The FSII Project: Phase 1 has entailed a significant number of briefings, workshops, and meetings, as well as a final briefing and panel discussion to mark the release of the final report
 		  
 
 
  HARNESSING KNOWLEDGE TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY
Report Release and Panel Discussion 		 
 

 

 May 22, 2008
3:00 - 5:15 PM (registration/refreshments at 2:30 PM)
Cafritz Conference Center Ampitheater
Marvin Center of The George Washington University
800 21st St NW, Washington, DC
  
   
Press release and invitation ( pdf)

Final Report and Executive Summary (link)

Event Materials
  Report announcement (pdf)
  Agenda (pdf)
  Anticipated attendees (pdf)
  Bios (pdf)
  Presentation Slides (pdf)
  FSRC backgrounder (pdf)
  Project Overview: "Analyzing Food Safety Resources" (pdf)
  Project Overview: "Enhancing State & Local Roles in Food Safety" (pdf)

AGENDA:

  Call to order: MICHAEL BATZ, co-author and Executive Director, FSRC
  Welcome: RUTH KATZ, Dean of the School of Public Health and Health
      Services, The George Washington University
  RWJF's Interest in Food Safety: PAMELA RUSSO, Senior Program Officer
  Overview of Report and Recommendations: MIKE TAYLOR, co-author and Research
    Professor, GWU School of Public Health and Health Services

  Panel discussion:
    DAVID ACHESON - Associate Commissioner for Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    RICHARD RAYMOND - Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    TIM JONES - State Epidemiologist,Tennessee Department of Health
    ART LIANG - Director, Food Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    CAROLINE SMITH DEWAAL - Director, Food Safety Program, Center for Science in the
          Public Interest
    BOB BRACKETT - Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Officer,
          Grocery Manufacturers Association
 		 
   

  
 

WORKSHOP 4: MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND SHARING OF
FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION

 
    March 2, 2007
Resources for the Future
1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC
 		  
 

Lessons Learned and Key Ideas (pdf 126KB)
This document was created during the workshop. It is a list of ideas drawn from discussions about potential improvements to the U.S. food safety information infrastructure. It is intended to spur discussion; it is not prioritized and does not reflect agreement among participants.

Materials:
   Agenda (pdf 81KB)
   Participants (pdf 103KB)
   Expected participants (pdf 97KB)
  Backgrounder: Mechanisms for Food Safety Information Sharing (pdf 121KB)

Session 1: Databases and Electronic Networks: Information Systems for Improved Food Safety
  Presentation: Ellen Olson, FDA/ORA -- eLEXNET (Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network): Collaboration
       to ensure food safety
  Presentation: Tracy Ayers, CDC -- CDC's Foodborne Outbreak Reporting System (eFORS) (pdf 115KB)
  Presentation: Vijay Juneja, USDA/ARS -- Using the Predictive Microbiology Information Portal to access
       ComBase (Combined Database for Food Microbiology) and PMP (Pathogen Modeling Program)

Session 2: Food Safety Websites and Listservs: Using the Internet to Share and Disseminate Information
   Presentation: Steven Gendel, FDA/CFSAN -- FoodRisk.org: The online resource for food safety risk
       analysis (formerly the JIFSAN Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse) (pdf 656KB)
  Presentation: Yvette Alonso, USDA/ARS/NAL -- The Food Safety Information Center: Providing food
       safety information to educators, industry, researchers, and the general public
  Presentation: Doug Powell, Kansas State Univ -- I Do News: The Food Safety Network (pdf 3.7MB)
  Presentation: William Krueger, Minnesota Dept of Agriculture -- FoodSHIELD: Meeting the Challenge

  
 

WORKSHOP 3: THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY'S ROLE IN COLLECTION, ACCESS,
AND SHARING OF FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION

  
    1 February 2007
University of Maryland School of Medicine
700 W. Lombard St, Baltimore, MD
 		  
 

Key Ideas for Improving the FSII (pdf)
This document was created during the workshop. It is a list of ideas drawn from discussions about potential improvements to the U.S. food safety information infrastructure. It is intended to spur discussion; it is not prioritized and does not reflect agreement among participants.

Materials:
   Agenda (pdf)
   Participants (pdf)
   Expected participants (pdf)
  Directions (pdf)

Session 1: The Food Safety Research Agenda: What is the role of the research community in the food safety information infrastructure?
  Presentation: Bob Buchanan, FDA -- Regulatory Perspective (pdf 63KB)
  Presentation: Dave Gombas, UFPA -- Industry Perspective
  Presentation: John Sofos, Colorado State University -- Academic Perspective (pdf 91KB)

Session 2: Data needs of the food safety research community
   Presentation: Julie Caswell, University of Massachusetts -- Research Community Perspective
  Presentation: Jan Singleton, USDA CSREES -- NIFSI Perspective (pdf 142KB)
  Presentation: Chris Wozniak, USDA CSREES -- NRI Perspective
  Presentation: Chris Wozniak, USDA CSREES -- Discussion Questions

Session 3: Accessibility and timeliness of data generated by the research community
   Presentation: John Sofos, Colorado State University -- Timeliness and Access (pdf 322KB)
 

  
 

WORKSHOP 2: INDUSTRY INTERESTS AND ISSUES

  
    13 December 2006
Food Products Association/Grocery Manufacturers of America
1350 I Street NW, Washington, DC
 		  
 

Key Ideas for Improving the FSII (pdf)
This document was created during the workshop. It is a list of ideas drawn from discussions about potential improvements to the U.S. food safety information infrastructure. It is intended to spur discussion; it is not prioritized and does not reflect agreement among participants.

Materials:
   Agenda (pdf)
  Participants list (pdf)
  Expected participants (pdf)

Session 1: Industry Data Collection, Data Needs, and Perspectives
  Presentation: Randall Huffman, AMI Foundation -- Current Practices in Food Safety
       Data Collection Within the Meat Industry

Session 2: Opportunities to Better Meet Food Industry Data Needs
  Presentation: Bill Sveum, Kraft Foods, and Tim Freier, Cargill -- An Industry Perspective
  Presentation: Dane Bernard, Keystone Foods -- An Industry Perspective

Session 3: Opportunities for Wider Sharing of Food Industry Data
  Jenny Scott and Yuhuan Chen, FPA/GMA -- Industry Microbiological Data Survey
 

  
 

WORKSHOP 1: PUBLIC SECTOR FOOD SAFETY DATA COLLECTION, ACCESS
AND SHARING

  
  November 2-3, 2006
Holiday Inn Conference Center
130 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA

 

 
 

Key Ideas for Improving the FSII (pdf)
This document was created during the workshop and presented during the conclusion session. It is a list of ideas drawn from discussions about potential improvements to the U.S. food safety information infrastructure. It is intended to spur discussion; it is not prioritized and does not reflect agreement among participants.

Materials: Full Packet (ZIP 975KB)
  Note to Participants (pdf)
  Agenda (pdf)
  Participation list (anticipated) (pdf)
  Participation list (actual) (pdf)
  FSII Project Description (as of November 2006) (pdf)
  Illustrative Schematics of FSII Institutions (pdf)
  Proposed Typology for Food Safety Data (pdf)
  The Purposes of Food Safety Data Collection (pdf)
  The Flow of Food Safety Data (pdf)

Session 1: Public Health Illness Surveillance: How Can It Better Meet Stakeholder Needs?
  Presentation: Robert Tauxe, CDC -- Introduction (pdf)
  Presentation: Elaine Scallan, CDC -- FoodNet (pdf)
  Presentation: Chris Braden, CDC -- OutbreakNet
  Presentation: Kelley Hise, CDC -- PulseNet (pdf)
  Background Materials:
     Tools of Public Health Surveillance, p.28-37 from Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food (link)
     Bacterial and Foodborne Disease National Case Surveillance, Annual Report 2003 (pdf)
     Outbreak Reporting Form (link to pdf)
     Preliminary FoodNet Summary, 2005 from MMWR (link)
     "PulseNet: A Five-Year Update", from Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (link)

Session 2: Frontline Management: Data Needs of State and Local Government
   Presentation: Robert Blake, DeKalb County, GA -- Local Perspective (pdf)
  Presentation: Dale Morse, NY -- State Perspective
  Background Materials:
      Differences in State and Local Organization: A Picture of Complexity (pdf)
      Draft Flowcharts of Outbreak Response in Georgia

Session 3: Regulatory Data
  Examples of "Regulatory Data" 1-page discussion primer (pdf)
  eLEXNET -- Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)

Session 4: System-Wide Management
   Presentation: Michael Batz, University of Maryland -- Meeting Data Needs for
       a Systems Approach to Food Safety (pdf)

Session 5: Standardization
  Examples of Standardization Opportunities -- 1-page discussion primer (pdf)

  
 

PUBLIC BRIEFING: IMPROVING THE FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Announcement and invitation: (html) (pdf)

  
 


 

 

 

June 14, 2006
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Resources for the Future Conference Center
1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC

Briefing Materials: Full Packet (ZIP 1.4MB)
  FSII Briefing - SLIDES (pdf 607KB)
  FSII Briefing - Anticipated Attendance (pdf 109KB)
  FSII Briefing - Confirmed Attendance (pdf 126KB)
  FSII Project Description (June 2006) (pdf 169KB)
  FSII Project Advisory Group (pdf 121KB)
  FSII Glossary (pdf 105KB)
  FSII Data Types (pdf 121KB)
  FSII Workshop Topics and Timeline (pdf 128KB)
  FSRC Backgrounder (pdf 47KB)
  FSRC Steering Committee Bios (pdf 43KB)
  FSRC Institution Descriptions (pdf 63KB)
 

  
 

Project Advisory Group Teleconference Meetings
       March 31, 2006: 10:00am - 11:30am
       April 4, 2006: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

  
     

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