Fresh Perspectives on Advancing Food Safety and Nutrition Security Agenda

 

Time

 

 

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Agenda

 

Registration

 

  

 

9:30 am - 9:45 am

Welcome

 

Barbara Kowalcyk

  

 

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Panel: Directions for Food Safety and Nutrition Security

 

 

Cathie Woteki

Former USDA Under Secretary

Shari Rogge-Fidler

President / CEO Farm Foundation

 

   

 

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Break

 

 

 

10:45 am - 11:30 am

Quick Bites: The Intersection of Food Safety, Nutrition Security and Fresh Produce

 

Significance of Fresh Produce for Healthy Diets and Chronic Disease 

Gabby Headrick
Assistant Professor, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

 

 

Using Data From Foodborne Outbreaks to Attribute Illnesses to Food Sources 

 Michael Bazaco
FDA Human Foods Program, Office for Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, and Emergency Preparedness (CORE + EP)

 

 

The Role and Limits of Regulation and Need for Systemic Change 

Sarah Sorscher
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Center Science for the Public Interest

 

 

What Growers Can Do and What Growers Need to Make Produce Safer 

De Ann Davis
Sr. Vice President – Science for Western Growers Association

 

 

From Fields to Faucets: How Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Impact Food Safety

Manan Sharma
Microbiologist, USDA Agriculture Research Service

 

 

The Role of Retailers in Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food 

Gillian Kelleher
CEO Kelleher consultants, former VP of Food Safety & QA, Wegman’s Markets

 

 

Safe and Just: Prioritizing Safety in Food Assistance 

Roni Neff
Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Departments of Environmental Health & Engineering and Health Policy & Management

 

 

 

  

 

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Panel: Rapid Reflections: Navigating the Future of Fresh Produce

 

Moderator

Barbara Kowalcyk

 

De Ann Davis

Sr. Vice President-Science, Western Growers Association

Mike Taylor

former Deputy Commissioner for USDA

Gillian Kelleher

CEO Kelleher consultants, former VP of Food Safety & QA, Wegman’s Markets

Jodi Williams

National Program Leader in Food Safety with the USDA - NIFA

 

  

 

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Closing

Barbara Kowalcyk

  

 

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Networking / Lunch