Analytical Methods and Laboratory Practices for International Food Safety

Date: June 12th-13th, 2013 Location: Food and Drug Administration, Harvey W. Wiley Building, College Park, MD, USA The Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera), United Kingdom, and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, jointly organize a series of annual symposia on food safety and applied nutrition. The theme of the 2013 symposium is "Analytical Methods and Laboratory Practices for International Food Safety."

THE SYMPOSIUM

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SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

Keynote Address: Global Laboratory Initiatives and Approaches to Enhance Product Safety Carl Sciacchitano, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD Presentation not Available  How the Analyst is Affected by Initiatives in the Codex Alimentarius Commission Roger Wood, UK Food Standards Agency - Retired, Norwich, United Kingdom Download PDF The AOAC Method Validation Pathway: Setting Standards for Methods and Demonstrating Compliance John Szpylka, Merieux NutriSciences Corporation, Chicago, Illinois  Presentation not Available  Microbiological Methods Validation: How Do We Prove that a Method is Fit for Purpose? Thomas Hammack, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD Download PDF Method Requirements for Official Food Control in the European Union Franz Ulberth, European Commission, Geel, Belgium Download PDF Development and Use of Standard Reference Materials for Food Analysis Catherine Rimmer, National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD Presentation not Available  Life Beyond Z - More to Proficiency Testing Than Meets the Eye Mark Sykes, Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera), Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom Download PDF Acrylamide: An Important International Issue David Lineback, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), Southport, NC Download PDF Incidents Involving Contamination of Food with Dioxins Martin Rose, Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera), Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom  Download PDF FDA's Response to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Lowri DeJager, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD Download PDF An Analytical Chemist's Role as a Problem Solver Steven Lehotay, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, PA Download PDF The Use of Risk Analysis in the Regulatory Process Clare Narrod, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), College Park, MD Download PDF European Union Perspective Authored By: Frans Versraete, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Presented By: Franz Ulberth, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium  Download PDF Limitations of Risk Assessment Based on Non Fit-For Purpose/Invalidated Laboratory Methods Robert Buchanan, Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3), University of Maryland, College Park, MD Download PDF The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Implications for Laboratory Accreditation Timothy McGrath, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD Download PDF Laboratory Capacity Building: Perspective From China Hanxia Liu, CAIQ, Beijing, China Download PDF Collaborative Work for Quality Management at INFAL Jorge Torroba, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Download PDF An Analytical Instrument Manufacturer's Perspective: Supporting the Accreditation and Training Needs of Food Testing Laboratories Sara Stead, Waters Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom Download PDF Instrument Manufacturers: Microbiology Perspective Jeffrey Strain, Life Technologies, Austin, TX Download PDF Partnering with the Regulators: The Role for 3rd Party Accreditation in Food Safety Roger Brauninger, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), Frederick, MD Download PDF Movement Toward Global Harmonization with Standardized Laboratory Test Methods Donald Gilliland, Abbott Nutrition, Abbott Park, Illinois Download PDF APEC Laboratory Capacity Building Activities Janie Dubois, Joint Institute of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, College Park, MD Download PDF Global Food Safety Capacity Building Partnership Authored by: Brian Bedard, The World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia Presented By: Artavazd Hakobyan, The World Bank, Washington, DC Download PDF Closing Remarks Jianghong Meng, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, College Park, MD Download PDF Next Symposium Robert Edwards, Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera), Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom Download PDF