National Egg Regulatory Officials

NATIONAL EGG REGULATORY OFFICIALS 23rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SEMINAR February 15 - 18, 2015 AGENDA

Sunday, February 15, 2015 Meeting Room: Topeka Room

12:00 noon Registration 12:45 p.m. Welcome, Agenda Approval & Committee Assignments, Sarah Schwab, President 1:00 p.m. Minutes of 2014 Meeting, Suzanne Moss, Secretary 1:20 p.m. Treasurers Report, Lucy Severs, Treasurer 1:35 p.m. Financial Report, Lucy Severs, Treasurer 1:40 p.m. State Roll Call Reports 2:45 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. State Roll Call Reports 5:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourn

Monday, February 16, 2015 Meeting Room: Topeka Room

8:30 a.m. Welcome to California, California Department of Agriculture

8:45 a.m. FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Update on FDA activities and findings upon implementation of 21 CFR 118 “Prevention of SE in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation” and the Next steps in the implementation of 21 CFR 118, Dr. Gerardo Ramirez, FDA/CFSAN 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Research & Findings (including hen production and welfare) on various Hen Housing Systems, Dr. Darrin Karcher, Michigan State University 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. National Egg Quality School Update, Danny Hughes, NEQS Coordinator

1:15 p.m. Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit: Research update and priorities, Deana Jones, Ph.D. Research Food Technologist, USDA/ARS

2:15 p.m. American Egg Board Update, Jacinta LeDonne, Director of State Programs 3:00 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Committee Meetings – Business Committee, Federal Relations Committee, Standards and Grades Technical Committee, Policy and Planning Committee 5:00 p.m. Adjourn 6:00 p.m. Group Dinner and Auction, Topeka Room Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Meeting Room: Topeka Room

8:30 a.m. Convene session/Introductions 8:45 a.m. Chino Valley Ranchers: Certified Organic Shell Egg Operation in California, David Will, General Manager 9:30 a.m. USDA/AMS/LPS, Quality Assessment Division, Standards Branch Update, Mark Perigen, Acting National Shell Egg Supervisor 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. FDA Federal/State Relations Update & FSMA, Brenda Stewart-Munoz & Mei-Ying Li, Office of Partnerships/FDA 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Discussion on the latest and hottest topics in the Shell Egg Industry. Open Discussion 2:15 p.m. United Egg Producers Update, Oscar Garrison, Director of Food Safety 3:00 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Committee Meetings – Production and Processing Committee, State Egg Laws Committee, Membership/Communication Committee 4:30 p.m. Election of Officers/Meeting Site Selection/Business Committee Report 5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Meeting Room: Topeka Room

8:30 a.m. Representative of Chemco Products Company to speak on the Use of Chemicals Used in Shell Egg Production and the Packing Process 9:15 a.m. Discussion of Wal-Mart Egg Lot Consolidation Initiative, Danny Hughes, Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission & Diana Sparks, CCF Brands 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Committee Reports 11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment – 2016 NERO President