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Food Allergy Research and Resource Program

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

 

FARRP

Food Allergens: Issues and Solutions Workshop Schedule

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Day 1

8:00 — 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 — 9:15 AM Food Allergies and Intolerances and Their Importance to the Food Industry
Steve Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor and Director Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
9:15 — 9:45 AM Celiac Sprue
Roger L. Gebhard, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
9:45 — 10:15 AM Refreshment Break
10:15 — 11:00 AM Allergens From the Consumer's Point of View
Anne Munoz-Furlong
Founder
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
11:00 — 11:30 AM Question and Answer Session with Morning Speakers
11:30 — 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 — 1:00 PM FDA Approaches to Food Allergens
Katherine Vierk, MPH (Invited)
Epidemiologist
Office of Scientific Analysis and Support Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
1:00 — 1:45 PM Liability Issues for the Food Industry
Martin J. Hahn, J.D.
Partner
Hogan and Hartson, L.L.P.
1:45 — 2:15 PM Precautionary Allergen Labeling
Steve Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor and Director Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
2:15 — 2:45 PM Refreshment Break
2:45 — 3:15 PM Food Ingredient Issues
Steve Taylor, Ph.D.
Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
3:15 — 3:45 PM Allergen Detection Methods
Joe L. Baumert, Ph.D.
Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
3:45 — 4:15 PM Industry Issues and Solutions: Allergen Test Kit Use in the Food Industry
Mark Domanico
Principal Scientist, Food Safety
Kellogg Company
4:15 — 4:45 PM Question and Answer Session with Afternoon Speakers
4:45 PM Allergen Kit Demonstration and Neogen Hosted Reception
Tim Hendra, Director
Diagnostic Sales
Neogen Corporation

Day 2

8:00 — 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 — 9:00 AM Industry Issues and Solutions: Allergen Control Strategies
Dan Skrypec, Ph.D.
Manager, Global Toxicology
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
9:00 — 9:30 AM Industry Issues and Solutions: The Meat and Poultry Industry and Allergens
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
Director, Food Safety and Quality
Smithfield RMH
9:30 — 10:00 AM Industry Issues and Solutions: Training Approaches (with FARRP/Silliker "Controlling Food Allergens in the Plant" video)
Joe L. Baumert, Ph.D.
Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
10:00 — 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
10:30 — 11:30 AM Industry Issues and Solutions: Sanitation Controls for Allergens
Joe Stout, R.S.
Director, Global Sanitation
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
11:30 — 12:00 PM Question and Answer Session with Morning Speakers
12:00 — 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 — 3:00 PM Industry Issues and Solutions: Case Studies in Allergen Risk Assesment and Industry Situations
Panel:
George Dunaif, Ph.D. DABT
Vice President - Global Food Supply
Campbell Soup Company
Steve Taylor, Ph.D.
Food Allergy Research and Resource Program
University of Nebraska
Thomas D. Trautman, Ph.D. Fellow
Toxicology and Regulatory Affairs
General Mills, Inc.
3:00 — 3:30 PM Question and Answer Session with Afternoon Speakers
3:30 PM Adjourn