Enhancing State and Local Roles in Food Safety: A Public Symposium

June 17, 2008, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Media & Public Affairs Building
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Event Materials
   Invitation (pdf)
   Press Release (pdf)
   Agenda (pdf)
   Attendees (pdf)
   Background Paper (pdf)
   Project Description (pdf)

Panel 1 - State and Local Perspective
JOE CORBY: New York State
DAVID LUDWIG: Maricopa County, Arizona (pdf)
DAVID BERGMIRE-SWEAT: North Carolina (pdf)
JOE RUSSELL: Flathead City-County, Montana (pdf)

Panel 2 - Federal Perspective
RICHARD RAYMOND: USDA
MARGARET GLAVIN: FDA (pdf)
DON SHARP: CDC (pdf)
DAVE LAZARUS: U.S. Senate (Durbin)

Panel 3 - Industry and Consumer Perspective
DAVE GOMBAS: United Fresh Produce Association (pdf)
BOB BRACKETT: Grocery Manufacturers Association
DONNA GARREN: National Restaurant Association
CAROLINE SMITH DeWAAL: Center for Science in the
  Public Interest

Overview

As food safety reform is currently being debated in Washington with a focus on the federal government, we invited the public to an open symposium on June 17, 2008 to address the critical roles played by local and state agencies and how to enhance these roles in the national food safety system. This public meeting involved presentations and open discussions among food safety leaders from federal, state, and local government, the food industry, and the consumer community.

The symposium kicked off a new project intended to forge an updated agenda for enhancing the contribution state and local agencies make to the nation's food safety system. The project is led by George Washington University research professor Michael R. Taylor and includes collaboration with national public health associations AFDO, ASTHO and NACCHO, as well as with the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute. More about the project, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, can be found here.

More Information

For more information about the symposium or the project, email stephanie.david@gwumc.edu.