IAFP holds successful third European symposium on food safety - (International Association for Food Protection)
November 6, 2007 – 7:49 pmDes Moines, Iowa — The International Association for Food Protection, in collaboration with ILSI Europe and the World Health Organization hosted IAFPs Third European Symposium: Advancements in Food Safety. The Symposium was held 1819 October 2007 at the Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center in Rome, Italy. More than 135 attendees, from 24 countries participated.The meeting began with a key-note speech by Professor Patrick Wall, Chair of the EFSA Management Board and Associate Professor of Public Health, University College Dublin, Ireland. The symposium provided insights from experts from industry, academia and government from both Europe and North America on recent advancements in food safety.
The sessions included Assessment and Enumeration Aspects; Food Safety Management and Control; and Current & Emerging Food Safety Issues. The symposium concluded with a Hot Topics session in which Christine Little, Head of Food Studies & Response Section, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom and Robert Brackett, Director, […]
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