Day 1  November 4, 2009 (Wednesday)

09:00-09:05

 Opening Session Welcome by CIFSQ Conference Chairman
Ge Zhirong, President, China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association and former Vice Minister, AQSIQ

09:05-09:25

Opening Address
Wang Yong, Minister, General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ)

09:25-09:45

“EU-China Cooperation on Food Safety”
Serge Abou, European Commission Ambassador to China

09:45-10:05

“Cooperation in Meeting US and Chinese Food Safety Goals”
Robert Goldberg, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Beijing

10:05-10:20

Coffee Break

10:20-10:30

Welcome by Keynote Chair & Moderator
David Tharp, Executive Director, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

10:30-10:50

"Management System of Import & Export Food Safety Under "Food Safety Law""
Yu Tawei, Director General, Import & Export Food Safety Bureau, AQSIQ

10:50-11:10

“Co-Operation in the Field of Food Safety Between China and Germany”
Bernhard Kuhnle, Director General, German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

11:10-11:30

“The US FDA and the Global Supermarket”
Murray Lumpkin, Deputy Commissioner for International Programs, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

11:30-11:50

“An update on Canada's Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan”
Robert Charlebois, Executive Director, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

11:50-12:10

“Food Safety in an Era of Globalization: A Personal View”
Arthur Liang, Director, Food Safety Initiative, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

12:10-12:30

“The True Cost of Foodborne Illness”
William Marler, Managing Partner, Marler Clark, LLP PS

12:30-13:45

Networking Luncheon

Breakout Session A
Ensuring Global Food Safety Through Partnership

Breakout Session B
Trends in Testing Technologies

Workshop 1
Opportunities for Collaboration between U.S. and China: Research, Education and Training in Food Safety

Workshop 2
The EU-China Food Safety Workshop
- Wider Stakeholder Engagement for A More Efficient Food Safety Regulatory System

Food Safety
Vendor Seminars

Vanda Ballroom A, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom B, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom C, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom D, 2/F

Begonia Room, 3/F

Session Chair:
Tong-Jen Fu, Research Scientist, National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST), U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Session Chair:
Hoi Shan Kwan
Professor , Food and Nutritional Sciences Programme and Biology Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Workshop Chair:
Ramkishan Rao, National Program Leader, Food Science and Technology, CSREES-USDA

Workshop Chair:
Raimondo Serra, The Agricultural Counselor of the EU Delegation to China

13:45-14:15

“WTO and the Discussion on Private Standards Versus Public Standards”
Marinus Huige, Agricultural Counsellor, Permanent Representation of The Netherlands to UN/WTO Geneva, Switzerland

"Applied Biosystems: Next Generation Technologies for Food Testing"
Brooke Schwartz, Senior Director,
Food and Environmental Testing,
Applied Biosystems / Life Technologies

“Overview of the workshop: Trends in Global Food Safety Standards: Need for Research and Training”
Ramkishan Rao, National Program Leader, Food Science and Technology, CSREES-USDA

“Impact of China’s Food Safety Law”
Du Gangjian, Professor and Dean of Law School, Shantou University

14.00 - 14.20
“Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to Guarantee Food Safety”
Huizong Lu, VP, Sales & Marketing, OptoTrace

14.20-14.40
“GCxGC-TOFMS for Multi Pesticides Residue Analysis in Matrix Samples”
Lily LI, Application Specialist, Leco Corporation

14.40 - 15.00
“Sino Analytica Helping China to Produce Safe Food”
John Chapple, General Manager, Sino Analytica

15.00 – 15.20
"BD Industrial Microbiology Product"
Tom Sun, Product Manager, Becton Dickinson Medical Devices

15.20 – 15.40
"Traceability a Critical Part of Food Safety"
Andy Furner, Vice President Strategy and Business Development, Trace Register LLC

14:15-14:45

“FDA’s Strategy for Food Protection and Food Safety”
Christopher Hickey, Country Director,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
U.S. Embassy China

“Automated Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds in Food Samples with the
TEMPO YM Assay"
Nuno Reis, Asia Pacific Food Market Manager, bioMérieux China Limited

“SQF 1000 & 2000 - A Globally Accepted and Certified Food Safety Solution”
Bill McBride, SQFI Asia Pacific Representative, SQF Institute; Business Development Manager, Advancing Food Safety Pty Ltd.

"Food Safety in China"
Huo Jianguo, President, China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce

14:45-15:15

“The Food Safety Knowledge Network:
A Global Competency-Based Program to Improve Knowledge and Skills of Food Safety Professionals”
Leslie Bourquin, Associate Professor and Food Safety Specialist, Michigan State University

"Useful Microbiological Testing for Food Safety and Quality Management"
Katherine Swanson, Vice President,
Food Safety, Ecolab

“Food Safety Education Initiatives at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”
Arthur Liang, Director, Food Safety Initiative, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“The Design and Implementation of EU Food Safety Regulatory System”
Marie-Paule Benassi, 1st Counsellor, Delegation of the European Commission to China

15:15-15:45

“Engaging Emerging Populations of Adults with Interactive Activities In a 3D Virtual Learning Environment”
Kristin Woods, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama Cooperative Extension System - Auburn University

“New Instrumentation Approach for Fast Screening, Confirmation and Quantification of Multi Residues in Food”
Peter Wang, Application Manager, CMS/SID, Thermo Fisher Scientific

“Can China Become A Global Food Safety Leader? -Potential Strategies to Integrate International Strengths for the Transformation“
Hua Helen Wang, Associate Professor of Food Microbiology, the Ohio State University; Chair, Biotech Division, IFT; Chair-elect, Food Microbiology, American Society of Microbiology

“The Role of Business in the EU Food Safety Regulatory System”
Dick Toet, Vice President, Category External Affairs, Unilever

15:45-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:30

Special Breakout Session
Food Safety Liability & Litigation

“A Real Measure of Uncertainty, Comparing Analytical Data from Different Laboratories - Explaining the Difference”
Trevor Lorman, Asia Director, Chemistry and Quality, Silliker

“Use of Predictive Microbiology Information Portal, the USDA-Pathogen Modeling Program and ComBase”
Vijay Juneja, Lead Scientist,
Microbial Modeling and Bioinformatics, Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS-ERRC

"Food Safety Regulatory Systems: A Study of Key Elements for Regulatory Efficiency”
Kevin Chen, China Program Leader and Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

15.40 - 16.00
"Multi-Pesticide Residues Analysis in Food by GC Triple Quadrupole"
Alex Wang, Application Engineer Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry & Trace Elemental Analysis Scientific Instruments, Thermo Fisher Scientific

16.00 - 16.20
"Innovative Technologies and Instrumentations in Food Safety Testing Labs"
Iris Gao, Regional Application Scientist, LPG, Thermo Fisher Scientific

“An Analysis of Chinese Food Product Liability in the United States”
William Marler, Managing Partner, Marler Clark, LLP PS

16:30-17:00

“U.S. Food Safety Legal Issues: Import/Export Liability”
David Ernst,
Firm President/Managing Shareholder, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC

"Agilent New Development of LCMS in Food Safety Control"
Bo Tao, Application Engineer, Agilent Technologies (China)

Panel Discussion: 
“Global Food Safety Standards: Industry initiatives”

Moderator : Ramkishan Rao, National Program Leader, Food Science and Technology, CSREES-USDA

Panelists:
“Initiatives by Public Organizations in Harmonizing the Global Food Safety Standards”
Marinus Huige, Agricultural Counsellor, Permanent Representation of The Netherlands to UN/WTO Geneva, Switzerland

“Initiatives by Industry in Harmonizing Global Food Safety Standards”
Bill McBride, SQFI Asia Pacific Representative, SQF Institute; Business Development Manager, Advancing Food Safety Pty Ltd.

“Current Situation of Food Safety Management in China”
Yunbo Luo, Dean, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Doctoral Advisor

“A Review on China's System of Public Participation in Rulemaking from the Making of Implementing Regulations of the Food Safety Law”
Yuan Liang, Division Director, State Council Legislative Affairs Office, China

17:00-17:30

“How United States Lawsuits will Impact
Your Business and Food Safety”
Ralph Weber, Gass Weber Mullins LLC

“Multi-Target Screening of up to 650 Pesticides in a Single LC/MS Run by exact Exact Mass Ion Traces”
Clive Seymour, Executive Vice President Bruker Daltonics Inc

Discussion Wrap Up

17:30-18:00

Discussion Wrap Up

“Advanced Method and Technology for Food Inspection, Test, Alert and Checking”
Yu Zhengdong, Deputy General Manager, Jiangsu Skyray Instrument Co.,Ltd.

18:00-19:00

Evening Welcome Reception

Day 2  November 5, 2009 (Thursday)

09:00-09:10

Joint Welcome by Keynote Co-Chair & Moderators
Bi Ke Xin, Department Leader, Import & Export Food Safety Bureau, AQSIQ
Katherine Swanson, Secretary & Board Member, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

09:10-09:30

Keynote Presentation
Ji Chao, Deputy Director, Food Production Supervision Department, AQSIQ

09:30-09:50

“Food Policy Paradigm Change in Europe”
Diána Bánáti, Chair, Management Board, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), EU ; Director General, Central Food Research Institute, Hungary

09:50-10:10

Keynote Presentation
Xu Xiaojun, Deputy Director, Supervision Department for Produces Quality & Safety, MOA

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:45

“New Trends of Laboratory Construction"
Hou Linglin, Deputy Director, Science & Technology Dept., AQSIQ

10:45-11:05

“Globalization of Food Safety: Assuring a Safe Food Supply for a Growing World Population"
Renata Clarke, O-i-C, Food Control and Consumer Protection Group, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

11:05-12:25

Keynote Panel Discussion 
“Food Safety & the Global Supply Chain”
Chairman/Moderator: Peter Karim Ben Embarek, Food Safety & Nutrition, World Health Organization (WHO)
Robert Parrish, Vice President, Global Food, Consumer Testing Service, SGS
Christopher Hickey, Country Director, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Embassy China
Martijn Weijtens, Head of the Food Safety Policy Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands
Jan Kranghand, Senior Department Manager Quality Assurance, METRO Group Buying International GmbH
Xing Qingtao, President, Shiner International, Inc

12:25-13:45

Networking Luncheon

Breakout Session C
Emerging Food Safety Concerns and Solutions

Breakout Session D
Novel Food Safety Management Systems and Solutions for Production

Breakout Session E
Meeting Food Safety Standards, Audit and Certification

Breakout Session F
New Developments in Food Safety

Workshop 3
Principles and Guidelines for Incorporating Risk Analysis in the Development of Food Safety Standards

Vanda Ballroom A, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom B, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom C, 2/F

Vanda Ballroom D, 2/F

Lotus Room, 3/F

Session Chair:
Jinru Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Georgia

Session Moderator:
Hua Helen Wang, Associate Professor of Food Microbiology, the Ohio State University

Session Chair:
Marinus Huige, Agricultural Counsellor, Permanent Representation of The Netherlands to UN/WTO Geneva, Switzerland

Session Chair:
Georg Schreiber, Head of Unit, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Germany

Workshop Instructor:
Steve Beaulieu, Director, Risk Assessment Program, RTI International

13:45-14:15

“Food Safety and Norovirus”
Peng Tian, Microbiologist, Agriculture Research Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

“Food and Non-Food Grade Lubricants: How Do I Determine the Right Equation for Safety and Reliability in My Plants Today?”
Colleen Flanagan, Global Marketing Manager – Specialty Fluids, Petro-Canada; Benjamin Fu, Country Manager-China
Petro-Canada China (Jia Shi Lubricants Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd)

“Integrated Food Safety Solutions: Meeting Challenges in China”
Michael Zhu, Deputy Director of China Food Business Unit; Consumer Testing Sector, SGS-CSTC Group

“Managing Food Safety in Global Markets
- A Retailer Perspective”
Jan Kranghand, Senior Department Manager Quality Assurance, METRO Group Buying International GmbH

“An Introduction to Risk Analysis”

14:15-14:45

"ATP Hygiene Monitoring Program and its Application in Food Industry"
Julian M. Cox, PhD, Professor, The University of New South Wales, Sydney

"Developments in International Food Safety Assurance and How It Can be Used to Drive Business Growth"
Peter Bracher, Managing Director, NSF-CMi Asia Pacific

“Pesticide Residue Testing - Independent Testing Laboratories”
John McKenzie, Director Analytical Services, Sino Analytica

“Food Safety in a Globalized World – Lessons from Recent Events”
Peter Karim Ben Embarek, Food Safety & Nutrition, World Health Organization (WHO)

“Overview of Risk Assessment and its Application in Food Safety”

14:45-15:15

“Assurance of Microbiological Safety of Ready-to-Eat Meats: Advances in Microbial Modeling”
Vijay Juneja, Lead Scientist, Microbial Modeling and Bioinformatics, Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS-ERRC

“Integrated Food Safety Management – Kraft Approach”
Soo Chuah, Food Safety/Microbiology Section Manager, Kraft Foods Ltd., Asia/Pacific

"Molecular Diagnostics in Food Safety Testing: Quality Testing in Food Trade and Production"
Terence Lok Ting Lau, Executive Director, The Food Safety Laboratories Limited; Chief Operating Officer, Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited

“A Global Perspective – Trends on Food Safety & Security and Product Liability”
Pitak Supanantakarn, Regional Director, Food Services Asia Pacific, Intertek Testing Services (Thailand) Ltd.

“Overview of Risk Management and its Application in Food Safety”

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-16:00

“Ensuring the Safety of Fresh Produce - Development of Science-Based Food Safety Standards”
Tong-Jen Fu, Research Scientist, National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST), U.S. Food and Drug Administration

"State-of-the-Art Processing Practises: Laser Sorters - the Ultimate Technology for Safe and Quality Food, Free from Foreign Materials, Contaminants and Mycotoxins”
Frank Zwerts, President and Chief Executive Officer Visys nv

“The Role of Third Party Laboratories in China”
Peter Leedham, Managing Director,
Eurofins Technology Service (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd.

“Nutrition Labeling in Asia and Western Countries”
Hoi Shan Kwan, Professor , Food and Nutritional Sciences Programme and
Biology Department,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

“Overview of Risk Communication”

16:00-16:30

“Improved Global Food Safety and Transparent Sustainability with Whole Chain Traceability”
Cristian Barcan, Sustainability and Traceability Initiative Manager, BASF

“The Use of NMR to Substantially Improve Food Quality Control”
Fang Fang, Application Chemist,
Bruker BioSpin GmbH

“How To Understand & Implement The FSMS FSSC22000 Introduction”
Toni Ma, Service Development Manager, DNV Business Assurance, Greater China

"Risk Oriented Control of Food Products – Planning and implementation of Surveillance Plans"
Georg Schreiber, Head of Unit, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Germany

“Incorporating Microbial Risk Analysis in Development of Food Safety Standards”

16:30-17:00

“Peanut Butter Contamination by Salmonella”
Jinru Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Georgia

“Food Safety and Quality Assurance in Pork Production in The Netherlands”
Martijn Weijtens, Head of the Food Safety Policy Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands

“Food Net, Pulse Net and Outbreak Alert, How to Measure Trends in Foodborne Illness in the United States”
Caroline Smith Dewaal, Director,
Food Safety, Center for Science in the
Public Interest

Panel Discussion:
"Food Safety in China - Views of the Food & Beverage Producers"

Moderator: Guo Lisheng, former deputy directir, Standards and Regulations Center, AQSIQ

Panelist:
Han Jianfei, VP, Beijing Huadu Broiler Corp
Luo Jianqiang, Director, Shanghai Wyeth Nutritional Co., Ltd.
Zhong Weike, Deputy Director, Testing Center, CAIQ
Dong Jinshi, Secretary-General, Beijing Food Packaging Protection Association

“Example Case Study: Farm-to-Fork Modeling of Pathogens and Fresh Produce Commodities”

17:00-17:30

Discussion Wrap Up

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