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Meeting of the International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM)
March 17, 2015
10:30AM – 5:00PM EDT
Hilton Washington DC North | Perry Parkway | Gaithersburg, MD, USA
DRAFT MEETING AGENDA
I.
Welcome and Introductions (10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.)
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc., Chair, ISPAM
II.
Standards Development Overview (10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.)
Deborah McKenzie, AOAC INTERNATIONAL
III.
Update: ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative (11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
Brooke Schwartz, Brooke Schwartz Consulting, Chair, ISPAM Fresh Produce
IV.
Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods Update (11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
In conjunction with the SPSFAM Chair Erik Konings, Erin Crowley will lead a discussion on areas of potential overlap between
the two panels.
V.
Working Group Launch: Harmonization of Salmonella Methods (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Tom Hammack, FDA, CFSAN
a.
Presentation of WG objectives and goal,
Tom Hammack, FDA, CFSAN & Chair, WG
b.
Discussion and Vote on Working Group objectives and goal –
ISPAM
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-----------Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. On Your Own-----------
VI.
Overview of Standards for the Detection of Viruses (2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Patrice Arbault, BioAdvantage Consulting;
a.
Challenges to Testing for Foodborne Viruses in Food samples: Current Standard Methods and Future Directions
–
Efi Papafragkou, FDA
,
CFSAN
b.
ISO Technical Specifications for Viruses: How are they Relevant to Service Laboratories and Assay Manufacturers –
Fabienne Loisy, CEERAM (European Centre for Expertise and Research on Microbial Agents);
c.
SPADA and the Development of Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPR) for Smallpox –
Scott Coates,
AOAC Chief Scientific Officer
VII.
Next Steps (4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc., Chair, ISPAM
VIII.
Adjourn
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