Power Points and Other Materials
2023 FDA Northeast Retail Food Protection Seminar
2023 NEFDOA Annual Educational Conference
2023 Yankee Conference Food Track
September 19-23, 2023
The Hotel Northampton, 36 King Street Northampton, MA
AGENDA
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Tuesday – September 19, 2023
6:30 – 8:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION – Grand Ball Room
“Restart, Refresh, Re-connect” – Meet & Greet with your NEFDOA, AFDO, FDA, Yankee conference representatives & guests
Wednesday – September 20, 2023
AM Moderator: Steve Nattrass, FDA Retail Food Specialist
7:30 – 8:30 Conference Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome/Introductory Remarks
Mike Moore, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health,
Frank Greene, President, NEFDOA,
Scott Cook, Yankee Conference, and
Darren Leyte, Food Policy Liaison Officer, Health Canada
9:00-9:30 FDA Retail Division Update-Elizabeth O'Malley Director, Retail Food Protection Branch 1
9:30 – 9:50 FDA Update-Doug Joslin, FDA Office of Human & Animal Foods Operations, East Division 1
9:50-10:10 USDA Update-Tom Collaro, USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service
10:10 – 10:25 Break
10:25 – 11:00 Retail Flexible Funding Model-Barbara Kitay, FDA Office of Partnerships and Rance Baker, NEHA
11:00 – 11:30 Food Code Update-Robert Sudler, FDA CFSAN
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
12:00 – 5:00 SILENT AUCTION IS OPEN, PLEASE VISIT AND MAKE A BID – Atrium
PM Moderator: Tom Nerney, FDA Retail Food Specialist
1:00 – 1:45 Road Trip & Resource Discovery! Map Out Food Code Adoption & Discover Outbreak Resources-Laura Wildey, NEHA
1:45 – 2:15 Food Allergens– Conference for Food Protection: 2023 FDA Food Code Updates-Michael Pascucilla, East Shore Health District
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:30 Conference for Food Protection, A Way to Make Meaningful Change-Heather Sanders, PA Department of Agriculture Bureau of Food Safety
3:30 – 4:45 DPH Office of Local and Regional Health, Training Updates-Mark Carleo, MA Department of Public Health
4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks
4:45 – 5:00 SILENT AUCTION CLOSES FOR THE DAY!
Dinner (on your own)
Thursday – September 21, 2023
AM Moderator: Valerie Potopsingh, FDA Retail Food Specialist
8:00 – 5:00 SILENT AUCTION IS OPEN!
7:45 – 8:00 Conference Registration
8:00 – 8:45 Plan Review in the Real World-Lisa Berger, Berger Food Safety Consulting
8:45 – 9:15 Recall Integration Partners Project- Frank Greene, CT Department of Consumer Protection and Dan McCarthy, New York Department of Agriculture & Markets
9:15-9:30 NEHA, Our Year in Stories: Building, Supporting, & Empowering the Environmental Public Health Workforce-Tom Butts, NEHA President
9:30 – 9:45 All AFDO can do for you-Katherine Simon, AFDO President
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:45 Striving for Common Health in the Commonwealth: the value of regionalizing food protection programs in rural areas-Jayne Smith, Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative
10:45 – 11:30 CT Dept. of Public Health Food Inspector Standardization Program-Cindy Costa, CT Department of Public Health
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
PM Moderator: Mary Leong, FDA Retail Food Specialist
1:00 – 1:30 FoodSHIELD: More than just document storage!- Randy Treadwell, AFDO
1:30 – 1:50 FDA Office of Training and Educational Development Update- Deirdra Holloway, FDA OTED https://fdaoted.csod.com/login/render.aspx?id=defaultclp
1:50-2:30 Getting Back on Track after the Apocalypse: A Foodborne Outbreak Refresher with an Outbreak Case Study- Oli Beaumont, NH Department of Health & Human Services
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:00 Culture and Data: The Keys to Highly Effective Public Health Program-Steve Mandernach, AFDO Executive Director
SILENT AUCTION CLOSES at 5:00 pm YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN YOUR BID ITEMS
6:00 – 9:00 Networking Reception & Awards Banquet
Friday – September 22, 2023
AM Moderator: Christine Vazquez, FDA Retail Food Specialist
8:30 – 9:00 ‘The Professor’s Food Safety Toolkit’ a resource for small processors-Annie Fitzgerald, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) and Amanda Kinchla, Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts
9:00-11:45 Retail and Manufactured Tracks:
Retail Track (Location: Grand Ball Room)
9:00-10:00 FDA Risk Factor Study and Resources-Valerie Potopsingh and Tom Nerney, FDA Retail Food Specialists
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 Networking around the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Regulatory Program Standards (VNRRPS)-Nick Adams, NACCHO
11:15-11:45 RFFM Training Needs Assessment Findings-Rance Baker NEHA
Manufactured Track (Location: Insiders Boardroom)
9:00 – 10:00 FDA Mutual Reliance-Priscilla Neves, FDA Office of Partnerships
10:00-10:15 Break
10:00-11:45 MFRPS and FDA Contract Review Session – restricted to FDA and FDA Contractors
11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks
12:00-12:30 NEFDOA Annual Business Meeting-Grand Ballroom
THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SAFE TRAVELS HOME!