ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

1998 Annual Educational Conference And Pre Conference Workshops

June 5 – 10, 1998 — Fort Magruder Inn — Williamsburg, Va
 

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1998

  
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Workshop – The World of Food & the Laws that Regulate Them in cooperation with the Division of Human Resource Development, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Registration Fee $75.00

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1998

  
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Seminar - Foodborne Outbreak Investigations and Tracebacks: Coordination and Communication in cooperation with FDA, USDA, CDC. Registration Fee $40.00
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM AFDO Board Meeting
   
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1998  
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM AFDO Committee Meetings
4:30 PM Opening Session

President’s Address

Glenn W. Kirpatrick Memorial Address

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1998 

GENERAL SESSION
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM 
 Welcome
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM Report from AFDO Endowment Foundation
8:25 AM – 8:30 AM About the Program
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM Dietary Supplements and Foods - Providing an Even Playing Field: Structure/Function and Health Claims vs. Drug Claims, Safety, and Warning Statements. Are Today’s Food Safety Laws and Regulations Adequate?
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM USDA Keynote
11:15 AM – NOON FDA Keynote Address 

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1998 

AFTERNOON FOOD SESSION
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM FDA and the States: Contracts, Partnerships, and Beyond
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM  Canadian Keynote Address 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CPSC Keynote Address 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  National Uniformity: What are the Real Issues? Is Preemption the Only Solution?

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1998 

DRUGS/DEVICES SESSION
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Welcoming Remarks 
9:10 AM - 10:15 AM Implementation of the Quality System Regulation and Global Harmonization
10:30AM - 11:00 AM  The Mutual Recognition Agreement - What It Will Mean to You 
11:30 AM - Noon  Design Control Inspections - An Investigator’s Perspective
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM  Joint Meeting - FDA and the States: Contracts, Partnerships, and Beyond
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Third Party Commercial Reprocessors: Activities in Texas/Industry Perspective
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM New Initiatives in the Field - How it Will Affect You 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Improving the Regulatory Process
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998  FOOD SESSION
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM The President’s Food Safety Initiative - Education and Partnerships: What’s Being Done? How Are We Measuring Successes? What Challenges Lie Ahead?
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Pfeisteria Hysteria: The Cell from Hell
10:00 AM - NOON Retail Foods Issues: State Adoption of Food Code; Standardization Protocols; Training and Certification Issues; Status of NSF Standard 75; Status of Outstanding Issues
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM  Fresh and Natural Foods - Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens: What Level of Food Safety is Adequate, What are We Doing, How Do We Ensure Safety? 
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Consumer’s Right to Know: Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods and Drugs, Country of Origin Labeling, and Labeling of Caffeine and Trans Fatty Acids
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM BSE in the U.S.: Are Current Preventive Measures Enough?
   
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 DRUGS/DEVICES SESSION
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM FDA Modernization Act: Impact! 
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM  Risk Communications-Public Confidence, Science vs Perception 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 US/EU - Government & Industry Partnerships - Harmonization
11:30 AM - Noon Difficulty in Harmonizing - USP vs EP vs JP
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Insights into European New Drug Approval Inspection
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Pre-Approval Inspections - What Works, What Doesn’t 
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Nutritional/Drug Claim Substantiation
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Emerging Issues: Drugs & Devices - Compliance & Enforcement of Electronic Advertising/ Promotions

 

 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1998 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Highlighting State and Local Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety Programs: Innovations, Needs, and Working Relationships with FDA/USDA 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM AFDO Business Meeting

 

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