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

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