AMI Foundation News Calendar of Events interactive general sessions by industry experts Foundation News designed to improve your business. Choose A Quarterly Update on Research, Education and Information Worldwide Food Expo from store tours and popular events such as the OCTOBER 2005 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 2 When: October 26 – 29, 2005 Product Tasting Reception and the Tech Fair Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Luncheon. AMIF BOARD What: Experience a global showcase where more than Contact: For information, contact Marie DeLucia at 202- Rich Armstrong AMIF Releases Co-Sponsored Risk-Based Expert Review of 100 participating countries come to see the latest 587-4228 or [email protected] Sara Lee Food & Beverage Foodborne Listeriosis machinery, products and technologies in action Van Ayvazian Worker Safety, Health and Human Resources Boar’s Head Provision Co., Inc. and remain abreast of critical topics and issues. 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Conference American Meat Institute mortality rate, according to an expert panel also identified sub-population groups at Where: Crowne Plaza O'Hare in Chicago, IL also features the AMI/National Safety Council Rod Brenneman convened by the International Life Sciences elevated risk. For example, Hispanic women What: Learn the latest on Allergen Control for the Worker Safety Awards Program dinner. Seaboard Foods, Inc. Institute (ILSI). appear to be at a higher risk for listeriosis Meat and Poultry Industry. This conference will Contact: For information, contact Marie DeLucia at 202- William Buckner than Caucasian women. Finally, the panel 587-4228 or [email protected] Cargill, Inc./ cover the basics of food allergen issues, new Cargill Meat Solutions, Corp. AMIF co-funded the panel that used a risk- identified that some foods bear higher risk regulatory developments and validation testing. based approach to determine strategies to of contamination and warrant greater 2006 Innovation Showcase & Convention Philip Clemens Contact: For more information, contact Marie DeLucia at Clemens Family Corporation reduce listeriosis. The results were published attention when formulating a Listeria When: October 4 – 5, 2006 202-587-4228 or [email protected] in the September 2005 issue of Journal of control strategy. Where: Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, FL Henry A. Davis Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc. Food Protection. cont’d. on page 8 International Meat Animal Welfare Conference What: The AMI Annual Convention and Innovation Timothy T. Day When: February 22, 2006 Showcase is your only opportunity in 2006 to Bar-S Foods Co. Where: Sheraton Overland Park gain the latest insights and perspectives on the Michel Defenbau Johanns Calls BSE ‘Miniscule Threat’ During AMIF ‘Insider’ Overland Park, Kansas meat and poultry industry. You will have a Multivac, Inc. What: The new, educational opportunity for animal chance to visit with some of the most creative Program at International Meat Science Meeting Neil Genshaft scientists, veterinarians and academicians to companies in the industry at the Innovation Fresh Mark, Inc. More than 100 meat scientists attending the accurate." Johanns assured attendees that hear about the latest research in animal handling Showcase. This convention is the perfect place International Congress of Meat Science and USDA "worked hard every day to normalize to discuss the future of the industry with those John Griffin and welfare; there will also be a poster session. Griffin Industries, Inc. Technology (ICoMST) in Baltimore visited commerce with all of our beef trading Contact: To register, contact Katie Brannan at 202-587- that will help to create it! James H. Hodges the nation's capital for a day to discuss hot partners, both exporting and importing, and 4223 or [email protected] Contact: For more information, contact Laura Quartuccio American Meat Institute at 202-587-4242 or [email protected] button issues like food safety, BSE, trade we see encouraging results." Joel W. Johnson and emerging research trends during the Animal Care and Handling Conference Hormel Foods Corporation "Washington Insider Program," sponsored He added that domestic and foreign When: February 23 – 24, 2006 Carl W. Kuehne by the American Meat Institute Foundation terrorism were also factors that needed to be Where: Sheraton Overland Park American Foods Group Overland Park, Kansas (AMIF). considered when monitoring the food AMIF Contacts Joseph W. 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Huffman, Ph.D., vice president, National Beef Packing Co., LLC insiders and policy-makers including ensuring the safety of meat and other will offer instruction. scientific affairs, [email protected] David Miniat Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. products … from the farm … to the dinner Contact: To register, contact Katie Brannan at 202-587- Ed Miniat, Inc. table." He assured attendees that an overall 4223 or [email protected] Janet M. Riley, senior vice president, public affairs and professional development Ed Nelson "BSE is a minuscule threat in this country" biosecurity system was in place, "designed Indiana Packers Corporation noted Secretary Johanns. Johanns told the to prevent the harmful introduction of plant Annual Meat Conference [email protected] Larry Odom attendees that BSE "has generated, in my and animal pathogens in our system of When: March 12 – 14, 2006 David Ray, vice president, public affairs Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. 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AMI Foundation News October 2005 Science Soundbites: A review of recent research Antimicrobial Treatment for Hot Dogs Show Effective in Recent Publications Study Shows U.S Standards for total absorption of iron, when In the latest news, NIH scientists AMIF completed funding of a research project at hot dogs with water following CPC application did not Bacon Handling Adequately compared to a vegetarian diet. say they have infused the anti- Kansas State University (KSU) aimed at validating the affect the results. The 1 percent CPC treatment also oxidant sodium nitrite into Protect Consumers effectiveness of a novel anti-listerial compound call reduced aerobic plate counts, lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, Nineteen healthy female subjects volunteers to assess its potential as USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC) when used in ready-to- molds, total coliforms and E. coli levels, further completed the study and were fed a treatment for sickle-cell anemia, Service (FSIS) has established eat meat products. The research has recently yielded two demonstrating the exciting anti-microbial properties of three meals a day containing pork heart attacks, brain aneurysms and cooking guidelines for fully cooked peer reviewed publications that describe the results. CPC. Lastly, and also very importantly, CPC did not for 5 days followed by vegetarian other conditions caused by meats but has never addressed how affect the appearance, firmness or texture of the treated these “safe-harboring” guidelines diets for 5 days. All main meals in problems with low oxygen. the meat diets contained 60 grams of Researchers inoculated hot dogs and