http://www.foodsafetynews.com/ Global Food Safety News & Information : Presented By Marler Clark LLP, PS en Copyright 2010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:20:35 -0800 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:20:35 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Selected topics include:
Impact of New Technologies on Food Safety
Water Systems for Dairy Farms
Insects and Rodents - Their Role as Vectors in Food Borne Disease
Epi Update - Food Borne Illness Investigations Statewide

More information can be fount at http://foodscience.cornell.edu/cals/foodsci/extension/nys-afp/programs-annual-meeting.cfm ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/87th-annual-conference-of-the-new-york-state-association-for-food-safety/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/87th-annual-conference-of-the-new-york-state-association-for-food-safety/ Events Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:11:55 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News) Opening Speaker "Rosie the Riveter"
Closing session with Jim Harsdorf, former Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture

Selected Conference topics:
PGA Temporary Food Stands
Bugs you don't know: Less recognized, potentially pathogenic, organisms
Raw Milk Issues
Post-Pasteurization Contamination
More information can be found at http://www.wafp-wi.org/
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The event kicks off with an optional golf tournament September 22nd held at nearby Bear Mountain Ranch. A hospitality suite open during the evenings of the 22nd and 23rd held at Campbell's Resort allows free exchange of information, networking and companionship.

The Conference, also held at Campbell's Resort starts the morning of September 23rd and concludes with a lunch buffet on the 24th. Draft agenda to follow, late spring 2010.

Selected topics include:
Food Safety - A Historical Perspective
Farm to Table Exercise
How to Protect the Public and your Company
Ensuring Food Safety: Concept to Consumption

More information can be fount at http://www.waffp.org/events_upcoming.php?5 ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/washington-association-for-food-protection-conference/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/washington-association-for-food-protection-conference/ Events Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:18:15 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
The information session will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices located at 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 15, in Carson City, Nev.

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By attending, you will be updated on the criteria affecting the microbiological safety and quality of food including legislation impacts. You will also be able to make more informed judgments of the risks of food contamination, and also feel confident in investigating food contamination cases.

Following on from the successful 'Enforcement and Microbiology' conference in December 2009, this conference will also update and further enlighten those responsible for strategic management and enforcement of food safety.

Selected topic: Understand how criminal corporate manslaughter legislation can be used in cases of food poisoning outbreaks, Learn lessons from the investigation and enforcement of a large prison outbreak of Salmonella, and Understand what makes a case fail in terms of evidence gathering, storage and presentation in both the criminal and civil courts

This conference is designed for EHPs, Environmental Health Technicians, Public Health Microbiologists, Strategic Risk Managers, Food Safety Consultants and all other Food Safety Professionals

More information can be found at http://www.cieh.org/events/evidence_and_enforcement_in_food_safety.html ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/evidence-and-enforcement-in-food-safety-preparing-for-a-successful-case/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/09/evidence-and-enforcement-in-food-safety-preparing-for-a-successful-case/ Events Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:01:20 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
Sponsor: MPHA

Start Date: 2010-10-05

Time: 8am-4pm

Location: Augusta Civic Center

Event Description: Come join us for MPHA's 26th annual meeting.

Fee:: $75 for members and $100 for non-members

Registration Required?: Yes
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The purpose of this hearing is for FDA to explain the relevant legal principles for food labeling and to solicit information and views from interested persons on the application of these principles to the labeling of food made from AquAdvantage Salmon. Additional details about the hearing are provided in a formal notice published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2010 and in a related Background Document: Public Hearing on the Labeling of Food Made from the AquAdvantage Salmon.

The hearing will include presentations from agency officials and members of the public. Due to limited space, we encourage all persons who wish to attend the hearing, including those who wish to make an oral presentation, to register in advance online at http://www.fedmeetings.net/common/registration.cfm?mid=3210.

Questions regarding registration should be directed to: Syreeta Jones, BL Seamon Corporation, 9001 Edmonston Road, Suite 200, Greenbelt, MD 20770, telephone: (301) 577-0244 ext. 4900, fax: (301) 577-5261, e-mail: sjones@blseamon.com.

For general information, if you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for requests to make an oral presentation, contact: Juanita Yates, CFSAN, FDA, telephone: 301-436-1731,
e-mail: juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.

More information can be found here: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm222601.htm
and
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The event will be held at Four Points by Sheraton at O'Hare
More information can be found at http://www.namp.com/images/namp/2010_ecoli_reg.pdf ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/prevention-of-e-coli-o157h7-for-beef-further-processers/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/prevention-of-e-coli-o157h7-for-beef-further-processers/ Events Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:12:22 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
If you are involved in food you have a role to play in keeping it safe. You need to be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Auckland on 13 and 14 September if you:

• run or manage a medium-to-large size food production, processing, manufacture, import, export or sales business

• represent a food industry organisation or sector

• supply equipment, product or services to food businesses

• are an academic whose field involves food research, technology, public health or safety

• work as a food regulator in government or local government

• are passionate about safe food.

With speakers from the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand, NZFSA's 2010 food safety conference will be a valuable source of information and inspiration. ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/new-zealand-food-safety-authority-conference-2010/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/new-zealand-food-safety-authority-conference-2010/ Events Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:47:11 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
This food safety training workshop is new and improved for 2010. Even if you have attended in previous years, you can expect an exciting day full of great content, new ideas, a motivational atmosphere, and a few surprises along the way. Food Safety Training 2010 will give you the opportunity to develop new training skills and further your subject knowledge.

Topics covered include: Latest facts and figures on food borne illness, emerging pathogens and parasites, Why Campylobacter causes so many cases, Foods that food safety forgot (low risk, or so we thought!), Viruses - facts and fallacies, Allergen update, Salad safety - the real risks and controls for different consumers, and Food safety the national picture - overview of FSA strategy and guidance

The workshop is for:  Level 1-4 food safety trainers, Food safety consultants who deliver training sessions, and Enforcement officers delivering advice on food safety

More information can be found at http://www.cieh.org/events/food_safety_training_2010.html ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/food-safety-training-2010-new-horizons/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/food-safety-training-2010-new-horizons/ Events Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:43:26 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
More information on this event can be found at here ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/western-association-of-food-and-drug-officials-2010-educational-conference/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/western-association-of-food-and-drug-officials-2010-educational-conference/ Events Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:51:52 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
The workshop will be at the University of Georgia.
More information can be found at http://www.meatami.com/ht/d/EventDetails/i/59236/pid/219 ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/meat-and-poultry-haccp-workshop/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/meat-and-poultry-haccp-workshop/ Events Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:09:07 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
The conference theme for the 2010 event is 'From Red Tape to Real Value'. The theme explores a variety of issues that affect food safety and examines the relationship between regulatory agencies and the food industry in reducing risks associated with the food supply - how do we manage food safety consistently in the global marketplace?

The Australian Food Safety Conference is a must attend event for:

    * Food safety professionals from manufacturing, retail and food service industry
    * Food industry representatives
    * Food importers / exporters
    * Government regulators
    * Food safety educators
    * Consumer representatives
    * Health writers and journalists

The conference is a fantastic opportunity to meet with your industry peers and colleagues from around the world to exchange knowledge and best practice and to discuss and debate the questions you face every day.  It will be held at the Crown Conference Center. ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/3rd-australian-food-safety-conference-from-red-tape-to-real-value/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/3rd-australian-food-safety-conference-from-red-tape-to-real-value/ Events Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:42:43 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
The conference will be held at the Crown Promenade.

More information and online registration can be found at http://eha.conferencemanagement.com.au/index.html ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/36th-annual-environmental-health-australia-national-conference/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/36th-annual-environmental-health-australia-national-conference/ Events Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:15:59 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News) http://www.afdo.org/docs/doc.cfm?fileid=3260
Registration form:
http://www.afdo.org/docs/doc.cfm?fileid=3259
Program outline:
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Public Health laboratory personnel who are part of the PulseNet Network or are interested in standardized PFGE subtyping of foodborne pathogens
PulseNet participants from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and Inspection Service and Agricultural Research Service
Laboratory personnel from International Public Health Agencies who are interested in learning more about PulseNet or participating in PulseNet
Foodborne disease epidemiologists working with data supplied by PulseNet Laboratories are invited to accompany their laboratory counterparts and participate in the concurrent OutbreakNet meeting ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/14th-annual-pulsenet-update-meeting/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/14th-annual-pulsenet-update-meeting/ Events Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:34:07 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
Effective cleaning is essential to get rid of harmful bacteria and stop them spreading to food.

Whilst food handlers have control over food chilling and cooking and the associated risks, cleaners in food premises can contribute significantly to controlling food safety hazards and risks associated with cross-contamination and cleaning.

Informative and practical, this workshop will ensure you achieve the required level of expertise in the issues surrounding cleaning food areas as well as acquiring methods to effectively teach candidates responsible for cleaning.

Combining case studies and practical sessions, this workshop will illustrate how to bring life to the syllabus, while ensuring the key messages are imparted to candidates.

More information can be found at http://www.cieh.org/events/l2_cleaning_workshop_aims.html ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/cleaning-in-food-premises-workshop/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/cleaning-in-food-premises-workshop/ Events Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:53:28 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News) http://www.ndeha.org/conference.htm ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/north-dakota-environmental-health-2010-annual-conference/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/north-dakota-environmental-health-2010-annual-conference/ Events Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:20:11 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)
Keeping true to their motto "Educate, Innovate, Advocate", attendees will be provided with up-to-date information on the latest innovations and strategies in health protection by focusing on core competencies in a number of thematic areas including:

    * Food safety
    * Promotion of active living & healthy communities
    * Sustainable communities & environments
      (Air quality, water quality, and climate change)
    * Disaster preparedness and emergency response
    * Occupational health, risk and injury prevention
    * Uniformed Services Health Protection
    * Indigenous Peoples' Environmental Health
    * Environmental health management
    * Core Competencies for Environmental Public Health Professionals

The Conference website can be found here:

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Topics include:
Tools for control of pathogenic microorganisms
Quality in Food Safety Testing Laboratory
Hot topics on food safety
Public and private answers to food safety challenges in Latin America

The symposium will take place at the Hotel Cosmos 100
More information can be found at http://www.acta.org.co/Congreso2010%20Ingles.php ]]> http://www.foodsafetynews.com/events.xml?FB_go=1&FB_url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/2nd-latin-american-symposium-on-food-safety/ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/2nd-latin-american-symposium-on-food-safety/ Events Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:02:53 -0800 info@foodsafetynews.com (Food Safety News)