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Developing Risk-Based Food Safety Regulations: Using Attribution and Risk Assessment to Develop Risk-Based Food Regulations

Date: November 12, 2009
Time: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Pyle Center
Sponsor: Food Research Institute
Co-Sponsor: Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Walter & Martha Renk Endowed Laboratory for Food Safety
Cost: Please see event description.

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Overview:
The Food Safety Enhancement Act, H.R. 2749, will increase the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority in food production inspections, developing new enforcement measure and tracking food recalls. In addition, future approaches will focus on prevention, increased resources, and risk-based approach to targeting those resources.

On November 12, 2009, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Research Institute will host a one-day symposium "Developing Risk-Based Food Safety Regulations" at the Pyle Center, Madison, WI. The objective of this comprehensive one-day symposium is to present a discussion on the basics of risk assessment, attribution, the less recognized food-borne diseases, impact of intervention strategies on public health, and the use of assessments and data to develop risk-based food safety regulations. This meeting is intended for food professionals in food safety, public health, research and development, product development, marketing, quality control, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs, as well as and students in food science and public health. See the event flier here.

Scheduled presenters and topics include:
Risk Assessment Basics: Strengths and Limitations (Jim Dickson, Iowa State University)

Using Food Net Sporadic Data for Source Attribution (Barbara Mahon, CDC)

Alternate Methods for Source Attribution and Determining Risk (structured expert elicitation) (Sandra Huffman, Resources for the Future)

Dose-Response Data and Susceptibility in Microbial Risk Assessment (Richard Whiting, Exponent Inc.)

The Burden of Chronic Sequelae associated with Food-borne Disease (PinaFratamico, USDA-ARS-ERRC)

The Forgotten Food-borne Illnesses: Viruses (Stacey Schultz-Cherry, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital)

Use of Listeria monocytogenes Risk Assessments to Guide Food Safety Decisions (JanellKause, USDA-FSIS)

Risk-Based Approaches in Codex Guidelines for Managing Food-borne Pathogens (Jenny Scott, FDA)

Risk-Based Regulations: USDA —Verotoxin-Producing E. coli (VTEC) (Daniel Engeljohn, USDA-FSIS)

Consideration of Salmonellas an Adulterant in Non-RTE Foods (Betsy Booren, American Meat Institute Foundation)

Panel Discussion: Developing Data

Cost:
General Public $275
FRI Sponsor Company $150
UW–Madison and State Employees $25
UW affiliates requiring financial assistance should contact Chuck Czuprynski.

Registration:
Register online by credit card. Registration deadline is October 30th, 2009. For more information on registration, contact CALS Conference Services at 608-263-1672.

Where to stay:
Rooms at a special rate have been set aside at:

The Edgewater Hotel (code “L20000”; call 608-256-8071 or 800-922-5512);

Best Western Inn Towner (code “FRIFALL”; call 608-233-8778 or 800-258-8321);

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace (code “FRI Fall Meeting”; call 608-260-2396).

Parking:
Parking is difficult on the UW campus. If you must use a car, please leave it at your hotel. Many hotels that are not within walking distance have free shuttles to the UW campus.

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