa Rosenbaum, John Saniga, Deborah Sattely, Marsha Sayre,
Nic Sharman, Tracie Sheehan, Shyam Singh, Malavika Sinha, Erin Slutz,
Kimberly Trowers, Richard Walsh, Kasey Ward, Tom Weaver, Nathaniel
Wilson, Yuzhen Zhang.
Number of Attendees: 64.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Alyssa Rosenbaum (Student Liaison).
Old Business: A motion was received and seconded, approving 2023 IAFP
Annual Meeting minutes .
New Business: The anti-trust guidelines and mission statement were read
out loud reviewed.
Alyssa Rosenbaum represented the student PDG, presenting opportunities
for PDG members to become involved with students. Amanda McCarthy
presented BRCGS general updates and requirement changes, including Food
Safety Issue 9 nonconformities, current GFSI Benchmarking requirement
comment period, and Packaging Materials Issue 7. Betsy Craig presented
an overview and updates on Certified Free From. LeAnn Chuboff presented
an SQF updates, including Edition 10 (to be based upon GFSI Benchmarking
requirements), certification additions, and reviewing nonconformity data.
Four sessions were sponsored by the PDG for the 2024 IAFP Annual
Meeting. The meeting was concluded with PDG group discussion discussing
topics related to AI in audits; difference between AI Learning and Machine
Learning; what a competent internal audit/auditor looks like; and additional
possible session topics for 2025. Future idea development for symposia and
roundtables will be conducted online in August 2024.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. Longer PDG time. 90 minutes was extremely rushed.
Next Meeting Date: July 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:59 a.m. Pacific Time.
Chairperson Name: Betsy Craig
Food Safety Culture PDG
Attendees: Melody Ge (Chair), Tia Glave Vice Chair), Sultan Al Taher, Kitty
Appels, Alphajou Bah, III, Brita Ball, Mat Bartkowiak, Micah Black, John
Boyce, Astrid Cariou, Kaicie Chasteen-Ko, Han Chen, Polly Courtney, Alison
Cousins, Matthew Curtis, Connie Fisk, Tom Ford, Elise Forward, Todd Frantz,
Enrique Garcia, Corrie Goodwin, Ben Graves, Stephen Grove, Heather Hart,
Aaron Huckabee, Indu Aashritha Idumalla, Lone Jespersen, Jon Kimble,
Paula Klassen, Larry Kohl, Vijay Krishna, William Lachowsky, Ryan Lane,
Aaron Lavallee, Gina Lorenzi, Yvonne Masters, Jennifer McEntire, Jesse
Miller, Molly Mills, Eric Moore, Laura Nelson, Angela Nguyen, Carolina
Prates, Robert Price, Jamie Richards, Briseida Rios, Lisa Robinson,
Ofelia Rodriguez Garcia, Catherine Rolfe, Kristen Saniga, Dina Scott,
Katherine Sierra, Mistelle Signor, Eugenia Silva, Sarah Smith-Simpson,
Pauline Spagnoli, Jonathan Stokes, Jill Stuber, Vianca Tashiguano,
Deepa Thiagarajan, Jennifer Turpin, Akhila Vasan, Johnny Velasco, Lea
Wachowich, Carol Wallace, Chun Wang, Andrew Wilson, Anett WInkler,
Michael Wood, Laís Zanin.
Number of Attendees: 69.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Old Business: None.
New Business: New Research Presentation: Impact of Frontline Employee
Training in Food Manufacturing.
Objective: To evaluate and enhance training practices in food
manufacturing, focusing on how to improve workforce performance.
Methodology: Survey conducted in January February 2024 with 885
food industry professionals from over 3,000 locations. Key Findings:
Common training challenges include scheduling, resource management,
and training effectiveness. Effective training practices involve regular
quizzes, on-the-job assessments, and strong cross-training programs.
Motivated employees are twice as likely to identify and address risks.
Best Practices for Improving Food Safety Performance: Implement strong
training reinforcement. Use site-specific training content. Assess training
comprehension with quizzes and on-the-job evaluations. Provide at least 20
hours of annual training. Include cross-functional team members in training
management. Utilize a robust cross-training program. Maintain employee
engagement and motivation.
2023-2024 Highlights: Accepted proposals and the launch of the " Attain
Better Culture Toolkit. " Increased PDG participation. Breakout Sessions:
Group 1: Understanding your audience. Group 2: Rewarding and correcting
behaviors. Group 3: Skills beyond technical knowledge for a positive
culture. Group 4: Continuous improvement methods. Group 5: Verifying
the effectiveness of culture methods. Future Plans for 2024 and Beyond -
Monthly food safety culture webinar series.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.
Chairperson Name: Melody Ge
Food Safety Education PDG
Attendees: Shauna Henley (Chair), Karla Acosta, Christina Allingham,
Juan Archila Godinez, Janice Ball, Amalia Beary, Martin Bucknavage, Tyler
Chandross-Cohen, Vanessa Coffman, Charlie Connolly, Sarah Cope, Mary
Donaldson, Martin Duplessis, Yaohua Feng, Tony Flood, Neal Fredrickson,
Fanny Gozzi, Sam Hadden, Sanja Ilic, Sheetal Jha, Dawn Johnson, Elma
Kontor-Manu, William Lachowsky, Aaron Lavallee, Xinhui Li, Luis MarotoMartin,
Mahta Moussavi, Adeniyi Odugbemi, Keorimy Ouk, Mariana Paredes
Rivera, Arenis Piñón, M. Laura Rolon, Marie-Eve Rousseau, Abimel Salazar,
Britanny Saunier, Vicki-Lynne Scott, Natalie Seymour, Amarat (Amy)
Simonne, Calvin Slaughter, Autumn Stoll, Ross Travis, Isabel Walls, Jasmine
Williams, Xu Yang, Jiayi Zhang.
Number of Attendees: 44.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Mariana Paredes.
The meeting started at 8:30 am with a motion, seconded, and approved
by attendees. Dr. Shauna Henley welcomed and thanked members as her
final year chairing. She reviewed the Guidelines for Ethical Conduct and
Antitrust. General Board announcements were shared, in addition to JFP's
special issue on machine learning and AI in food safety, the new PDG of
Nutrition & Food Safety meeting, upcoming IAFP meetings, and the goal of
each PDG hosting a webinar in 2025.
Old Business: 2023 Minutes were approved with a motion and a second
motion approved by attendees. Shauna also provided an update on the
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