Join WSDA and other Food Safety professionals to learn about current food recall activities and how planning and preparing for recalls can help your business should you ever require recall action. The one day workshops are open to the food processing industry, farmers, public health officials, and the academic community.  These workshops are an encore presentation to our September 2010 workshops in three new locations.  The workshop will be held in the auditorium. 

Parking is available at two public parking lots across the street from the Health District.  There is also nearby on-street parking.  Unfortunately none of the parking is free.  You should arrive early so that you will be able to park in one of the parking lots for 25 cents per hour.  WARNING street-side parking is much more expensive.  Please remember to bring change for the parking meters.  A detailed parking map with pricing is available here.

Workshop Agenda

Registration                                                                                                8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Introduction and Goals                                                                              8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Claudia Coles,Washington State Department of Agriculture,

Administrator, Office of Compliance and Outreach      

Food Safety Hazards—How and Why Food Recalls Happen!               9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Karen Killinger, Ph.D., Washington State University,

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Break (coffee and light snacks available)                                               10:00 AM -- 10:15 AM

The FDA’s Role in Food Recalls                                                              10:15 AM – 11:45 PM

Anh Trinh Nguyen, U. S.  Food & Drug Administration, Seattle District Office,

Consumer Safety Officer

Lunch (on your own)                                                                                   11:45 PM – 1:00 PM

The Washington State Department of Health’s Role in                         1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Food Recalls

Helena Barton, REHS, Washington State Department of Health,

Food Safety Program, Public Health Advisor

A Major Food Distribution Recall System                                              2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Industry Representative, TBA

Break (cold beverages and light snacks available)                               3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Role in                3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Food Recalls

Claudia Coles, Washington State Department of Agriculture,

Administrator, Office of Compliance and Outreach

The FDA’s Reportable Food Registry                                                    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Daniel Maxson, Washington State Department of Agriculture,

Quality Assurance Manager, Office of Compliance and Outreach  

Closing Remarks                                                                                     4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Claudia Coles, Washington State Department of Agriculture,

Administrator, Office of Compliance and Outreach

Funding for this conference was made possible, in part, by the Food and Drug Administration through grant 5R13FD003184-03.  The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organization imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.