Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue Food Safety Conference

[Cindy Roberts]

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Cindy Roberts
foodsa...@gmail.com
www.foodsafetyweb.info
202-669-3333

Dear colleagues,
Please forward this invitation on to your colleagues/mailing lists that may be interested in attending this event. Those interested in attending the event must register online using the link below.
Regards, Christina
 


 
 

 
 
 
INVITATION
US-EU FOOD SAFETY CONFERENCE
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The Steering Committee of the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue
is pleased to invite you to:
Food Safety on Two Continents: Emerging Pathogens and Policies

Wednesday 6^th June 2012
8.00am – 5.00pm
The Pew Charitable Trust, 901 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20004-2008
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The conference will be preceded by a reception to mark
the 50^th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s address to Congress on consumer rights:
Consumer Rights Reception
Tuesday 5^th June, 6.30 – 8.00pm
The Pew Charitable Trust Conference Centre
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To register your interest in attending either of these events
please complete this form.

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Food Safety on Two Continents: Emerging Pathogens and Policies
Programme

8.00 - 8.45 Registration
 
8.45 - 9.00 Welcome Erik Olsen, The Pew Charitable Trust & Sue Davies, Which?
 
9:00 – 10.00 Session 1: What are the main challenges facing the food supply chain?
Chair: Caroline Smith DeWaal, CSPI

• Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety, US Department of Agriculture
• Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, Executive Director, EFSA
• Michael Scannell, Director, Food & Veterinary Office, DG SANCO

Q&A
 
10.00 – 10.20 Break
 
10.20 – 12.00 Session 2: Do we have the right frameworks in place?
Chair: Sue Davies, Which?
Government speakers:

• Mike Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods, US Food and Drug Administration
• Michael Scannell, Director, Food & Veterinary Office, DG SANCO
• Karen Hulebak, Former Chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Consumer respondents:
·         EU TACD – Ruth Veale, BEUC

• US TACD – Jean Halloran, Consumers Union

 
12.00 - 1.00 LUNCH  
 
1.00 – 2.30 Session 3: Challenges from emerging pathogens
Chair: Henri Utilsag, Consumentenbond *
·         Petra Luber, PhD, Scientific Officer German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

• Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor for Food Safety, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Q&A
 
2.30 - 2.45 Break
 
2.45 – 3.15 Session 4: The meat of the matter
Chair: Sally Greenberg, National Consumers League*

• Dr. Daniel L. Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, US Department of Agriculture
• Michael Scannell, Director, Food & Veterinary Office, DG SANCO
• Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America *

Q&A
 
3.15 – 4.45 Session 5: Ensuring rapid response to outbreaks and to emerging pathogens  
Chair: Sandy Eskin, The Pew Charitable Trust

• Tim Smith, Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency
• Jennifer McEntire, Senior Director, Food and Import Safety, Leavitt Partners, LLC
• Michael Scannell, Director, Food & Veterinary Office, DG SANCO
• Hubert Deluyker, Director of Science, European Food Safety Authority

Q&A

4.45 - 5.00 Closing remarks: Caroline Smith DeWaal, CSPI & Sue Davies

*Awaiting confirmation.