2017 IFSH Annual Meeting Agenda
September 26 - 27, 2017
Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge,
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
WELCOMING REMARKS AND IFSH UPDATE
Robert Brackett, Ph.D., Vice President, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Director, Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH)
CFSAN UPDATE
Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
FSMA IMPLEMENTATION
Robert Brackett, Ph.D., IIT VP and IFSH Director
Larry Lichter, VP-Global Quality and Food Safety CoE, McCormick & Company Inc.
INVITED KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Scientific Excellence and Integrity in Research
INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS/TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE/ENGAGEMENT
IFSH TASKFORCE UPDATE SUMMARY
IFSH AWARDS
RECEPTION at Eddie Merlots
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
201 Bridewell Dr, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
IFSH PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTS
Food Processing Platform
Foodborne Pathogens in Low-moisture Food Systems
Susanne Keller, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, FDA CFSAN DFPST
Food Microbiology Platform
Ongoing Sequencing Projects at IFSH
Kristin Schill, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, FDA CFSAN, DFPST
Food Chemistry and Packaging Platform
Polymer/Noble Metal Nanocomposites: A Model System to Assess Exposure to Nanotechnology-enabled Food Packaging Materials
Rebecca Weiner, Ph.D., Research Chemistry Fellow, FDA CFSAN, DFPST
Nutrition Platform
Britt Burton-Freeman, Ph.D., Director - Center for Nutrition Research, IIT IFSH
Proficiency Testing and Method Validation Platform
Ravinder Reddy, Ph.D., Senior Microbiologist, FDA CFSAN DFPST
Achieving ISO 17043 Accreditation: Significance and Lessons Learned
Matthew Kmet, M.S., Microbiologist, FDA CFSAN DFPST
POSTER SESSION OVERVIEW
Jason Wan, Ph.D., IFSH Associate Director, IIT IFSH
POSTER VIEWING
EMERGING ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH
FDA/IFSH Taskforce on Low Acid Beverages & Juices
Retail Food Safety
Produce Safety
INVITED INDUSTRY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
The Power to Prevent and Protect: Leveraging Data to Identify Valid Controls
CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT