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IAFP 2008 Call for Abstracts
(11/08/07)
IAFP Holds Successful Third European Symposium
on Food Safety (11/06/07)
IAFP Announces Success in First China International Food Safety & Quality Conference
(9/13/07)
International Association for Food Protection
Announces 2007–2008 Executive Board
(8/22/07)
IAFP 2007 a Record-breaking Success
(7/23/07)
IAFP Hosts Third European Symposium
on Food Safety
(6/29/07)
IAFP Announces 2007 Student Travel Scholarship Recipients(6/29/07)
Early Registration Deadline Nears for IAFP 2007 (5/31/07)
IAFP Announces 2007 Award Recipients (5/18/07)
IAFP Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness Revised (4/26/07)
International Association for Food Protection Elects Lee-Ann Jaykus to Executive Board (4/11/07)
IAFP Announces Four Workshops at IAFP 2007 (3/22/07)
Final Program Set for IAFP 2007 (3/6/07)
IAFP Holds 2007-2008 Secretary Elections (1/24/07)
IAFP 2008 Call for Abstracts
DES MOINES, Iowa (November 8, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection is now accepting abstracts for IAFP 2008 to be held in Columbus, Ohio, August 3-6, 2008. The deadline for submissions is January 29, 2008. IAFP accepts abstracts online. Call for Abstracts (Submission Form, General Information and Instructions), Speaker Reference Guide, Policy for Commercialism and information on the Developing Scientist Awards Competition are available at: www.foodprotection.org.
Poster or oral presentation formats are available. Abstracts are limited to 300 words and must report the results of original research pertinent to the subject matter. Papers may also report subject matter of an educational and/or nontechnical nature. The Program Committee will evaluate abstracts submitted for acceptance. Information in the abstract must not have been previously published in a copyrighted journal.
With a reputation for quality content, the Annual Meeting features over 500 technical, poster and symposia presentations, detailing current information on a variety of topics relating to food safety. The quantity and quality of presentations provide information on the latest methods and technologies available. Top industry, academic and government food safety professionals attend each meeting. This broad mix of more than 2,000 attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services and HACCP management.
Questions regarding abstract submission should be directed to Tamara P. Ford, IAFP Communications Coordinator, at tford@foodprotection.org or call 515.276.3344; 800.369.6337.
IAFP Holds Successful Third European Symposium
on Food Safety
Des Moines , Iowa (November 6, 2007) (November 6, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection, in collaboration with ILSI Europe and the World Health Organization hosted IAFP’s Third European Symposium: Advancements in Food Safety. The Symposium was held 18–19 October 2007 at the Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center in Rome, Italy. More than 135 attendees, from 24 countries participated.
The meeting began with a key-note speech by Professor Patrick Wall, Chair of the EFSA Management Board and Associate Professor of Public Health, University College Dublin, Ireland. The symposium provided insights from experts from industry, academia and government from both Europe and North America on recent advancements in food safety.
The sessions included Assessment and Enumeration Aspects; Food Safety Management and Control; and C urrent & Emerging Food Safety Issues. The symposium concluded with a Hot Topics session in which C hristine Little, Head of Food Studies & Response Section, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom and Robert Brackett, Director, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, US Food & Drug Administration, United States gave the UK and US perspectives on food safety, respectively. In total, there were 17 presentations.
In addition to the sessions, 48 posters were presented. Seventeen companies or organizations provided current food safety products and information through their stands in the exhibit room. The exhibitors were: 3M Microbiology, BD Diagnostics, Inc., BioControl Systems, Inc., bioMérieux Industry, Bio-Rad Laboratories, British Food Journal, DuPont Qualicon, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), FOOD DIAGNOSTICS AS, ILSI Europe, International Food Hygiene, MATRIX Microscience Ltd., Neogen Europe Ltd., SDI Europe Limited, Society for Applied Microbiology, Springer Science & Business Media, and World Health Organization. Attendees networked during coffee breaks, a Thursday evening reception, and Friday lunch, which were all held in the exhibit area and poster session area. An evening Rome city tour and dinner, hosted by bioMérieux Industry provided opportunity for casual networking with colleagues from around the world.
IAFP thanks the Organizing Committee, chaired by Leon Gorris, for their effort in making the symposium a success. A special thank you to the sponsoring organizations for their support of the symposium. It is through this support that IAFP is able to develop its international involvement and expand our international network of food safety professionals. We are looking forward to continuing IAFP’s European presence with a fourth symposium in Fall 2008.
For more information on IAFP’s Third European Symposium, please contact the Association office at 800.369.6337; 515.276.3344; fax: 515.276.8655, E-mail: info@foodprotection.org; or Web site: www.foodprotection.org.
IAFP Announces Success in First China International Food Safety & Quality Conference
Des Moines , Iowa (September 13, 2007) More than 600 delegates attended the First China International Food Safety & Quality Conference and Expo (CIFSQ) and heard dynamic talks from many International Association for Food Protection members this week.
CIFSQ, held at the Landmark Hotel and Towers in Beijing, China, is the first meeting for IAFP in the Asia-Pacific region. The goal of CIFSQ was for attendees to hear and participate in discussions regarding rising consumerism, adverse food safety publicity, and a need to protect trade interests and public health both in China and abroad. Sessions during the two-day conference explored modern approaches, services, solutions and technologies to reducing food product risks with the ultimate goal of a higher standard of food safety and quality.
Frank Yiannas, Immediate Past President of IAFP was quoted in the China Daily Newspaper and in other international news sources stating, “Long-distance transportation has made the process of moving food from the farm to the dinner table increasingly complex, and also makes wide-spread disease possible".
China 's Minister Li Changiliang, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ), opened the meeting, followed by representatives from World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and IAFP.
David Tharp, Executive Director of IAFP, chaired two sessions and served as the Plenary Session Chair. Presenters at the Plenary Session included Robert Brackett, Director for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Frank Yiannas, Past President of IAFP and Director of Food Safety & Health for Walt Disney World and William Marler from Marler Clark.
Following is a list of IAFP Members who spoke at CIFSQ:
- Dane Bernard, Vice-President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Keystone Foods LLC, USA
- Robert Brackett, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), USA
- Tom Chestnut, Vice President, Supply Chain Food Safety & Quality, NSF International, USA
- Francis Doleans, Industry Business, Biomerieux China Limited
- Nancy Eggink, Global Technical Service Manager, 3M Microbiology, USA
- Dieter Elsser, Development Director, Food Protection, Danisco A/S, Denmark
- Anthony Flood, International Food Information Council, USA
- Tom Ford, Vice President, Food Safety, Ecolab, USA
- Leon Gorris, Risk Assessment Expert, Unilever, Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, UK
- Chris Griffith, Director of Research & Enterprise, Head of Food Research & Consultancy Unit, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute, UK
- Paul Hall, Vice President, Global Food Safety, ConAgra Foods, Inc., USA
- Cindy Jiang, Director, Worldwide Quality, Food Safety and Nutrition, McDonald’s Corporation, USA
- Xiuping Jiang, Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, USA
- Frederic Martinez, Food Microbiology Group Product Manager, Bio-Rad, France
- Karl Matthews, Rutgers University, USA
- Jianghong Meng, Interim Director, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, USA
- William E. Pursley, Vice President of Food Safety Education and International Development, AIB International, USA
- Gina M. Reo, President, Quality Assurance Strategies, LLC, USA
- Yi-Cheng Su, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, USA
- Siqun Wang, Global Director of Research and Development, DuPont Qualicon, USA
- Frank Yiannas, Director of Food Safety & Health, Walt Disney World, USA
CIFSQ was organized by World Services and a second event is being planned for September 2008.
International Association for Food Protection
Announces 2007–2008 Executive Board
Des Moines , Iowa (August 22, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection is pleased to announce its Executive Board for 2007-2008. Board members serve a succeeding five-year term on the Board beginning as Secretary moving through to Past President. These positions became effective immediately following IAFP 2007—the Association’s 94th Annual Meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
President— Gary Acuff, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
President-Elect— J. Stan Bailey, USDA-ARS, Athens, Georgia
Vice President— Vickie Lewandowski, Kraft Foods, Glenview, Illinois
Secretary— Lee-Ann Jaykus , North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Past President— Frank Yiannas, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
A sixth position on the Board is filled by the Affiliate Council Chairperson,Carl Custer, Food Microbiologist, Bethesda, Maryland , serving a one-year term.
IAFP 2007 a Record-breaking Success
Des Moines , Iowa (July 23, 2007) Attendance at IAFP 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida exceeded 2,080 attendees, up from 1,700 attendees at IAFP 2006. The three-day meeting concluded July 11, 2007 with an international audience of food safety professionals representing 39 countries, 47 states, and seven Canadian provinces. The meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference.
Mr. Carl S. Custer, Food Microbiologist, Bethesda, Maryland opened IAFP 2007 with the Ivan Parkin Lecture at Sunday’s Opening Session entitled “ It’s the Science, Stupid: Reflections on 41 Years as a Food Microbiologist”.
IAFP 2007 featured a well-diversified program of over 500 presentations including 24 symposia, 6 round-tables, 88 technical and 375 poster presentations. The John H. Silliker Lecture entitled “Trends on Food Safety Management” featured Dr.Terry A. Roberts, Food Safety Hygiene Consultant, Reading, England, speaking on Wednesday afternoon. Three pre-meeting workshops were conducted to provide additional educational opportunities for attendees. Representatives from 116 companies exhibited equipment and the latest innovations in food safety services.
IAFP’s Awards Banquet honored excellence in food safety by recognizing 26 individuals and organizations with awards. The evening concluded with the gavel presentation to Incoming President, Gary R. Acuff, Ph.D., Texas A & M University, College Station , TX .
IAFP 2008 will be held in Columbus, Ohio on August 3-6, 2008.
IAFP Hosts Third European Symposium
on Food Safety
Des Moines , Iowa (June 29, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection, in collaboration with ILSI Europe and the World Health Organization will host IAFP’s Third European Symposium: Advancements in Food Safety. The Symposium will be held 18–19 October 2007 at the Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center in Rome, Italy.
The symposium provides expert insights into recent advancements in food safety, with a mix of speakers from industry, academia and government from both Europe and North America. Committed to provide sound, quality programming for members and professional colleagues, IAFP has designed this symposium on important aspects of food safety, including assessment and enumeration of microbial hazards, food safety management and control and emerging hazards. Well-established experts from different parts of the world have committed to present their experiences and views at this symposium. The goal of the symposium is to offer an interactive environment in which attendees will be able to foster regular interactions with peers from across Europe, North America and many other parts of the world.
A symposium schedule may be reviewed online at www.foodprotection.org under Meetings and Education. Hotel accommodation and registration information for the program can also be found at the IAFP Web site. For more information on the IAFP’s Third European Symposium please contact the Association office at 800.369.6337; 515.276.3344; fax: 515.276.8655, E-mail: info@foodprotection.org; or Web site: www.foodprotection.org.
IAFP Announces 2007 Student Travel Scholarship Recipients
Des Moines, Iowa (June 29, 2007) – The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) will present Student Travel Scholarships to the following individuals at IAFP 2007, July 8—11, 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Sponsored by the IAFP Foundation, the Student Travel Scholarships provide travel funds to enable selected students to travel to IAFP 2007.
Rebecca Goulter is a fourth year student at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. With primary interests in food safety and food microbiology, she hopes to earn her Bachelor of Food Technology degree with first-class honors this year. Currently employed as a casual research assistant at Food Science Australia, Ms. Goulter will continue her career in research by pursuing her Ph.D. beginning in 2008.
Hyun-Ho Jin is a candidate for a Master’s degree in Food Science at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, where he received his BS in Food and Nutrition in 2006. Upon completion of his present program, Mr. Jin intends to pursue his Ph.D. in Food Microbiology and Safety in the US.
Ivan Nastasijevic is a developing food safety scientist with a DVM and an MS degree in Biochemical Sciences from the Belgrade University. His ongoing Ph.D. thesis, “ Risk assessment and risk mitigation options for E . coli O 157 in the beef chain” will be completed at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia.
Haley Oliver is a Ph.D. student in Food Science at Cornell University, where she is concentrating in Food Microbiology with minors in Microbiology and Epidemiology. The objective of Ms. Oliver’s study is to help the food industry, especially ready-to-eat food producers, tailor pathogen control and intervention strategies to target strains that are more likely to represent a significant human health risk.
Rebecca C. Robbins is a candidate for doctorate degrees in Veterinary Medicine and Comparative Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. With expected completion in 2010, Ms. Robbins’ current combined degree program reflects her concentration in population medicine and veterinary public health.
Early Registration Deadline Nears for IAFP 2007
Des Moines , Iowa (May 31, 2007) – The early registration deadline for IAFP 2007 is June 5, 2007. The International Association for Food Protection’s 94th Annual Meeting will be held July 8–11 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference. Online registration and program information is available on the Association Web site at www.foodprotection.org.
This year’s meeting includes professional opportunities such as technical presentations, committee meetings, educational exhibits, awards banquet, and social events. Representatives from over 110 companies will exhibit equipment and services relating to food safety.
Mr. Carl S. Custer, Food Microbiologist, Bethesda, Maryland will deliver the Ivan Parkin Lecture at Sunday’s Opening Session entitled “ It’s the Science, Stupid — Reflections on 41 Years as a Food Microbiologist”. Terry A. Roberts, Ph.D., Food Safety Hygiene Consultant, Reading, England, will present “ Trends in Food Safety Management” at the John H. Silliker Lecture on Wednesday afternoon. For additional educational opportunities, IAFP 2007 will present four, pre-meeting workshops on July 6 and 7.
The Annual Meeting includes approximately 500 presentations including symposia, technical sessions and posters. Attendance is expected to exceed 1,800 of the top industry, academic and government food safety professionals. This broad mix of attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services, and HACCP management.
IAFP Announces 2007 Award Recipients
Des Moines, Iowa (May 18, 2007) – The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) will present awards recognizing excellence in food safety to the following organizations and individuals at IAFP 2007, July 8-11, 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The Black Pearl Award will be presented to Beef Products, Inc., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota ,in recognition of BPI’s outstanding achievement in corporate excellence in food safety and quality.
The IAFP Fellow Award will be presented to Paul A. Hall, ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Nebraska. IAFP Fellows are professionals who have contributed to IAFP and its affiliates with distinction over an extended period of time.
The Honorary Life Membership Award recognizes IAFP Members for their dedication to the high ideals and
objectives of IAFP and for their service to the Association. This year, Archie C. Holliday will receive this honor.
The Harry Haverland Citation Award will be presented to Carl S. Custer, Bethesda, Maryland, for his years of devotion to the ideals and objectives of the Association.
Jenny Scott, GMA/FPA, Washington, D.C., is the recipient of the Harold Barnum Industry Award. This award recognizes her outstanding service to IAFP, the public and the food industry.
The Elmer Marth Educator Award will be presented to Elliot T. Ryser, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, to recognize his dedication and exceptional contributions to the profession of the educator.
Charles A. Bartleson, Bartleson Food Safety Consultants, Inc., Olympia, Washington, will be presented the Sanitarian Award to recognize his dedication and exceptional service to the profession of sanitarian, serving the public and the food industry.
The Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award will be presented to Bala Swaminathan , Atlanta , Georgia , to recognize his service for outstanding contributions in the laboratory and recognizing a commitment to the development of innovative and practical analytical approaches in support of food safety.
The International Leadership Award will be presented to Leon G.M. Gorris, Unilever, The Netherlands, for his dedication to the high ideals and objectives of IAFP and for promotion of the mission of the Association in countries outside of the United States and Canada.
The Microbiology Laboratory Staff of the California Department of Health Services Food and Drug Laboratory Branch (FDLB), Richmond, California, will receive the Food Safety Innovation Award in recognition of their innovative work in the development and optimization of the recirculating immunomagnetic separation (RIMS) technique in successfully identifying E. coli outbreak strains from food and environmental samples.
IAFP Procedures to Investigate
Foodborne Illness Revised
Des Moines , Iowa (April 26, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection recently released a revised version of Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness.
Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness is a guide for public health personnel who investigate reports of illnesses alleged to be foodborne related. This guide is based on epidemiologic principles and investigative techniques found to be effective in determining causal factors of disease outbreaks. The booklet is designed to improve the quality of investigation of outbreaks and disease surveillance. The revision to the Fifth Edition includes information regarding investigation of foodborne illness from intentional contamination.
The cost of the book is $12 for members and government agencies and $24 for non-members. The booklet can be ordered from the IAFP Web site at www.foodprotection.org.
International Association for Food Protection Elects Lee-Ann Jaykus to Executive Board
Des Moines, Iowa (April 11, 2007) Members of the International Association for Food Protection elected Lee-Ann Jaykus to the Executive Board as Secretary. Dr. Jaykus will take office at the conclusion of IAFP 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and will fulfill a five-year commitment to the Association serving as President in 2010–2011.
Dr. Jaykus is a Professor of Food Science and Microbiology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh. She earned a B.S. degree in Food Science (1979) and an M.S. degree in Food Microbiology (1982), both from Purdue University. In 1988, she entered a Ph.D. program in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study foodborne viruses, molecular biology, epidemiology, and risk assessment. After completing her degree in 1993, Dr. Jaykus joined the faculty at NCSU.
Dr. Jaykus has been committed to the goals of IAFP since joining the Association in 1993, at which time she was the recipient of a Developing Scientist Award. Since then, she has organized and
convened numerous symposia and has served as a speaker and participant in workshops. She was a founding member of the Viral and Parasitic Foodborne Disease PDG and the Microbial Risk Analysis PDG. She also served as a member of the Journal of Food Protection Management Committee (1998–2001) and editorial board (1997–present); chair of the Nominations Committee (2004); and judge (2005, 2006) and chair (2006) for the Developing Scientist Competition Committee. In 2006, Dr. Jaykus was the recipient of the IAFP Educator Award and she is currently serving as chairperson of the 2007 IAFP Program Committee.
IAFP Announces Four Workshops at IAFP 2007
Des Moines, Iowa (March 22, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection announces four workshops to be held in conjunction with IAFP 2007 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Workshop I
Friday and Saturday, July 6 – 7, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Environmental Sampling of Food and Water – Wet Lab
This course is designed for laboratory technical staff, laboratory managers, supervisors and quality assurance managers and others responsible for making decisions about sampling plans and corrective actions in response to data retrieved in food production facilities. Topics of discussion and demonstrations include food and ingredient sampling plans, sample compositing schemes, and environmental swabbing and sampling in a production facility, to include air and water testing. The workshop program will include laboratory demonstrations by vendors and opportunity for laboratory hands-on experience at the University of Central Florida. The workshop will provide a close networking environment for discussion with instructors and other participants.
Workshop II
Saturday, July 7, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Creating a Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
Ongoing public concerns regarding the safety of the food supply have not abated. Stimulated by a steady stream of food safety incidents and resultant media attention, today’s consumers have lost confidence in some sectors of the food supply. Retailers and food service corporations, sensitive to the demands of their customers, now require their food suppliers to implement better food safety and quality management systems. The purpose of this workshop is to raise awareness of the need for food suppliers to implement credible food safety management systems. Information will be provided on the different food safety management systems that suppliers can choose from. The content will cover the importance of gaining management commitment, outline how to develop and implement a food safety management system and finally how to validate and verify the food safety controls implemented. Further instruction will be provided on how to conduct internal audits and to prepare for the external audit.
Workshop III
Saturday, July 7, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — P redictive Microbiology as a HACC P Validation and Support Tool
How severe is this cooling deviation? What can the HACCP team do to justify the rationale behind chosen critical limits? Does my heat treatment provide sufficient lethality? What are the boundaries for microbial growth that I can use for product formulation? Increasingly, both regulatory agencies and food industry scientists and managers are placing a renewed emphasis on HACCP validation for important pathogens such as C. perfringens, B. cereus, S. aureus, Salmonella, and L. monocytogenes. This workshop will serve as an introduction to the practical application of predictive microbiology as a tool to help answer such questions. Scientific and regulatory perspective on using predictive microbiology will be presented, along with an overview and demonstration of growth, survival and inactivation models in programs such as the Pathogen Modeling Program, ComBase Growth Predictor, and the Integrated Lethality Spreadsheet.
Workshop IV
Saturday, July 7, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in R eady-to-Eat Meat and P oultry Products: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop
While the number of recalls due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products has decreased, the pathogen is still a challenge to control for meat and poultry processors. There have been several efforts to control this pathogen for the past decade, but recent USDA-FSIS regulations have prompted the RTE meat and poultry industry to take a fresh look and institute controls to reduce the risk of this pathogen. This workshop is intended to train the trainers such as extension personnel at land grant universities, food safety personnel at meat processing establishments and other food safety consultants who work with processors routinely. The workshop is designed to provide state-of-the-art knowledge on control of L. monocytogenes and reducing its risk to the processors as well as the consumers. This train-the-trainer workshop is partially funded by a grant from the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture to Colorado State University, Cornell University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kansas State University and The Ohio State University.
Detailed descriptions and registration information regarding these workshops may be obtained by visiting our Web site at www.foodprotection.org.
Final Program Set for IAFP 2007
Des Moines, Iowa (March 6, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection set the final program for IAFP 2007 – the Association’s 94th Annual Meeting, July 8 – 11, 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference. Online registration and program information is available on the Association Web site at: www.foodprotection.org.
The meeting kicks off Sunday evening, July 8, with the Ivan Parkin Lecture followed by the Opening Reception held in the Exhibit Hall. This year’s honored lecturer is Carl S. Custer, retired from the USDA . Monday morning starts three days of sessions with over 550 presentations including 23 half-day symposia, five round-table sessions, 90 technical and 375 poster presentations. A sample of symposia topics include: Issues in the Investigation of Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness Involving Food Workers; Food Allergies: A Growing Food Safety Concern; Measuring and Motivating Safe Food-handling Practices at Home, Retail and Food Service; Food Defense Research and Application and many others. The Fourth Annual Silliker Lecture will be presented on Wednesday afternoon, featuring Terry A. Roberts, Food Safety and Hygiene Consultant from Reading, England. For additional educational opportunities, IAFP 2007 will present four pre-meeting workshops on July 6 and 7.
Attendance is expected to exceed 1,800 of the top industry, academic and government food safety professionals. This broad mix of attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services, and HACCP management. The meeting will also showcase more than 100 companies demonstrating the latest products and technologies in the Exhibit Hall.
IAFP Holds 2006-2007 Secretary Election
Des Moines, Iowa (January 24, 2007) The International Association for Food Protection announced
Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus and Dr. John N. Sofos as candidates for the 2007-2008 Secretary. The elected Secretary will assume their position following IAFP 2007 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida in July and will serve a five-year term of successive positions. Ballots have been mailed to all Association Members. Completed ballots are due by March 16, 2007. Election results will be announced in the May issue of Food Protection Trends .
Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus is a Professor of Food Science and Microbiology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh. She earned a B.S. degree in Food Science (1979) and an M.S. degree in Food Microbiology (1982), both from Purdue University. In 1988, she entered a Ph.D. program in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study foodborne viruses, molecular biology, epidemiology, and risk assessment. After completing her degree in 1993, Dr. Jaykus joined the faculty at NCSU.
Dr. Jaykus has been committed to the goals of IAFP since joining the Association in 1993, at which time she was the recipient of a Developing Scientist Award. Since then, she has organized and convened numerous symposia and has served as a speaker and participant in workshops. She was a founding member of the Foodborne Virus and Parasitic Protozoa PDG and the Microbial Risk Analysis PDG. She also served as a member of the Journal of Food Protection Management Committee (1998–2001) and editorial board (1997–present); chair of the Nominations Committee (2004); and judge (2005, 2006) and chair (2006) for the Developing Scientist Competition Committee. In 2006, Dr. Jaykus was the recipient of the IAFP Educator Award and she is currently serving as chairperson of the 2007 IAFP Program Committee.
Dr. John N. Sofos is Professor of Microbial Food Safety in the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, and holds B.S. (Agriculture), M.S. (Animal Science) and Ph.D. (Food Science) degrees from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and from the University of Minnesota, respectively. Listed as a “Highly Cited Scientist” by Thomson Scientific (www.ISIHighlyCited.com), Dr. Sofos has authored or co-authored approximately 220 refereed scientific journal articles, six books, over 50 book chapters, and more than 600 other publications.
Dr. Sofos has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Research Award of the American Meat Science Association, the Distinguished Meats Award of the American Society of Animal Science, the Educator Award of the International Association for Food Protection, and the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary’s Honor Award for Superior Service for leading studies on bacterial pathogen control. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society of Animal Science, and IAFP. Dr. Sofos has served as co-Editor of the Journal of Food Protection since 1995.
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