Task Force/MCA Draft Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 – Agenda of the Nebraska Food Safety Task Force
| 8:00 |
Registration |
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| 8:30 | Welcome | Julie Albrecht, UNL Extension |
| 8:40 | Low Down on Local Food Use by Retail Foodservice | Catherine Strohbehn, Iowa State University |
| 9:30 | Break | |
| 9:45 | Getting Started and Growing the GFL (Good. Fresh. Local) | Pam Edwards, UNL Food Service |
| 10:15 | Local Foods from the Health Care Perspective | Kathy Joynt, RD, LMNT, Director of Nutrition Services, Hastings Village |
| 10:45 | Purchasing/Finding Local Food Supplies | Randy Gottula, Sun Mart Foods; Randy Bohaty, B & R Stores |
| 11:15 | Restaurant Use of Local Suppliers | Travis Green, Dish Restaurant |
| 12:00 | Lunch Provided | |
| 1:00 | Pursuing Economic Opportunities through the Development of a Local/Regional Food System | Mark Gustafson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) |
| 1:45 | Helping Food Entrepreneurs Start Food Companies | Jill Gifford, UNL Food Processing Center |
| 2:30 | Break | |
| 2:45 | Farm to School | Matthew Russell, AMS, USDA |
| 3:15 | Local Foods Regulatory Panel |
Nebr. Health & Human Services – Troy Huffman Eve Lewis, Nursing Home Inspection Supervisor Nebr. Dept. of Agriculture – George Hanssen |
| 4:00-4:30 | Evaluation | |
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
| 7:30 | Registration | |
| 8:00 | Lied Conference Center Information | Lied Staff |
| 8:15 | Association of Food & Drug Officials Update | Ron Klein, AFDO President |
| USDA Update | Ralph Stafko, USDA | |
| FDA Update | Dennis Baker, SW Regional Food and Drug Director, FDA, Dallas | |
| 9:45 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Alfalfa Sprout Illness Outbreak Investigation, Omaha | Jere Ferrazzo, Douglas Co. Health Department, Omaha, NE |
| 11:00 | 2009 Food Code Update |
Cynthia C. Kunkel, RS, MPH Captain, USPHS Regional Food Specialist, FDA |
| 11:45 | Awards Luncheon - Provided | |
| 1:30 | Bovine Tuberculosis in Nebraska |
Dr. Dennis Hughes, NE State Veterinarian Tom Jensen, Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture Homeland Security |
| 2:30 | Foodborne/Tampering | Steve Moris, Program Manager, Angela Kohls, Inspection Supervisor, Kansas Dept. of Agriculture |
| 3:30 | Break | |
| 3:45 | Retail Foodservice Food Safety Consortium | Ron Klein |
| 4:15 | International Food Protection Training Institute Update | Angela Kohls, Inspection Supervisor, Kansas Dept. of Agriculture |
| 4:30 | Adjourn | |
| 5:30 | Board meeting | |
Thursday, March 4, 2010
| 8:00 | CFP Panel |
Mary Fandrey, MO Dept. of Health, Council 1 Debbie Watts, Tulsa Health Dept., Council 2 Tressa Madden, OK Dept of Health, Council 3 |
| 9:15 | Wastewater/Indicator Species | Dr. Alan Kolak, Director, Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, UNO/UNMC |
| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Food Allergen Labeling-How Much Consumer Protection is Too Much? | Steve Taylor, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 11:30 | MCA Business Meeting | |
| 12:00 | Adjourn | |