Agenda
2019 AAFP Annual Conference
Monday, September 16, 2019
          
        
              
                
                  
                    08:00 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Poster Set-Up
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    08:00 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Vendor Set-Up
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Poster Competition and Vendor Setup
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
        Opening Reception
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            Tuesday, September 17, 2019
          
        
              
                
                  
                    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Registration and Badge Pick Up
              Lobby
              
                
                  
                    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Opening Speaker
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Jeyam Sabbiah, Food Science Dept Chair, University of Arkansas
                
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Produce Safety
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Amanda Philyaw, University of AR, Cooperative Extension Service
                
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Application of Microbiome Analysis in Conventional and Alternative Poultry Production Systems
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Michael J. Rothrock, Jr., USDA-ARS, US National Poultry Research Center
                
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Food Safety of Culinary Herbs
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Linda Harris, University of California - Davis, IAFP Guest Speaker
                
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Microbiome and Metabolomic Analysis for Feed Additives in Poultry
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Steven C. Ricke, Center for Food Safety, UofA
                
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:30 am
                  
                
              
              
          
            Break
              Lobby/Main Room
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:30 am
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    10:30 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Active Managerial Control within Retail Food Establishments
              
                
                  
                    10:30 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Sherri Woodus, Arkansas Dept of Health
                
              
                
                  
                    10:30 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Poultry and Gut Health
              
                
                  
                    10:30 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Christi Swaggerty, USDA-ARS
                
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 11:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Water Quality and Produce Sanitation
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 11:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Victoria Smith, Water Engineering
                
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 11:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Future Directions for Exploring the Gut-Microbiome-Nutritional Axis
              
                
                  
                    11:00 am - 11:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Mike Kogut, USDA-ARS
                
              
                
                  
                    11:30 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Main Room
              Vendor / Poster Time
              
                
                  
                    11:30 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    11:30 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Gut Health in Industry
              
                
                  
                    11:30 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Nikki Shariat
                
              
                
                  
                    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Lunch
              Provided - Main Room
              
                
                  
                    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Peracetic Acid as an Antimicrobial in Produce and MPS Food Safety Applications
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Vijay Choppakatla, BiosafeSystems
                
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Influences on the Microbiome and Influences on Gut Health: Salmonella
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Kristina Feye, USDA-ARS
                
              
                
                  
                    1:50 pm - 2:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Requirements of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Regulation (6 CFR 27)
              
                
                  
                    1:50 pm - 2:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Steven Bellew, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
                
              
                
                  
                    1:50 pm - 3:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Vendor Presentations
              
                
                  
                    1:50 pm - 3:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Multiple
                
              
                
                  
                    2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              "The Technology of Safe Processing and Production of Hemp and Cannabis Extracts" and "Analytical Characterization and Specifications Applied to Hemp and Cannabis Products"
              
                
                  
                    2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Jerry King, CFS Consulting
                
              
                
                  
                    3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Sanitation with Peroxyacetic Acid During Cannabis Production
              
                
                  
                    3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Clint Medlen, Technical Sales Representative (T&O) BioSafe Systems LLC
                
              
                
                  
                    3:30 pm - 3:40 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              The Black Apple Cidery
              
                
                  
                    3:30 pm - 3:40 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Tentative:  Trey Holt
                
              
                
                  
                    3:40 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Vendor/Poster Winners Announced and Pictures
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    3:40 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
        Networking Event
              Patio
              
                
                  
                    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            Wednesday, September 18, 2019
          
        
              
                
                  
                    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Registration and Badge Pick Up
              Lobby
              
                
                  
                    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              FSMA Updates
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Ashley Williams, FDA
                
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Rendering 101
              
                
                  
                    8:30 am - 9:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Ansen Pond, Pilgrim's Pride
                
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              USDA Updates
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Melanie Abley, USDA-FSIS
                
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              The Effect of Recalls and the Impact of Social Media in the Pet Food Sector
              
                
                  
                    9:00 am - 9:30 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Billie Johnson, BLJ Consulting
                
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Industry Perspective - Whole Genome Sequencing as a Tool for Food Safety
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Barb Masters, Tyson Foods
                
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Mitigating Salmonella and Other Pathogens in Pet Food
              
                
                  
                    9:30 am - 10:00 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University
                
              
                
                  
                    10:00 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
          
            Break
              Lobby / Main Room
              
                
                  
                    10:00 am - 10:15 am
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              FDA Recall Process
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Casey Hamblin, FDA Recall Coordinator
                
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              Challenges with Foreign Material
              
                
                  
                    10:15 am - 10:45 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Tim Law, Darling Ingredients
                
              
                
                  
                    10:45 am - 11:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Recalls: Investigation Techniques and Risk Assessment
              
                
                  
                    10:45 am - 11:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Christopher Snabes, The Acheson Group
                
              
                
                  
                    10:45 am - 11:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session B, Secondary Room
              16s Metagenomics
              
                
                  
                    10:45 am - 11:15 am
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Michele Sayles, Diamond Pet Food
                
              
                
                  
                    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Vendor/Poster Winners Announced and Pictures
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Lunch
              Provided - Main Room
              
                
                  
                    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Recalls: Impacts and Process Across Industries
              
                
                  
                    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Panel: Tina Rendon, Pilgrims; Melanie Abley, FSIS; Christopher Snabes, TAG; Casey Hamblin, FDA; Daniel Ruehle, BDO Forensic Investigation; Steve Kluting, Gallagher Insurance
                
              
                
                  
                    2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
            Break
              Lobby / Main Room
              
                
                  
                    2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
              
                
                  
                    2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              GFSI Food Safety Culture - Keys to Success
              
                
                  
                    2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Bill Potter, Alchemy Systems
                
              
                
                  
                    3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
                  
                
              
              
                  
              
            
          
            Session A, Main Room
              Intentional Adulteration
              
                
                  
                    3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
                  
                
              
              
                Speaker: Rod Wheeler, Global Food Defense and Asset Protection Institute
                
              
                
                  
                    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
          
        Vendor / Poster Time
              Main Room
              
                
                  
                    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                  
                
              
              
            
