FASS SPRING FOOD SAFETY SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCED

April 28, 2008
8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
American Farm Bureau, Washington, D.C.


The FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health will hold their annual SPRING FOOD SAFETY SYMPOSIUM on Monday, APRIL 28, 2008 (8:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.), at the American Farm Bureau Building in Washington, D.C. (address below). The symposium will cover regulatory issues of interest to the animal industry.

The symposium is open to the public.

FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SCIENCE SOCIETIES
Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health Committee presents
FOOD SAFETY SYMPOSIA—SPRING MEETING
April 28, 2008
American Farm Bureau | 600 Maryland Ave. SW | Farm Bureau Conference Room | Washington DC

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

8:45 am Welcome – Dr. Gary Cromwell, Chair of FASS Committee on Food Safety, Animal Health and Animal Drugs

9:00 Feed Ingredient (Additive) Update – Dr. Amey Adams, Division of Animal Feeds

9:20 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy-Final Rule:Impact on Animal Agriculture: Dr. Burt Pritchett, CVM

9:40 Enhancement of New Animal Drug Evaluation as Related to ADUFA Funding, Reauthorization of ADUFA, and the Generic Drug Fee Authorization Legislation – Dr. Steve Vaughn, Director Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, CVM

10:05 Break

Session Chair –

10:25 Center for Veterinary Medicine UPDATE – Dr. Bernadette Dunham, Director, CVM

11:05 Minor Use Minor Species Update – Dr. Meg Oeller, Office of Minor Use and Minor Species, CVM

11: 30 Nanotechnology, Impact on Animal Drugs and Feed Ingredients – Dr. Dragan Momcilovic, Division of Animal Feeds, CVM

11:50 Lunch

Session Chair –

1:00 pm Overview : ASAS/ADSA Invited Paper: "50 years of pharmaceutical technology and its impact on the livestock we produce." – Dr. Rod Preston

1:20 TBD

1:40 Animal Agriculture Biotechnology Issues, Cloning and Beyond – Dr. Barb Glenn, BIO

2:10 Animal Identification Issues – Dr. Adam Grow, Director of the National Center for Animal Health Programs; USDA/APHIS

2:40 Current Issues: Animal Agriculture Alliance: Kay Johnson Smith

3:00 Activities of the FASS Congressional Fellows:
Dr. Murray Bakst
Dr. Christy Oliver

3:30 Adjourn


For further information, please contact:
Office of Science and Public Policy
FASS
1111 N. Dunlap Avenue
Savoy IL61874
217)356-2426, EXT 33
FASSOSL@ASSOCHQ.ORG



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