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2012 Pet Food Conference
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Georgia World Congress Center, Room B302 - B304
8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

8 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Overview of the Conference
8:10 - 8:50 a.m. Domestic and Global Industry Trends
Svetlana Uduslivaia, Euromonitor International
8:50 - 9:30 a.m. Ingredient Variability - Why Should You Care?
Dr. Dale Hill, ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc.
9:30 - 10 a.m. Break- Sponsored by Trouw Nutrition LLC
Canine Companions for Independence
available during break
10 - 11:15 a.m. FDA/AAFCO Panel
  • FDA: Regulatory Update on Ingredient Approvals (GRAS, FAP lite),
    Unapproved Animal Drugs and Calorie Labeling
    Dr. Sharon Benz, FDA-CVM (invited)
  • AAFCO: IDC Review Process, Listing GRAS in the Official Publication, Where is it going in the Future?
    Mr. Bob Waltz, AAFCO incoming president (invited)
11:15 a.m. - Noon Ingredient Supplier Question & Answer Panel: Establishing Quality Relationships and Safety Issues of Concern
  • Chuck Hayden, Trouw Nutrition USA LLC
  • Richard McKinley, SPF North America
  • James La Marta, DSM Nutritional Products
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:30 -2:15 p.m. Food Safety Modernization Act and Salmonella from FDA's perspective
Dr. Dan McChesney, FDA-CVM (invited)
2:15 - 3 p.m. Third-Party Certification Programs
Leah Wilkinson, American Feed Industry Association
3 - 3:15 p.m. Break sponsored by ADM Alliance Nutrition
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Pet Food Safety Topics - Trends and Methods to Control
  • Salmonella - Douglas Marshall, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.
  • Mycotoxins - Duarte Diaz, Novus International, Inc.
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Panel: What's Next in Food Safety?
  • Douglas Marshall, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.
  • Duarte Diaz, Novus International, Inc.
  • Marty Wilder, Pet Food Association of Canada (invited)
  • Dr. David Meeker, National Renderers Association
  • Dr. Casey Barton Behravesh, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention



  

Sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association and the Poultry Protein & Fat Council