The AME Food Testing Show

“New Technologies in Disinfection of Food Production Surfaces” with Thomas Licker, BSES, Certified Environmental Infection Control Remediator, Division Manager, Infection Control Technologies.

Infection Control Technologies, (ICT) A Divison of Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. (IRS) is one of the nation’s leading Building Hygiene contractors performing high risk Mold Remediation, Trauma Scene Cleanup, Sewage Cleanup, and other high risk biological decontamination.

Infection Control Technologies is at the forefront of the fight against the transfer of disease causing pathogens from surfaces. Treatment with ICT systems and products can help stop infection and increase productivity and health.

The challenges food producers face with surface contamination, The New Technologies in Disinfection ICT offers, How the ICT solution compares to traditional methods, How the Food Safety Modernization Act will require higher standards for disinfection.

Contact:

Thomas Licker, BSES, CEICR

Certified Environmental Infection Control Remediator

Division Manager

Infection Control Technologies

A Division of Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc.

30 Abeel Road

Monroe, NJ 08831

888-949-9888 24/7 Emergency Response

609-409-7059 Fax

[email protected]

www.infectioncontroltech.com

"Sanitizing Food Production with Chemical Agents" with Karl Kolb, PhD., President of the High Sierra Chemical Company which provides specialty chemical products for the food industry.

 Dr. Kolb’s discussion topics:

 1. The role of sanitizing chemicals in food production processes

2. Selection of sanitizing chemicals for food production plants

3. Food production environmental chemical options

4. Food Safety and Quality Assurance of food production after chemical use

 The High Sierra Group is a composite of companies offering a wide range of accredited and acclaimed services to the food industry.  It is a group of companies that are focused on the return of your hard earned investment. We are registered, accredited and accepted throughout the industry and have built a business on our longstanding reputation of hard work and tangible results.

 The High Sierra Group Chemical Product Catalog: http://fileresource.sitepro.com/filemanager/12/filecollections/134/ED8E0C1C-28FC-92BA-3BF7-429DAAC2AAA6.pdf

 Contact:

 Karl Kolb Ph.D.

Chief, Science Officer

The High Sierra Group

715.723.4915 (office)

715.723.4956 (fax)

http://www.highsierragroup.com

[email protected]

Ranking the Risks: The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations

Michael Batz is a researcher and head of food safety programs at the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, as well as the executive director of the Food Safety Research Consortium, a multidisciplinary collaboration between seven research universities focusing on improving food safety policy. His research focus is on tools and analyses to support more data-driven, risk-based regulatory and public health decision making. He was formerly at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and at Resources for the Future, a Washington DC based think tank. Mr. Batz has a Masters and an undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

This study quantifies the public health impact of fourteen major foodborne pathogens across the food supply, and ranks pathogen-food pairings to identify the most significant microbiological hazards in food. This risk ranking (or comparative risk assessment) provides vital information in a time of limited budgets and supports a more scientific, risk-based approach to priority setting and resource allocation

Download the report at: http://www.epi.ufl.edu/?q=RankingTheRisks

Contact:

Michael Batz

UF Emerging Pathogens Institute

(352) 273-7010

[email protected]

MarcSanchez, JD/M.S. Itn'l Comm. Policy, Attorney & Consultant wth Social Media, Privacy, Food/FSMA Compliance, Recalls, USDA Imports, FDA & CPSC Compliance issues.

Marc's practice in Atlanta, Georgia, focuses on product recalls, regulatory compliance, and employment law. He has a special interest and knowledge of food law and social media privacy publishing several articles and presenting throughout Washington on the topics, including FDA compliance (food and medical device), recalls, import protocols, and employee privacy.

“Preventing Bacterial Pathogens in Food Packaging”

Safe packaging materials and practices. Steps to avoid unintended microbiological contaminants touching food packaging. HACCP procedures: pest control, no sick workers handle packaging materials, ensuring no leaks or moisture build-ups in the facility. etc. Packaging Issues in processed foods and fruits and vegetables: chemical recalls, labeling recalls, micro/macro biological. Consumer tips regarding food packaging.

Contact:

Marc C. Sanchez

Attorney & Consultant

PO Box 8292

Atlanta, GA 31106

404.895.4882

[email protected]

Daniel Perlman, MD, MBA, is a practicing infectious disease specialist in Colorado. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  He completed his residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and his fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Perlman is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, the Colorado Medical Society, and the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of infectious diseases.

Dr. Daniel Perlman, MD, MBA

Healthcare Innovator

 

(303) 991-1993

Food Safety Issues in Transportation: Interview with a Food Auditor, Roy E. Costa, President, Environ Health Associates.

The problem of food contamination is widespread.

The food industry shares a common responsibility to ensure the safety of food as it passes through each link in the supply chain.

The transportation sector linkages are essential, but they are previously unappreciated food safety-control points.

Discussion points:

-Transportation and Food Safety

-HACCP-based Approach to Cleaning Food Transportation Vehicles

-Suggested Decontamination SSOP

-Certification of transportation units

For further information, contact:

 Roy E Costa R.S., M.S.(M.B.A.)

Public Health Sanitarian and Consultant

Environ Health Associates, Inc.

1.877.734.5187

skype: environ.health.associates

[email protected]

www.haccptraining.org

www.safefoods.tv

www.HACCPprinciples.com

www.safefoodsblog.com

Food Outbreak Litigation with Food Litigation Attorney, Bill Marler, JD, Managing Partner at Marler Clark LLPS.

Topics:

-When is a legal action required as a victim of a food outbreak or recall?

-Which are the potentially liable parties?

-What is the basis of evidence best supporting litigation?

-What are the social impacts of these legal actions for the plaintiffs, the food producers and the food system?

Bill is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, He has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad.

He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death.

His advocacy for better food regulation has led to invitations to address local, national, and international gatherings on food safety, including recent testimony to US Congress Committee on Energy and Commerce.

For further information, contact: 

William D. Marler, Esq.

Marler Clark The Food Safety Law Firm 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2800 Seattle, WA 98101-3808 Direct Line: (206) 346-1890 Cell: (206) 794-5043 E: [email protected] B: www.marlerblog.com T: @bmarler F: MarlerClarkBlog W: www.marlerclark.com

DavidAcheson M.D., Managing Director, Food and Import Safety at Leavitt Partners, and former Associate Commissioner for foods at FDA discusses the Food Safety Modernization Act and its implication s for food producers who are involved in an outbreak and recall.

The unsettling stream of product safety problems we are experiencing is a reflection of the most profound change in commercial patterns in human history—the globalization of trade. New patterns require new strategies.

We provide strategic counsel and advice regarding the current global challenges around food safety. Providing insights into the regulatory world, foreign governments and the global food supply. See: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=40628527&authType=OUT_OF_NETWORK&authToken=ChR7&trk=hb_upphoto

The Food Pathogen Outbreak/Recall Response Group BlogTalkRadio interview for Thursday, September 08, 2011, is discussing the topic of Liability Insurance for Food Pathogen Outbreaks and Recalls.

The topic is the types of insurance to protect the interests of food producers throughout the world from the potential liability issues relating to food pathogen outbreaks and recalls. This is a critical issue for many food producers nowadays with E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria outbreaks becoming more and more interesting to consumers worldwide.

Andy Moreno, Vice President of Microbiological Systems Engineering at AME, is interviewing:

Michael J. Lieberman

Capitol Risk Concepts, Ltd.

One Water Street, Suite 230

White Plains, NY 10601-1009

914-946-7161 Ext. 14, 914-683-8048 Fax

Capitol Risk Concepts offers a $5,000 credit from insurance premiums for clients which engage in a mock recall exercise as part of their Food Safety Modernization Act compliance measures.

This interview was conducted by:

Andy Moreno

Microbiological Systems Engineering

AME

Cell: 559-827-8245

[email protected]

http://ame-qpcr.com

Linkedin: Andy Moreno

Founder: Food Pathogen Outbreak/Recall Response Group

The potential benefits for food producers when they engage the screening of food production for human bacterial pathogens with quantitative, real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction technologies.

 

AME offers the following rapid, robust and validated PCR Assays to Food Safety and production Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) managers.  The bacterial challenges AME can assist in testing for the presence/absence and quantitation are:

-E. coli species Assay

-Shigatoxin/O157 E. coli (FDA BAM method)

-Listeria species Assay

-Salmonella species Assay

The implementation of these cutting-edge PCR technologies can economically be rapidly effected in food production facitilies. Discover how AME can assist your organization in engaging these tools today.

Andy Moreno

Microbiological Systems Engineering

AME

559-827-8245

[email protected]

http://www.ame-qpcr.com