Jan. 18, 2022 | Regulator One Day Meeting | Welcome and Introductory Remarks- Ananda Fraser, Rhode Island Division of Agriculture
Drafting a Memorandum of Understanding Between States and Lead State Determination Tool Development - Steve Pilis, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- Abigail Phillips, Rhode Island Division of Agriculture
Breakout Group Sessions - Facilitators: Aaron Finley, Gina Clithero, Abby Phillips, Steve Pilis, Erik Stenfors, Anna Wicks, Amanda Ziegler
Summary of Regional Misunderstanding and Noncompliance Issues Observed During Inspections - Kristina Sweet, Vermont Agency of Agriculture
NASDA Update Presentation - Bob Ehart, NASDA
- Joe Reardon, NASDA
FDA Presentation – Office of Regulatory Affairs and State Field Work - Wendy Johnecheck, FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
- Kimberly Langello, FDA Emergency Response Coordinator
- Nicole Vaught, FDA Emergency Response Coordinator
Breakout Group Session by Authority - FDA Authority (ME, PA, NJ)
- State Authority (everyone else)
Closing Remarks - Ananda Fraser, Rhode Island Division of Agriculture
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Jan. 19, 2022 | Welcome and Plenary Session | NECAFS Background & History, Current Work Plan, and Connection to Past Annual Meetings and to the current work of THIS YEAR’s Annual Meeting (Slides) - Chris Callahan, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS)
- Annie Fitzgerald, NECAFS
- Sean Fogarty, NECAFS
- Elizabeth Newbold, NECAFS
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| Produce Safety Workgroup Meeting | Welcome and Review Group’s Previous Discussion Recap of 2021 Produce Safety Workgroup discussion and NECAFS activities (Slides)
Regional Consolidation of Inspectional Observations (Slides) - Kristina Sweet, VT Agency of Agriculture
Initiatives to Address Worker Training in 2021 (Slides) - Laura Pineda-Bermudez, Cornell University
- Shauna Henley, University of Maryland
Regulatory Overview of Worker Training - Chris Callahan, NECAFS
- Michael Botelho, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Inspector Panel - Articulation of Worker Trainings Issues Seen On-Farm across Northeast - Speakers: Steve Schirmer, NY State Dept. of Ag and Markets, Tucker Diego, VT Agency of Agriculture, Michael Botelho, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Kim Carlen, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- Moderator: Betsy Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell University
Breakout Group Sessions - Facilitators: Antonio Acosta, Gina Clithero, Cathy Davies, Hans Estrin, Angela Ferelli Gruber, Sean Fogarty, Wes Kline, Kristin Krokowski, Michael Lawrence, Brenda Morris, Juan Silva, Seth Wilner, Claire Zabel
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| Preventive Controls for Human Food Workgroup Meeting | State Preventive Controls for Human Food Inspector Panel Roll out of Preventive Controls inspections, what they are seeing on the ground, areas of noncompliance and misunderstanding- Speakers: John Morris, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, Monica Robotin, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- Moderator: Jason Bolton, University of Maine
Snapshot of Food Processing and Safety in the Northeast (Slides) Articulation of processor and food processing landscape in the Northeast. What are the group’s data needs? - Annie Fitzgerald, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance Update General FSPCA Updates (Slides) - Donna Schaffner, Rutgers University
FSPCA Curriculum Update - Martin Bucknavage, Penn State University
Working Group Introduction and Updates (Slides) Presentation on Preventive Controls for Human Food working group structure, history, and projects - Nicole Richard, University of Rhode Island
Evaluation subgroup update - Nicole Richard, University of Rhode Island
Resources subgroup update - Beth Demmings, Cornell University
- Annie Fitzgerald, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety
Awareness subgroup update - Amanda Kinchla, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Jan. 20, 2022 | Plenary Session | FDA CFSAN Northeast Update (Slides)
- Adriana Jimenez Lopez, Produce Safety Network, Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety Outreach Program update (Slides)
- Jodi Williams, FSOP Program Leader
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| Produce Safety Workgroup Meeting | Bridging the Gap between Research and Application Summary Overview of NECAFS Work (Slides) - Elizabeth Newbold, NECAFS, Lisa McKeag, University of Massachusetts, Robert Hadad, Cornell University
Risk-Based Thinking and Applying Process to Example Scenario - Donald Schaffner, Rutgers University
- Ben Chapman, North Carolina State University
Breakout Group Sessions (Slides) What would you do and justify your answer using science? - Facilitators: Antonio Acosta, Ollie Cultrara, Cathy Davies, Hans Estrin, Angela Ferelli Gruber, Sean Fogarty, Wes Kline, Kristin Krokowski, Michael Lawrence, Brenda Morris, Seth Wilner, Wendy Johnecheck, Claire Zabel
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| Preventive Controls for Human Food Workgroup Meeting | Needs Assessment, Review of findings- Andrea Gilbert, University of Maryland
- Annie Fitzgerald, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety
Group Discussion for Long-Term Planning of the Preventive Controls for Human Food Workgroup Discuss current workgroup activities, needs, new activities, and structural changes- Jill Fitzsimmons, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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