Conference For Food Protection

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2008 Biennial Meeting Materials will be posted HERE as they are finalized
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Congratulations to the 2008-2010
Standing Committee Chairs

The slate of candidates for Standing Committee Chairs proposed by the nominating committee has been ratified by the Executive Board.

The new Standing Committee Chairs for 2008-2010 are:

Audit – Wayne Derstine, DVM, Domestic Auditing, Tallahassee, FL

Issues – Vicki Everly, Department of Environmental Health, Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA

Program – Brian Nummer, PhD, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Strategic Planning – Roger Hancock, Boise, ID

Constitution, Bylaws, and Procedures – Ruth Hendy, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX

Manager Training, Testing, and Certification – Joyce Jensen, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Lincoln, NE

Resolutions – Sheri Morris, Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA

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-- A message for all food safety advocates --

The Conference for Food Protection is a true partnership of regulators, industry representatives, academics and consumers working together to identify and find solutions to today’s challenges in the areas of food safety and consumer protection. It is a progressive and unique organization that welcomes and needs the involvement of forward-minded leaders like you. Your colleagues can benefit from your knowledge and experience as we tackle the many food safety and food security concerns that face us all.

Join the Conference now and be part of our next Biennial Conference meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, April 9-14, 2010. You can submit an Issue about improving food safety using our online Issue Form by the deadline in January 2010. Then you can present your Issue at the meeting to one of three Councils that will provide a balanced consideration of yours and the other Issues before it. Approved Conference recommendations may be incorporated into the FDA Model Food Code and offered for adoption by regulatory agencies to help establish nationwide uniformity.

In between the Biennial Conferences, much work continues in the various Conference Committees that are tasked with charges by the Conference. Even if you are not on a Committee, you can review the work of the many Committees on our website and find the areas where you can be a part of the solutions they develop.

Our future in food safety and food security can be enhanced with your involvement. We encourage you to get into the front line in this unique national forum, the Conference for Food Protection.

David Gifford, Chair
Washington State
Department of Health

John Gurrisi, Vice Chair
Darden Restaurants

The Conference for Food Protection is a non-profit organization that originated in 1971. The structure of the Conference provides a representative and equitable partnership among regulators, industry, academia, professional organizations and consumers to identify problems, formulate recommendations, and develop and implement practices that ensure food safety. New rapidly-developing food technologies and marketing innovations challenge all groups involved in food production and monitoring to work together to enhance the quality of our food supply. The Conference for Food Protection meets at least biennially to provide that forum.

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Great things happen when the government, food
retailers, academia and consumers work together!