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Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination - Workshop Summary
APPENDIX A
Forum on Microbial Threats
Board on Global Health
Institute of Medicine
The National Academies
Foodborne Threats to Health: The Practice and Policies of Surveillance,Prevention, Outbreak Investigations, and International Coordination
October 25 and 26, 2005
KECK 100
National Academies
500 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
8:30–9:00:
Continental Breakfast
9:00:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Stanley Lemon, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
Margaret A. (Peggy) Hamburg, Nuclear Threat Initiative
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Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination - Workshop Summary
APPENDIX A
Forum on Microbial Threats
Board on Global Health
Institute of Medicine
The National Academies
Foodborne Threats to Health: The Practice and Policies of Surveillance, Prevention, Outbreak Investigations, and International Coordination
October 25 and 26, 2005
KECK 100
National Academies
500 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
8:30–9:00:
Continental Breakfast
9:00:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Stanley Lemon, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
Margaret A. (Peggy) Hamburg, Nuclear Threat Initiative
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Vice-chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
Session I: The Current U.S. Food Supply—Ruth Berkelman, Moderator
9:20:
Globalization of the food supply—Discussion to address the “inputs” to the U.S. food supply—locally, regionally, and globally—and how the percentage of those inputs has changed over time.
Craig Henry, Vice president, FPA
9:50:
Discussion
10:15:
Break
Session II: The Food Supply “Threat Spectrum”—Michael Osterholm, Moderator
9:00:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:30:
Overview of the threat spectrum—Unintentional vs. intentional
Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota
11:00:
Discussion
11:15:
Burden of illness associated with foodborne threats to health
Rob Tauxe, CDC, Atlanta, GA
11:45:
Discussion
12:00–12:45:
Lunch
Session III: The Food Supply “Threat Spectrum”: Case Studies—David Acheson, Moderator
12:45:
Cyclosporiasis in imported fresh basil
Barbara Herwaldt, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Dean Bodager, Florida Department of Public Health
1:15:
Hepatitis A from imported green onions
Beth Bell, CDC, Atlanta, GA
1:45–2:15:
Discussion
2:15–2:30:
Break
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2:30–3:30:
Botulinum toxin—David Acheson, presenter
Discussants:
Milton Leitenberg, University of Maryland
Clay Detlefsen, Vice president for Regulatory Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association
3:30–3:50:
Discussion
Session IV: What are the Tools and Technologies for Real-Time Surveillance of the Food Supply for Conventional and Unconventional Adulterants? Local/Regional/National/Global—Dr. Pat Fitch, Moderator
3:50–5:00:
John Besser, Minnesota Department of Health
Bob (Robert L.) Buchanan, Director, Office of Science, CFSAN
Kimberly Elenberg, USDA, FSIS, Office of Food Safety and Emergency Preparedness
5:00–5:45:
Open Discussion of Day 1/Adjournment of the first day
6:00:
Reception
7:15:
Dinner Meeting of the Forum on Microbial Threats
[location: The Atrium, 3rd Floor; KECK Center]
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
8:00–8:30:
Continental Breakfast
8:30:
Opening Remarks/Summary of Day 1
P. Frederick Sparling, UNC, Vice-chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
Session V: Who Is Responsible for Ensuring the Wholesomeness of the Food Supply? Domestic and International Perspectives—Dr. Jim Hughes, Moderator
8:45:
The U.S. Food Safety System
John Bailar, III, University of Chicago (Chair, NRC Report: Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption)
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9:15:
The International Food Safety System—WHO perspective
Jørgen Schlundt, Director of the Food Safety Program (WHO)
9:45:
Discussion
10:15–10:30:
Break
Session VI: What Are the Incentives and Disincentives Associated with Disease/Contamination Reporting? Impacts on Human Health and International Trade—BSE as a “Case Study”—Dr. Lonnie King, Moderator
10:30–12:00:
Case study of BSE—Human illness associated with BSE-tainted meat and meat products; surveillance tools and technologies; impacts on international trade associated with reporting a “positive”
Overview: Stanley Prusiner, UC San Francisco
Steven Collins, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Maura Ricketts, Executive Director, Health Canada
Wil Hueston, University of Minnesota
12:00–12:15:
Discussion
12:15–12:45:
Discussion of Morning Sessions
12:45–1:30:
Lunch
Session VII: Threat Reduction Research and Policy Opportunities—Dr. George Korch, Moderator
1:30–2:45:
Panelists
Lonnie King, Chair, NRC Report: Animal Health at the Crossroads
Sanford Miller, Food Policy Institute
Frank Busta, University of Minnesota
2:45–3:15:
Discussion
3:15–4:00:
Next Steps
4:15:
Adjourn
