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COMMITTEE AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GROUP MINUTES
Dale Grinstead proposed to have a roundtable discuss commonalities or
differences between standards, review previous years program (3-4 years)
to avoid repetition. Roundtable on how to bring together groups like 3-A
SSI, EHEDG, AMI. Mentioned that the Program Committee would like to
have a perspective outside the US.
Tina Gettis agrees on collaborating to reach a broader audience and
understand the industry's needs to target specific subjects and possibly
develop new PDGs.
Kathy Knutson encouraged modifying the session title to attract
international collaboration and proposed to have programs during the year,
webinars, roundtables to have better preparation leading to the Annual
Meeting.
Scott McKinney asked to prioritize industry needs over industry offers.
Adwy van den Berg suggested making a list of topics of interest to send
for the members to choose which ones will be discussed. Dale Grinstead
proposed to start a series of webinars (considering there is no content
and time limits) and have workshops to approach the discussion of topics
in depth. Aeriel Belk proposed a workshop where members will discuss
in small groups, areas of improvement or priority areas of their interest,
to present at the end of the meeting to all members. Timothy Rugh:
assessment of this group with unmet needs, hot topics when they go
back to their companies and use that as a starting point, as references to
solve key issues in the industry. Scott McKinney proposed to have some
symposia to guide industry members, on where to get information on
standards that need to be followed and where to find them.
Rick Stokes recommended integrating sanitary design with food safety
culture, emphasizing the importance of fostering this culture among
frontline workers. One challenge identified is that while local teams manage
existing processing facilities, they may struggle to cultivate a robust food
safety culture.
Dale Grinstead posed a question to the group about integrating hygienic
design principles into food service and retail settings and suggested
exploring the possibility of organizing a workshop or symposium focused
on this topic.Tamara Kope suggested focusing on building hygienic design
- challenges are beyond equipment.
Aeriel Belk supported Tamara Kope's idea. Alejandro Echeverry proposed
to have a roundtable with food safety and engineering/architecture
professionals. Gale Prince proposed a workshop designed for food plant
engineers, would be the audience looked for to go through the basics of
sanitary design. Suggested work on developing ideas on how to convince
the CEOs and COOs of the value of the investment in sanitary design.
Alejandro Echeverry recommended education on how to justify hygienic
design investment. Dimitri Tavernarakis proposed talking about expanding
the point the view of hygienic design, from the business point of view in
the next year's conference. Tina Gettis suggested focusing webinars on
examples, experiences, output, and how to resolve it in a real-life scenario.
Yuqian Lou proposed emphasizing the critical role of hygienic design in
a processing facility, highlighting its impact not only on food safety but
also on productivity. Yue Joy Zheng manifested interest in webinars, to
influence their food safety culture in processing plants.
Jeffrey L. Kornacki proposed verification of hygienic design and
effectiveness on transition zones.
Patrick Wouters suggested a checklist to provide a deeper understanding of
what to do. Suggested for a webinar that makes a dedicated presentation
about the guidelines. Dimitri Tavernarakis proposed a meeting in the first
half of September. Jason W. Proposed to series of webinars which he
will outline in more detail and share with the PDG for comments before
September's meeting.Rick Heiman suggested a workshop pre-IAFP.
Online nominations in the next online meeting.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.
Chairperson Name: Dimitri Tavernarakis
Seafood Safety and Quality PDG
Attendees: Jacquelina Woods (Chair), Evelyn Watts (Vice Chair), John
Boyce, Anna Brover, William Burkhardt, Allison Carter, Andrea Cerrato
Castellanos, Michael Ciaramella, Razieh Farzad, Ian Hines, Jordan Jernigan,
Issmat Kassem, David Kingsley, Margaret Malkoski, Yeimi Mendoza
Mencias, Marlee Mims, Wayne Muraoka, Katheryn Parraga, Salina Parveen,
Victoria Pruente, Michael Ramsingh, Rachel Rodriguez, Jarryd Samples,
Allen Schaefer, Brooke Schwartz, Tori Stivers, Nicholas Wagner, Lisa
Weddig.
Number of Attendees: 27.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Andrea Cerrato.
Old Business: Jacquelina Woods made a motion to approve the 2023
meeting minutes. Lisa Wedding seconded the motion. The motion
was accepted with all votes in favor and none against. Reviewed old
recommendations to the Board. 1) Recommended no overlapping with
other relevant PDG meetings.
New Business: Jacquelina Woods started the meeting by welcoming
everyone, new and old members, and thanking them for attending the
Seafood Safety and Quality PDG. Jacquelina introduced herself as the
current PDG Chair and Evelyn Watts was introduced as the incoming PDG
Chair. Executive Board liaison announcements were given by Jacquelina
Woods. During her talk, she encouraged individuals to submit symposia
and webinars. The number of current member (212) and the mission of the
PDG were stated. The change in the duration from 2.0 hours to 1.5 hours
was also mentioned. Jacquelina Woods also notified the attendees of the
upcoming elections for a Vice Chair. Evelyn Watts reviewed the Antitrust
guidelines for everyone. The 2024 symposia and technical sessions were
reviewed.
The student liaison presented Student PDG updates which included
meet your favorite scientist, 3-minute thesis competition, and proposal
submissions. Ivannova Lituma is the Student PDG chair and can be
contacted for additional information.
Presentation: Christina DeWitt, Oregon State University: " Multi-State Hatch
Project-Advancing Aquatic Food Product Sustainability: Improving Quality,
Utilization and Safety. "
Evelyn Watts mentioned the Aquatic Food Conference will be on June 1213,
2025, in New Orleans and the 2025 Multi-State Hatch Project meeting.
Brainstorming discussion on session proposals for the 2025 IAFP Annual
Meeting. Multiple ideas were developed, and champions/points of
contact were identified for numerous topics. Session proposals for the
topics will be further developed and refined via email/virtual meetings
before the submission deadline. Additionally, discussed and agreed upon
recommendations for the Board (as provided below). Submissions are due
October 1, 2024.
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