June 8, 2024
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8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Location: Amway - Imperial Ballroom - 2nd Floor
AFDO Educational Conference presentations
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Grand Rapids, MI
June 8, 2024
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8:00 am
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5:00 pm
Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Workshops
Workshop
This workshop is specifically designed for state, local, territorial, and tribal regulatory agencies. It is recommended that participants from regulatory agencies be program managers and/or staff responsible for working on self-assessments, preparing for verification audits, or both.
Registration will be capped at two per jurisdiction and will close once capacity is reached. A waitlist will then be created.
Speakers
- Katherine Del Mundo, RS/REHS, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
- David H. Engelskirchen, MA, CP-FS, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
- Kenya Moon, CP-FS, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
- Valerie A. Potopsingh, MPA, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
- Robert Sudler, Jr., MS, Consumer Safety Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/Office of Food Safety
- Jonathan Tran, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
- Carolyn White, MPH, Retail Food Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of State Cooperative Programs
June 8, 2024
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4:15 pm
Food Chemistry 101
Workshop
Location: Amway – Imperial Ballroom – 2nd Floor
Food chemistry comprises the structure and function of foods, which are inextricably linked to human health and nutrition. This eight-hour workshop is designed for the food regulatory professional to learn the latest about color additives, PFAS, pesticide residues, mycotoxins, and heavy metals, including a discussion of subsampling. Public health risks of these emerging issues will be discussed along with what we test for and how testing occurs.
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Speakers
- Dr. Courtney Carignan, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University
- Terry Councell, Coordinator of Total Diet Study, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Sally Flowers, Scientific Affairs Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
- Karen Hall, Regulatory Review Scientist, Division of Food Ingredients, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Dr. Maria Ishida, Director of Food Laboratory, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Maria Knirk, Acting Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Jason S. Kong, Laboratory Director, CPL, Ohio Department of Agriculture
- John Misock, Senior Regulatory Consultant, CeutiReg, Inc.
- Maggie Pandis, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Conagra Brands
- Dr. Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Food Safety, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment and University Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
June 8, 2024
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5:00 pm
The Risk-Based Inspections Trail: Where are you along the journey?
Workshop
Location: Amway – Pantlind Ballroom – 2nd Floor
This interactive workshop is designed for Retail Program Managers to explore Risk-Based Inspections. Where is your program on the trail to reach the Risk-Based Inspections summit? Whether you are just starting out on Risk-Based Inspections or have been on the Risk-Based Inspection path for years, this workshop will help you along the way. Learn where your program is on this journey, what direction your next steps should be, and get some tools to conduct more effective Risk-Based Inspections.
Speaker
- Deanna Copeland, Retail Food Safety Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
June 8, 2024
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1:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Chat at Your Service: Integrating AI into Your Food Safety Routine
Workshop
Location: Amway – Gerald R. Ford Room – 1st Floor
Dive into the future of food safety with our workshop, a four-hour interactive session. Designed for food safety professionals, this workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to generative AI, focusing on ChatGPT and other AI technologies, and how they can be applied to enhance food safety practices. Through a blend of instruction, practical exercises, and discussions on ethics, security, and the future of AI, participants will gain hands-on experience in integrating AI tools into their work routines. The workshop format encourages lively participation and is flexible to adapt to the audience's engagement, ensuring a rich learning experience that blends foundational knowledge with cutting-edge applications in food safety.
Please bring a laptop or mobile device to access the freely available generative AI tools you'll use during this workshop.
Download the presentation here
Moderator
- Carrie Rigdon, Research Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
Speaker
- Dray McFarlane, Co-Founder of Tasio