U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Pacific Region Retail Food Seminar
September 22 – 24, 2015
Best Western Great Northern Hotel - Helena
835 Great Northern Blvd
Helena, Montana 59601
SEMINAR AGENDA
FDA/WAFDO/MEHA PACIFIC REGIONAL RETAIL FOOD SEMINAR AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
8:00 AM
Registration
Moderator – Richelle Richter
8:30 AM
WAFDO President’s Message
Richelle Richter MS, Special Assistant to the Branch
Director, FDA/PSW
8:45 AM
Welcome from the State of Montana
TBD
9:00 AM
Pacific Region Update
Dr. William Martin PhD, FDA Acting Regional
Food and Drug Director, Pacific Region
9:30 AM
Listeria monocytogenes in Delis, Shredding Logs,
Mechanically Tenderized Meat Rule
Richard Atkinson, USDA/FSIS
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Farm Fresh to You – Organic Farming Co-op
Farm Fresh Rep - Invited
Cottage Foods
Mark S. Miklos, Senior Manager, Program
Compliance, National Restaurant Association –
Invited
11:15 AM
Lunch – On Your Own
12:00 PM
Moderator – John Marcello
1:15 PM
Genome Sequencing
Dr. Daniel Rice PhD, PNW Lab Director
2:00 PM
Alaska State Report
Kimberly Stryker, ADEC
2:15 PM
Break
2:30 PM
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (CFSAN) Report
Stephan Hughes, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
3:15 PM
Arizona State Report
Blanca Caballero, Arizona Dept. of Health Services
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
Cottage Food Panel Discussion
5:00 PM
Adjourn
5:00 PM
WAFDO Silent Auction Ends
6:30 PM
MEHA Awards Dinner
Patrick Guzzle – Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare
Mark S. Miklos, National Restaurant Association
Melanie Shaw – Montana DPHHS
Cindy Ulch – Nevada State Health Division
FDA/MEHA PACIFIC REGION RETAIL FOOD SEMINAR AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Moderator – Rich Ramirez
8:00 AM
What is and is not TCS?
Stephan Hughes - CFSAN REP
9:00 AM
Guam Report
Katherine Del Mundo, Guam Division of
Environmental Health
9:15 AM
Break
9:30 AM
Variance/Waivers - What we do
10:30 AM
Hawaii State Report
10:45 AM
Retail Priorities for Molluscan Shellfish – Tags,
Outbreaks Investigations, Trace back Systems.
12:00 PM
Lunch – On Your Own
Christine Sylvis, Southern Nevada Health District
Peter Oshiro, Department of Health – Sanitation
Branch/Food Services
Kristine Phelps, Pacific Region Shellfish Specialist
Lisa Esparza, Ocean Beauty Seafoods – Industry
Christina Sherman, Tacoma Pierce County
Moderator – David Engelskirchen
1:15 PM
Idaho State Report
Patrick Guzzle, Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare
1:30 PM
Office Partnership Update
Alan Tart, Director – Standards Implementation
Staff, FDA Office of Partnerships
2:30 PM
Indian Health Services Report
Celeste Davis
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Mobile Food Units
Bob Kramer, Food Fort at ECDI
3:45 PM
Montana State Report
Ed Evanson, Montana DPHHS – Food & Consumer
Safety Section
4:00 PM
Allergen Control at Retail
Chuck Catlin, Food Safety Rx
4:45 PM
Nevada State Report
Cindy Ulch, Nevada State Health Division
5:00 PM
Adjourn
FDA/MEHA PACIFIC REGION RETAIL FOOD SEMINAR AGENDA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
Moderator – Lisa Whitlock
8:00 AM
Using the Retail Food Program Cooperative
Agreements for Program Sustainability Panel.
Marilyn Tapia, Riverstone Health
Blanca Caballero, State of Arizona
Tony Macaluso, Washoe County, Nevada
9:00 AM
Oregon Department of Health Report
Brett Sherry, Oregon Health Authority
9:15 AM
Break
9:30 AM
Oregon Department of Agriculture Report
Monica Durazo, Oregon Department of Ag.
9:45 AM
Balancing Quality vs, Quantity of Inspections
with Limited Resources Panel
Michelle Chester, Maricopa County Env. Services
David Ludwig, Pima County Env. Health
Dawn Beck, Olmstead County Env. Health
10:30 AM
Washington State Report
Joe Graham, Washington Dept. of Health
10:45 AM
Communicating Our Value
David Ludwig, Pima County Env. Health
11:45 AM
Closing Remarks
Luis Solorzano, PAR Director Cooperative
Programs
Noon
Adjourn
Moderator – Katey Kennedy
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
State Food Program Managers Meeting
Adjourn