Food and Fish Safety Update for Community, Health, and Agricultural Educators
November 1-2, 2006
Link to Food and Fish Safety Update Brochure (pdf file)
Organized by: University of California Sea Grant Extension
Program and Agriculture and Natural Resources Food Safety Workgroup
Location: Yolo County University of California Cooperative Extension Office, 70 Cottonwood St. Woodland, CA
FOOD UPDATE PROGRAM – November 1, 2006 (Day 1)
9:00 Refreshments and Registration - Yolo and Solano UCCE staff
10 a.m. Welcome and Overview - Christine Bruhn and Maria Giovanni, ANR Food Safety Workgroup
10:10 How Food Safety Relates to UC ANR’s Mission? - Rick Standiford, Assoc. VP UC ANR
10:25 WIFSS? What is This? - Jerry Gillespie, WIFSS
10:55 Food Safety Update for California -- Mary Palumbo CDHS
11:25 Animal Issues in the News…Avian Flu Preparation: The Yolo County Story - Bette Hinton, M.D. M.P.H. Director - Yolo Co. Health Dept.
11:55 Raw Milk, Benefit Statement, Potential Risks - John Bruhn, UCD
12:20 – 1:00 Lunch, Educational Materials on Display
1:00 – 1:45 Current Safety Issues in the News Such As Acrylamide and Other Topics - Janet McDonald, FDA
1:45 – 2:15 Chemical Safety Evaluation of Organic Foods: Are They Safer? – Carl K. Winter, UCD
2:15 – 2:30 Using Music in Food Safety Education - Carl K. Winter, UCD
2:30 – 3:15 Salmonellosis: What Almonds, Chocolates, and Pet Treats have in Common AND The Science Behind the Revised USDA Recommendations for Safe Poultry Cooking Temperatures [topic to be confirmed] - Linda Harris, UCD, WIFSS
3:15 Break
3:30 – 4:00 Fresh Produce -- Safety and Environmental Concerns - Trevor Suslow, UCD
4:00 – 4:45 Other Issues and Questions and Answer Time –Maria Giovanni, Santa Clara County CE
· Food allergies
· New technologies (High pressure, pulsed electric fields)
· Updated MISKIS curriculum/Train the Trainer Project –Maria Giovanni
· Online Food Safety Training Pilot Project – Jane Chin Young
· Other Questions and Answers
4:45 Program Evaluation – Connie Schneider - UCCE
5 p.m. Adjourn and Come Again Tomorrow for Fish Update at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow
You may submit
questions in advance to the Food Update speakers:
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=1516
Link to
pre-registration: http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=1514