2022 MFRPA Presentations

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 – General Session 

11:15 am – 11:30 am

11:40 am – 11:50 am
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11:50 am – 12:30 pm

11:50 am – 12:20 pm

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

2:15 pm – 3:00 p

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

3:40 pm – 4:30 pm
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Welcome to MFRPA 2022

• Jan Kelly, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  
• Alan Tart, Deputy Office Director, Office of Partnerships, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Recognition of Fully Conformant States

• Ellen Buchanan, Audit Staff Director, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Tressa Madden-McGill, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Standards Implementation, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Domestic Mutual Reliance: Partnership Agreements with States

• Tim Mueller, Director, Division of Integration, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Matt Colson, Consumer Safety Officer/Auditor, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Rick Beckstrand, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
• Brian Schuettler, Environmental Consultant, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Ramon Hernandez, District Director, HAFE4, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Mark Harris, District Director, HAFW4, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

Updates to MFRPS in 2022

• Guy Delius, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Carrie Doupnik, MFRPS Specialist, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

FDA Audit Staff Update & Reduced Assessment Findings 

• Israel Juarbe, Consumer Safety Officer/Auditor, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Christina Castineyra, Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

ORA Data Exchange and SAFHER Overview

• Omari Fennell, Data Exchange (DX) Outreach Coordinator, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Hollis Glenn, Division Director, Inspection and Consumer Services, Colorado Department of Agriculture
• Elisabeth Wirsing, Senior Environmental Health Program Manager, Vermont Department of Health​​

Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) 101 

• Dawn Smith, Consumer Safety Officer/Auditor, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Angela Kohls, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​​

Regional Break-Out Sessions

• Frank Greene, Director, Food, Standards and Product Safety Division, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
• Jan Kelly, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Food and Feed Safety Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Mark Sestak, Deputy Director, Division of Food, Milk, and Lodging, Alabama Department of Public Health
  
• Phillip Fruechting, Section Chief II, Wholesale/Manufactured Foods, Arkansas Department of Health
• Richard Beckstrand, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Division of Regulatory Services, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
• Sheri Morris, Assistant Director, Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services, Pennsylvania Department Of Agriculture​

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 – General Session 

10:30 am – 11:20 am
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm
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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
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1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
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2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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The Value of Data Metrics for Your Program 

• Heika Tait, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Integration, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Guy Delius, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Standards Implementation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiatives

• Mark Moorman, PhD, Director, Office of Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

Egg Standards, Other Standards Under Development, and Standards Harmonization

• Kathleen Close, Consumer Safety Officer/Auditor, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Kathryn Blackshear, MFRPS Specialist, Division of Standards Implementation, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration​

FDA Contracts and Cooperative Agreement Updates 

• Brett Weed, Branch Chief, Human and Animal Food, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Lt. Commander James Betz, Project Manager, Division of Partnership Investments and Agreements, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Joceyln Ramos, Project Manager, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Elisa Beard, Project Manager, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Wendy Campbell, Director, Division of Partnership Investment and Agreements, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA Office of Human and Animal Food Operations Updates and Initiatives

• Michael Rogers, MS, Assistant Commissioner, Human and Animal Food Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Natural Disasters - Preparing and Responding

• Davonna Koebrick, Food Safety Officer / MFRPS Coordinator, Texas Department of State Health Services
• Rae Walker, Emergency Preparedness/COOP Coordinator, Consumer Protection Division, Texas Department of State Health Services
• Summer Williams, Rapid Response Team Program Manager & Recall Coordinator, Georgia Department of  Agriculture
• Brandon Adcock, Senior Environmental Scientist, Food Inspections and Technical Support Section, Emergency Response Unit, California Department of Public Health

Resources: 
EMERGENCY GUIDANCE REGARDING handwashing stations in Warehouse
Extreme Weather Event Guidance_Feb 2021 
flood_power_outage_2018
Guidance for Food Manufacturers under Boil Water Notice
Reopening a Retail Food Establishment after Emergency 09 01 2017
RFE Guidance for Boil-Water Operations (Rev. 02-2021)
Guidance for Warehouses distributing food and drugs under Boil Water Notice 2021 

FDA Training Updates & Initiatives

• Patricia Alcock, Director, Office of Training Education and Development, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Thursday, February 10, 2022 – General Session 

10:30 am – 11:20 am

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
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2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
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2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
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2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
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4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
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Imported Foods & FDA Interdiction Efforts

• Anita Liu, Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Gordon Chu, Director of Investigations Branch, Division of West Coast Import (DWCI), Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Ryan Borges, Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer (SCSO), U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Preventive Controls Implementation by FDA and States

• Debra DeVlieger, National Food Expert, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Daniel Mason, Training Coordinator / Food Safety Compliance Specialist, Food Safety Program, Washington State Department of Agriculture
• Suzanne Pyle, Food Safety Program Specialist / MFRPS Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture​​

Is MFRPS Meeting its Mission?

• Tim Weigner, Division Director, Division of Standards Implementation, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Vinetta Howard King, Director, Office of Human and Animal Foods-East, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Kim Stryker, Food Safety & Sanitation Program Manager, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Quality Assurance Plan

• Rashelly Bland, MFRPS Coordinator, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services​​

Effectively Communicating with Industry and the Public

• Brooke Benschoter, Director of Communications, Association of Food and Drug Officials​

Food Safety Career Promotion and Staff Recruitment

• Jessica Badour, Workforce and Communications Coordinator, Association of Food and Drug Officials

Aligning Regulatory Sampling with Laboratory Support

• Jan Kelly, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Food and Feed Safety Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Bryanne Shaw, Assistant Lab Director, Laboratory Services Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Sinisa Urban, Division Chief, Division of Environmental Sciences, Maryland Department Of Health
• Erin Kafka, Rapid Response Team Coordinator, Office of Food Protection, Maryland Department of Health

Looking to the Future - Closing Remarks

• Alan Tart, Deputy Office Director, Office of Partnerships, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Phillip Fruechting, Public Health Section Chief II, Wholesale/Manufactured Foods, Arkansas Department of Health

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