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Microbial Modelling and Risk Analysis Professional Development Group
Mission Statement
To facilitate communication on the topic of
microbial risk analysis (MRA), promote application and use of MRA and encourage
research and data reporting methods that support MRA
Committee Members
George-John E. Nychas, Co- Chairperson 2010
Agricultural University of Athens
Phone: 30.210.5294693
E-mail: gjn@aua.gr
Mickey E. Parish, Co- Chairperson 2010
University of Maryland
Phone: 301.405.0773
E-mail: mparish@umd.edu
Deon B. Mahoney, Vice Chairperson 2010
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Phone: 61.2.6271.2695
E-mail: deon.mahoney@foodstandards.gov.au
Frank Yiannas, Walt Disney World Company, Board Liaison
Donna A. Bahun, Staff Liaison
Members:
Sonia Akbarzadeh, Furlanis Food Corporation
Ziad Mitep Alkhozai, Al-Qadissyia University
Martin A. Amador, Ruiz Foods
Alejandro Amezquita, North Carolina State University
Gloria T. Anderson, DOD Veterinary Food Analysis & Diagnostic Lab
Sally H. Arnold, Cargill
Richard K. Arsenault, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Bala Balasubramaniam, The Ohio State University
David A. Baker, Byotrol, Inc.
Reem K. Barakat, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
John L. Bassett, Unilever, SEAC
Janet Beauvais, Health Canada
Gina R. Bellinger, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd.
Peter K. Ben Embarek, World Health Organization
Roy Biggs, Tegel Foods Ltd.
Wafa Birbari, Sara Lee Foods
Philip Blagoyevich, The HACCP Institute
Julie R. Broder, Standard Process
Michael H. Brodsky, Brodsky Consultants
Robert L. Brooks, Willow Brook Foods
Richard Brouillette, Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Sava Buncic, University of Novi SAD
Marisa L. Caipo, Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola
Melissa L. Calicchia
Grant N. Campbell, Ontario Min. of Agri., Food & Rural Affairs
Timothy M. Chamberlain, Dawn’s Foods, Inc.
Fur-Chi Chen, Tennessee State University
Yuhuan Chen, GMA/FPA
Rocelle S. Clavero, Sara Lee Corporation
Roger L. Cook, New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Vanessa M. Cranford, Walt Disney World
Willette M. Crawford, Growers Express/Express Food Safety
Scott K. Crerar, New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Peter J. Cressey, ESR
Mark A. Cullison, Merck and Company, Inc.
Doris D’Souza, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ligia V. Da Silva, University of Maryland – Eastern Shore
Richard L. Daise
Michelle D. Danyluk, UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center
Valerie Davidson, University of Guelph
Laura Dawald, Dawald Quality Associates
Elizabeth Dean, Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Charles T. Deibel, Deibel Laboratories, Inc.
Angelo DePaola, US FDA
Patricia Desmarchelier, Food Science Australia
Robert G. DeValk, DeValk Consulting Inc.
Darrell W. Donahue, University of Maine
Jingyun Duan , Oregon State University Seafood Lab
Jay L.E. Ellingson, Marshfield Clinic Laboratories
Jerry J. Erdmann, Danisco USA, Inc.
Jeffrey M. Farber, Food Directorate, Health Canada
Jozsef Farkas, Corvinus University of Budapest
Peyman Fatemi, Unilever Foods NA
Robin L. Forgey, Costco Wholesale
Manuel M. Garcia, SEARCA Food Safety Network/Gar-Del Int’l.
Eileen M. Garry, Advanced Instruments, Inc.
James M. Gary, Whitlock Packaging Corporation
Colleen Gemmill, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
Charles P. Gerba, University of Arizona
Paul N. Gerhardt, The National Food Laboratory, Inc.
Kaarin E. Goodburn
Leon G. M. Gorris, Unilever
Judy D. Greig, Public Health Agency of Canada
Paul A. Hall, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Yingchang Han, Nestle
Robert J. Hasiak
Carlos A. Hermida, Rioplatense SAICIF
Montserrat Hernandez Iturriaga, Universidad Autonoma
de Queretaro
Paul Hill, Dean Foods, Inc.
Roger Hooi, Morningstar Foods/Dean Foods
Andrew Hudson, ESR Ltd.
Eve Hughes, Lilydale Foods
Keith A. Ito
Kenneth Janes, Golden Oval Eggs
Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina State Univ.
Ian Jenson, Meat & Livestock Australia
D. R. Jones, Sara Lee Foods
Robert M. Jorgensen, Kozy Shack Enterprises, Inc.
Vijay K. Juneja, USDA-ARS-ERRC
Jean Kamanzi, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Fumiko Kasuga, Natl. Inst. of Health Sciences
Jeong-Weon Kim, Seoul National University of Education
James L. Knighton, AvidBiotics Corp.
Wayne E. Knudson, Wayne E. Knudson & Associates
Kathy K. Kordana, Publix Super Markets
Nicolas Korsak, Liege University
Melvin N. Kramer, EHA Consulting Group, Inc.
Mark Kreul, In-N-Out Burger
David Laboyrie, Silliker Microtech Pty. Ltd.
Robin J. Lake , Institute of Environmental Science & Research Ltd.
Anna M. Lammerding, Public Health Agency of Canada
Alexandre J.L. Leclercq, Institute Pasteur – CNR Listeria
Yanbin Li, University of Arkansas
Christine Little, Health Protection Agency
Bin Liu, Rutgers University
Ruff Lowman, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
John B. Luchansky, USDA/ARS/ERRC
Barbara M. Lund, Institute of Food Research
Wendy Maduff, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd.
Deon B. Mahoney, Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Howard Malberg, Amtrak
Francisco Xavier Malcata, Escola Superior Biotecnologia
Ken M. Malone, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Rafael C. Marfil, Grupo Sinergia, Consultores En Calidad, S.C.
William E. McCullough, ASI Food Safety Consultants, Inc.
Michael D. McElvaine, USDA ORACBA
Joseph McGraw, Krones, Inc.
Tom McMeekin, University of Tasmania
Ann Marie McNamara, Silliker Inc.
Miroslava Sanchez Mendoza, State Laboratory of Public Health
Michael A. Mensah-Wilson, Canada Bread Company Ltd.
Joseph D. Meyer, Kraft Foods - Oscar Mayer
Solange K. Mikanagu, 3M Canada Company
Arthur J. Miller, Exponent, Inc.
Ali M. Mohseni, American Foods Group
Lydia Mota De La Garza
Rong Y. Murphy, FPTI, LLC
Parthiban Muthukumarasamy, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Neelam Narang, USDA/FSIS/Outbreaks Eastern Laboratory
Christopher B. Newcomer, New-Tech Consulting, Inc.
Lorena Noriega Orozco, CIAD, A.C.
Servé Notermans
Wilfredo Ocasio, The National Food Laboratory, Inc.
Deog-Hwan Oh, Kangwon National University
Leopoldo Orozco Ramirez, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Pekka K. Pakkala, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Enrique Palou, Universidad De Las Americas, Puebla
Greg M. Paoli, Decisionalysis Risk Consultants, Inc.
Sarah E. Parker, University of Saskatchewan
W. A. Parsons, University Research
Salina Parveen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Lindsay E. Pearce, Fonterra Research Centre
Judy Perry, Rich Products Corporation
Dianne L. Peters
Sandra L. Poirier, Zayed University
Morris E. Potter, FDA/CFSAN
Emiliano J. Quinto, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Vincent J. Radke, CDC
Chris V. Rathe, PriTest Inc.
Sadhana Ravishankar, University of Arizona
James O. Reagan, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Amanda N. Rife, 3M Microbiology
Michael J. Roberson, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Tanya Roberts, ERS/USDA
David Rodriguez-Lazaro, Instituto Technologico Agrario De
Castilla Y Leon
Joan C. Rosen, Fresh Express
Tom Ross, University of Tasmania
William H. Ross, Health Canada
Leon H. Russell, Texas A & M University
Michael S. Ryan, ELISA SYSTEMS Pty. Ltd.
Elliot T. Ryser, Michigan State University
Kay N. Sadler, New-Tech Consulting Inc.
Michael Sanna, Brady Enterprises Inc.
Donald W. Schaffner, Rutgers University
Jenny Scott, GMA/FPA
Joe Shebuski, Cargill
Joanna M. Shepherd, Fonterra Research Centre
Mary Alice Smith, University of Georgia
O. Peter Snyder, Hospitality Inst. of Tech. & Mgmt.
John N. Sofos, Colorado State University
D. Wayne Sprung, Burnbrae Farms
Suwimon Suktuayart, Charoen Pokphand Food PLC
Mark L. Tamplin, University of Tasmania
Agnes G. Tan, University of Melbourne
Paula M. Tanner, Jack in the Box
Jeanette A. Thurston-Enriquez, USDA-ARS
Ewen Todd, Michigan State University
Sudsai Trevanich, Kasetsart University
Marcello Trevisani, University of Bologna
Erdal U. Tuncan, ConAgra Foods Inc.
Ron Usborne
Iris E. Valentin-Bon, FDA/CFSAN
Tony A. Valenzuela, Naturipe Berry Growers
Paul Vanderlinde, CSIRO
Jeffrey Varcoe, The Schwan Food Company
David Vose, Vose Consulting
Dilip Vyas, Signature Brands Group
Wendy N. Wade, Buckhead Beef Company
Morgan Wallace, DuPont Qualicon
Isabel Walls, USDA/FSIS/OFDER
Wendy Warren-Serna, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd.
Ron J. Wasik, RJW Consulting
Kevin Webster, University of Alberta
Alice Wei, The Coca-Cola Company
Ronald Weiss, University of Wisconsin
Irene Wesley, USDA-ARS-Nat’l. Animal Disease Ctr.
Richard C. Whiting, FDA/CFSAN
Jody Wigfield, Schwan’s Food Manufacturing, Inc.
Frank Yiannas, Walt Disney World Company
Gonzalo Zurera Cosano, University of Cordoba
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
Other
Information
To access the draft white paper "Procedures to
Conduct a Risk Analysis Using a Decision-based Framework," please click here.
The 2nd International Conference on Microbial Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards" will be held in Sydney, Australia, from February 20 - 23, 2006 in conjunction with the 12th Australian Food Microbiology Conference:
Useful Links
Harvard
Center For Risk Analysis
Food-Water
Safety Risk Specialty Group SRA
Doug
Powell's Homepage Agri-Food Risk Management & Communication
JIFSAN
Risk Clearinghouse Home Page
Michael
Fumento Mythbusters 'R' Us
Palisades
Software - Risk Analysis, Decision Analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation, Optimization
Quantitative
Microbiology journal
Statistical
Assessment Service
TERA
- Homepage
WHO
Microbiological Risk Assessment main page
Minutes
Members Present: Mickey Parish, Michelle Danyluk, Leon Gorris, Richard Whiting, Agnes Tan, Yuhan Chen, Don Schaffner, Patricia Desmarchelier, Jenny Scott, Jerry Erdmann, Montserrat Hernandez Iturriaga, Joanna Shepherd, Fumiko Kasuga, Ewen Todd and Deon ahoney.
New Members Present: Richard Brouillette, Ken Janes, Wendy Wade, Roger Cook, Janet Beauvais, Jim Knighton, Ian Jenson, Fur-chi Chen, Leopold Orozco and
Charles Gerba.
Board Member Present: Jeff Farber.
Meeting Called to Order: 10:13 a.m.
Recording Secretary of Minutes: Michelle Danyluk.
Old Business: Mickey Parish welcomed all members and all members present were introduced. Don Schaffner and Yuhan Chen gave an update of the pre-meeting workshops, where 25 attendees, four instructors and one guest speaker were present. The workshop went very well and the PDG will consider hosting a similar workshop again in two years. Jeff Farber, representing the Board, encouraged the development of more and unique symposium and roundtables, and the possibility of sponsoring Webinars. Mikey Parish reminded the PDG of their symposium on Monday afternoon, and other applicable seminars. The 2006 minutes were approved with no modifications.
New Business: Developments of note including, WHO/ FAO activities and upcoming events (IAFP Europe, SRA 3rd international conference on MRA, 5th Microbial Modeling in Greece Sept. 16–19) were discussed. Also listed were useful web resources, including FoodRisk.org, COST 920, ComBase and Predictive Microbiology Growth Models and Data Database.
Three potential symposium topics were agreed upon for further development, including:
1) Roundtable on data sharing (Tanya Roberts),
2) Update of how risk management and risk assessment are used worldwide, and
3) JIFSAN to sponsor as ILSI does.
Joanna Shepherd also mentioned a symposium being submitted with Dairy on “If pasteurization of milk is necessary in today’s risk based society”.
Other ideas for next year included a possible workshop (Ewen Todd) on managing your system through RA/modeling/profiling, or how to interpret different styles of RA.
Jeff Farber expressed the desire for PDGs to develop white papers for the board’s consideration.
Leon Gorris expressed a need for more PDG involvement in the planning of programs for the International meetings.
Recommendations to Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: August 3, 2008.
Meeting Adjourned: 10:50 a.m.
Chairperson: Mickey Parish.
Board
Response to Recommendations
No recommendations were submitted.
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