Food Chemical Hazards and Food Allergy Professional Development Group
Mission Statement
To
facilitate communication on topics in food toxicology including food allergens.
Committee Members
Peter J. Slade, Chairperson 2010
Sino Analytica
Phone: 86.532.8381.8633 x888
E-mail: peter.slade@sinoanalytica.com Linda L. Leake, Vice Chairperson 2010
Food Safety Consultant
Phone: 910.799.4881
E-mail: llleake@aol.com
Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina State Univ., Board Liaison
Didi S. Loynachan, Staff Liaison
Members:
Timothy D. Adams, Kellogg Company
Lindsay J. Arthur, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
Richelle L. Beverly, Kellogg Company
M. Jeffrey Bloom, JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
Dina Bryant, National Steak and Poultry
Rocelle S. Clavero, Sara Lee Corporation
Robert Collette, Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils
Joanne M. Cook, Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer
Services
Peter J. Cressey, ESR
Mark A. Cullison, Merck and Company, Inc.
Doris D’Souza, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ginny H. Edleman, Hershey Foods Corp.
Greg D. Eppink, Applied Biosystems
Brett A. Gardner, Raley’s
Paul N. Gerhardt, The National Food Laboratory, Inc.
Leon G. M. Gorris, Unilever
Richard D. Hendricks, The Solae Company
Cindy Jiang, McDonald’s Corporation
Robert M. Jorgensen, Kozy Shack Enterprises, Inc.
David F. Kendra, USDA/ARS/NCAUR
Wayne E. Knudson, Wayne E. Knudson & Associates
Lucina Lampila, Prayon Inc.
Donald G. Lane , The Kroger Co.
Linda L. Leake
Fritz W. Lembke, Tetra Pak Research GmbH
Malcolm S. McDonald, Kraft Canada, Inc.
Michael A. Mensah-Wilson, Canada Bread Company Ltd.
Mark A. Moorman, Kellogg Company
Susan Moyers, Clinical Applications
Suely M.K. Nakashima, Sadia Foods GmbH
M. Nazarowec-White, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Catherine Nnoka, National Center for Food Safety & Technology
Kathleen O’Donnell, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Gary L. Pruitt, Sargento Foods Inc.
Chris Remus, JohnsonDiversey
Michael J. Roberson, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Todd Rossow, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Wilson Rumbeiha, Michigan State University – ProMS in Food Safety
James J. Sasanya, North Dakota State University
Thomas L. Schwarz, International Flight Services Assn.
Mary Alice Smith, University of Georgia
Suwimon Suktuayart, Charoen Pokphand Food PLC
Ewen Todd , Michigan State University
Mika J. Tuomola, Raisio Diagnostics
Ron J. Wasik, RJW Consulting
Sheila R. Weiss, National Restaurant Association
Pamela A. Wilger, Cargill, Inc.
How to Join
Involvement in committees and professional development
groups (PDGs) offers Members the opportunity to share a wealth of knowledge and
expertise. Members of committees and PDGs are the architects of the Association
structure. They plan, develop and institute many of the Association's projects,
including workshops, publications and educational sessions. Technical challenges
facing the food safety industry are discussed, examined and debated. Members may
volunteer to serve on any number of committees or PDGs that plan and implement
activities to meet the Association's mission.
Membership on a PDG is voluntary (not by
appointment) and may vary from year to year. Requests for membership on a PDG
should be directed to the chairperson.
Upcoming Meetings
July 12, 2009
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, Texas
In conjunction with IAFP 2009
Minutes
Members Present: Richelle Beverly, T. J. Fu, Cindy Jiang, Linda Leake, Kathleen O’Donnell, Gary Pruitt, Todd Rossow, Peter Slade and Tom Schwartz.
New Members Present: Jo Marie Cook, Leon Gorris, David Kendra, Don Lane and Suely Nakashima.
Board Member Present: Jeff Farber.
Meeting Called to Order: 9:04 a.m.
Recording Secretary of Minutes: Leon Gorris (part I); Peter Slade (part II).
Old Business: The Chair, T.J. Fu, noted that one of the major activities of the PDG is to come up with ideas for symposia to feature in next year’s Annual Meeting. She first tabled a number of symposia that had been established by this PDG and others as a trigger for thoughts. A number of topics were suggested in the agenda:
• chemical hazards and allergen testing methods: an update.
• chemical hazards: current issues.
• food allergens: scientific advances and control measures.
Mycotoxins was suggested as a specific topic, where EU regulations are going to apparently be much more stringent than US (e.g. on aflatoxins) and there are other regions in the world that might adopt these more stringent levels ultimately having an impact on trade. The suggestion was made to focus on topics that allow more in depth discussion.
Suggestions from Jeff Farber, Board Liaison:
• encourage the PDG to consider new and emerging issues in developing symposia.
• encourage the PDG to have regular meetings to discuss issues throughout the year.
• encourage the PDG to develop white papers.
• encourage the PDG to hold webinars for emerging issues.
New Business: It was suggested to propose two new symposia, one on allergens and the other on mycotoxins as follows:
1. Food Allergens (Coordinators: T. J. Fu and Linda Leake). Food allergens – current understanding. Update on “EuroPreval”. Effect of processing on food allergens. Validation of cleaning methods to prevent cross contact. Allergen control – US and international regulatory perspective. Overview of allergen control measures – food processors prospective.
2. Mycotoxins (Coordinator: David Kendra). Issues. Methodology. Regulatory environment. Global perspective – harmonization, etc. Database resources, etc. It was further decided to prepare a Webinar on chemical contaminants issues, specifically to address issues relating to broadscreen testing for unknown contaminants (e.g. melamine), “rapid alerts for novel chemical hazard issues, the limitations of HACCP-like control programs, etc. Other noteworthy topics to consider include:
- Trace metals in seafood.
- Lead in spinach.
- Antibiotics and pesticides in honey and the wider
- impact on fresh fruit impact as a result of bee
- population decline (“colony collapse”).
- State versus federal regulatory involvement.
- Antibiotics in cultured seafood.
- The need for multiplexed antibiotic detection methods was identified.
Other decisions included:
1. Hold regular (quarterly) PDG conference calls.
2. With respect to PDG recruitment and growth, personal approaches rather than mass mailings were suggested (i.e., each existing member to call several potential members). It was agreed that a one-page summary describing the PDG and its activities would be developed to serve as a primer for this activity.
3. Place notices of PDG upcoming events in newsletters/calendars of other organizations (e.g., ACS, AOAC, IFT, etc.).
Recommendations to Executive Board:
1. To provide support and resources for setting up regular PDG conference calls and webinars.
2. IAFP collaborate with other associations (e.g., AOAC, ACS, IFT) to develop symposia/workshops on topics of mutual interests (issues related to chemical contaminants and food allergens).
3. Encourage symposium organizers to include recruitment of international speakers so that a global perspective on food safety issues can be presented.
Next Meeting Date: August 3, 2008.
Meeting Adjourned: 11:01 a.m.
Chairperson: Tong-Jen Fu.
Board
Response to Recommendations
1. To provide support and resources for setting up regular PDG conference calls and Webinars.
Board response: Agree.
2. IAFP collaborate with other associations (e.g., AOAC, ACS, IFT) to develop symposia/workshops on topics of mutual interests (issues related to chemcal contaminants and food allergens).
Board response: Agree and encourage the PDG Members to actively pursue these efforts.
3. Encourage symposium organizers to include recruitment of international speakers so that a global perspective on food safety issues can be presented.
Board response: Agree.
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