The
Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum formerly known as AgFIRST is set
for its 5th annual event on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 9:00 AM –
2:30 P.M at the Kerr Scott Building located on the NC State Fairgrounds.
We use this event to educate our Congressional Delegation, industry, and
partnering agencies on food safety and defense. In light of recent occurrences
that have been making headlines, this year’s event should be our largest
audience ever exceeding 500 for this one day affair. Listed below are some of
the planned speakers slated to present at our forum. More speakers are being
finalized and will be noted on the forum’s official websit
Dr.
David Acheson, FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods
Michael
R. Taylor, J.D., Research Professor, School of Public Health and Health
Services, The George Washington University
Dr.
Donald Zink, FDA Senior Scientist, CFSAN
David
Bergmire-Sweat, NC Division of Public Health, Foodborne Disease
Epidemiologist
Joe
Reardon, Director Food & Drug Protection Division, NCDA
Commissioner
Steve Troxler, NCDA
Dr.
Dave Green & Barry Nash, NCSU, Seafood Technology & Marketing
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