BCFPA Events 2010

2010 Fall Speaker's Evening - Thursday 7th October 2010

Subject	Speaker	Presentation
*“Rapid Techniques for Allergen Detection"*	Mr. Tony Lupo Director of Technical Services Neogen Corporation Lansing, MI, USA
"Food Allergens, Sulphites and Gluten Sources: Policy & Regulatory Update"	Mr. Lance Hill Food Policy Liaison Officer Health Canada Burnaby, BC

Subject	Speaker	Presentation
*“Listeriosis in Canada: Anatomy of an Outbreak, Lessons-Learned and Path Forward"*	Dr. Jeffrey Farber Director of Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Products and Food Branch Health Canada Ottawa, ON
"Recovery, detection and sanitizer susceptibility of Listeria spp. from meat processing environments"	Ms. Jovana Kovacevic Food Safety Specialist BC Centre for Disease Control Vancouver, BC
“Listeria monocytogenes:Factors contributing to survival in foods and food production environments”	Dr. Kevin J. Allen Assistant Professor of Food Microbiology The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC

Subject	Speaker	Presentation
BCFPA 2009 Annual Report	Terry Peters President BC Food Protection Association
“A Four Decade Perspective on Food Safety: What I have Learned”	Dr. Brent Skura Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Land and Food Systems The University of British Columbia
*“Keeping Pace With the Global Marketplace (in Post-Secondary Education)”*	Dr. Gary Sandberg Program Head of Food Technology, School of Health Sciences British Columbia Institute of Technology