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SPRING 2020| IFSH NEWS
SPRING 2020
Newsletter
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A full list of scheduled events is available on our website!
https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/news-events
IFSH Research Advisory Meeting (IFSH Members Only)
April 21, 2020, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
High Pressure Processing Short Course and Workshop
May 12-15, 2020, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
Registration link: https://bit.ly/2ZDcKjx
High-throughput Sequencing Workshop and Symposium
May 19-21, 2020, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
Registration link: https://bit.ly/39G1N5x
IFSH 2020 Annual Meeting (IFSH Members Only)
September 22-23, 2020, Chicago Marriott Southwest, Burr Ridge, IL
IFSH & University of Wisconsin’s Food Research Institute Joint Symposium
September 24, 2020, Chicago Marriott Southwest, Burr Ridge, IL
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Course
October 13-14, 2020, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
FSPCA Annual Conference
October 20-21, 2020, Chicago Marriott Southwest, Burr Ridge, IL
Better Process Control School (BPCS), Acidified Foods Only
November 17-18, 2020, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
Connect with IFSH
LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/iit-institute-for-food-safety-and-health/
Twitter https://twitter.com/iit_ifsh
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IITIFSH/
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IFSH offers a series of webinars, Technical Connections Meetings (TCMs), to communicate and engage
with our members and stakeholders concerning IFSH's collaborative research program.
Join us for our next webinar March 10, 2020 at 11a.m.-12p.m. (CST)
“Fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica during rehydration and subsequent storage of
dehydrated plant foods”. by Joelle Salazar, Research Microbiologist, FDA
We look forward to having you join us for the future Technical Connections Meetings.
Save the dates: June 9th and September 8th
Please contact Renee Anderson at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about our IFSH
Technical Connections Meeting Webinars!
Technical Connections Meeting
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February 4. Dr. Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley, Assistant Professor of FdSN IIT IFSH presented “Control of
microbial hazards on low moisture processing equipment through non-aqueous cleaning and sanitation”
at the Center for Biofilm Engineering Biofilm Technologies Pathways to Product Development Meeting in
Arlington, VA. https://bit.ly/38dcTh9
February 7. IFSH and FDA staff celebrated National Wear Red Day to show their support and awareness
for heart disease.
IFSH and FDA Staff Members
Dr. Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley
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February 25-28. IFSH conducted a Better Process Control School training course, a federally mandated
program for thermally processed low acid and acidified food products. The program helps processors
produce safe food and meet regulatory requirements of many heat treated shelf stable products such as
sauces, coconut water, packaged beans, etc. Thirteen participants from the food industry in the U.S. and
the Netherlands enrolled in the (2-4 ) day course and received a certificate of completion.
February 26. IFSH and Crème Global jointly presented in a webinar organized by IFSH HTS Initiative
under the title of “High-Throughput Sequencing and Predictive Microbiology: Mapping the microbiome to
manage risk during production.” It was a well-attended event with over 135 participants. The event was
recorded and will be accessible soon through a link on the IFSH website.
Combined Acidified Foods and Better Process Control School Class
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Joseph Zuklic received his B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in
Analytical Chemistry, both from Governor State University, and
worked in the industry (including Nufarm and Ecolab) as a
chemist in the last three years before joining IFSH. Joe will
provide chemistry and analytical support to FDA collaborative
research as well as industry projects. He has a keen interest in
analytical instrumentation and methodology. Outside of work, Joe
enjoys plants, nature walks, the gym, food of all kinds, and
recently started planning an indoor garden.
Yang Chen joined FDA this week as an Analytical Chemist in the proficiency
testing and methods validation group. Yang comes to us with a strong and
successful career of nearly twenty years of experience in the field of analytical
chemistry, food safety and quality assurance. Yang worked as a Senior Scientific
Officer and Food Safety Laboratory Supervisor at Agrifood Technology AWB
Limited in Werribee, Victoria, Australia, and later as a lead analytical chemist
(through ORISE and GoldBelt) for the Food Emergency Response Network,
Veterinary Laboratory Investigations Network and other Proficiency Testing
Programs at FDA/IFSH. Yang will continue focus on analytical chemistry, method
validation and food chemistry proficiency test programs.
New Staff
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FOOD SAFETY PREVENTIVE CONTROL ALLIANCE
http://www.iit.edu/ifsh/alliance/
Save the Date! 2020 FSPCA Annual Conference
The 2020 FSPCA Annual Conference will be held at the Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge on October
20-21, 2020. Mark your calendars. More information will be available soon!
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
In accordance with the Alliance’s mission to support safe food production for the U.S. market, the FSPCA has, as of
February 3, 2020, trained 3,454 Lead Instructors and issued 114,938 Preventive Controls for Human/Animal
Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, and Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment certificates
combined. See metric details under Quick Links on the FSPCA homepage.
New Training Materials
The FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Manual v1.2 (Chinese) has been added to the FSPCA
website. Visit https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/fspca-preventive-controls-human-food and download your copy today!
New FSPCA Courses
FSPCA IA Food Defense Plan Preparation and Reanalysis online course went live on December 11. This course
qualifies an individual to prepare a food defense plan and conduct a reanalysis ONLY. To perform other functions
as required by the IA rule, such as identifying and explaining mitigation strategies or conducting a vulnerability
assessment, you must take the specific training developed for that activity or be otherwise qualified through job
experience. While this training course is not required by FDA, the regulation requires that individuals preparing the
food defense plan and performing reanalysis “have successfully completed training for the specific function at least
equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by FDA or be otherwise
qualified through job experience to conduct the activities” (21 CFR 121.4(c)(2)). This training developed by the
FSPCA is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet
this training requirement. Visit https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/courses/intentional-adulteration#IA-FDPPR for course
information and a downloadable course information packet.
2020 FSPCA Lead Instructor Training
The FSPCA announced 2020 Human Food, Animal Food, Intentional Adulteration, and FSVP Lead Instructor
courses. Check the FSPCA website for updates:
https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/fspca-preventive-controls-human-food#LICS (Human Food); https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/
fspca/fspca-preventive-controls-animal-food#AFLICS (Animal Food); https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/courses/fspca-
ia-vulnerability-assessment-lead-instructor-criteria-and-online-application#CS (Intentional Adulteration); https://
www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/courses/foreign-supplier-verification-programs-fsvp#FSVP-lead-instructor-course-schedule
(FSVP)
Looking for FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food/Animal Food, FSVP, or IA Conducting Vulnerability
Assessments participant courses? Visit the FSPCA public participant course list: https://fspca.force.com/FSPCA/s/
(click on the “Course List” tab). The list can be sorted by course type, start date and location!