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Government, consumer and industry experts to discuss foodborne antibiotic resistant pathogens
(Drinks Media Wire). The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Center for Science in the Public Interest to host conference on growing public health problem
WHAT: The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Center for Science in the Public Interest are co-hosting a one-day conference, Managing the Risk of Foodborne Hazards: STECs and Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens, in Washington, D.C. The conference will gather government, consumer and industry experts to discuss the current science, knowledge gaps, public health implications and practical solutions related to the growing problems of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and emerging foodborne hazards, such as shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STECs).
The range of recommendations from expert panelists and participants at the conference will be captured in a future report that will summarize the discussion on how to enhance a collaborative response to emerging foodborne hazards for federal agencies and other stakeholders.
WHO: Speakers include:
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, under secretary for food safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture;
Mike Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration;
Danilo Lo Fo Wong, World Health Organization;
Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director, CSPI;
Henrik Wegener, Technical University of Denmark;
Dr. Stuart Levy, director, Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug
Resistance, Tufts University School of Medicine, Alliance for Prudent Use of
Antibiotics;
Michael Robach, vice president, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory
Affairs, Cargill, Inc.;
William Marler, managing partner, Marler Clark, L.L.P., P.S.;
Dr. Gail Hansen, senior officer, the Pew Health Group’s Campaign on Human
Health and Industrial Farming, The Pew Charitable Trusts (moderator)
WHEN: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
8:30 a.m. EST – 5:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Pew Charitable Trusts
901 E. Street NW, Washington, DC
The Americas Room, Second Floor
RSVP: Contact Linda Paris at 202-540-6354 or lparis@pewtrusts.org.
Contact
| Name: Communications Department |
| E-mail: cspinews@cspinet.org |
| Web: http://www.cspinet.org |
| Company: Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| Address: 1875 Connecticut Avenue - 20009 Washington |
| Country: UNITED STATES |
| Phone: +1 202 332 9110 |
| Fax: +1 202 265 4954 |
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