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USDA's Raymond, HHS' Troy to Speak at Food and Drug Law Institute's Major Food Safety Conference

Posted on: Thursday, 10 January 2008, 09:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard A. Raymond, M.D., Under Secretary for Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tevi D. Troy, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be speaking at the Food and Drug Law Institute's food safety conference Jan. 24, 2008, FDLI announced today.

Several recent high profile recalls regarding pathogens in fresh produce and meat, and contaminants in animal and human food have triggered an evaluation of the safety of the United States food supply. These incidents have forced firms in the food industry to deal with multiple legislative initiatives, heightened regulatory pressures and an increasingly skeptical and aggressive media.

To explore these issues, FDLI is sponsoring Food Safety: Problems & Solutions --- Experts Discuss What Needs to Be Done and Predict What Will Happen, at The Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C.

This FDLI program will examine the most significant food safety issues facing the industry from the perspective of the industry, government, consumer groups and other thought leaders. The program also will explore various legislative initiatives and evaluate the impact the proposed legislation would have on the industry.

Other featured speakers include:

David W. K. Acheson, M.D., Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection, Office of the Commissioner, FDA

Nega Beru, Ph.D., Director, Office of Food Safety, Office of the Center Director, CFSAN, FDA

Cathleen A. Enright, Ph.D., Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, Western Growers Association;

Miriam J. Guggenheim, Attorney, Covington & Burling LLP;

David Lazarus, Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard J. Durbin, U.S. Senate;

James T. O'Reilly, Professor, University of Cincinnati, and, Counsel, Baker & Daniels

Stuart M. Pape, Managing Partner, Patton Boggs LLP; Daniel F. Shaw, Associate General Counsel, H.J. Heinz Company;

Caroline Smith Dewaal, J.D., Director of Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest;

Steve Steingart, Industry Liaison/Assistant Chief Food Safety Program, Allegheny County Health Department, and, President, Association of Food and Drug Officials; and

Michael R. Taylor, Research Professor, Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University

This program is co-sponsored by the Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section, D.C. Bar.

To register for the conference, visit http://www.fdli.org/ or call (800) 956-6923 or (202) 371-1420.

Media: For more information, contact Michael Levin-Epstein, (202) 222-0897.

Founded in 1949, FDLI publishes the award-winning, peer-reviewed Food and Drug Law Journal; the bimonthly magazine Update; FDA Directory; and dozens of books and publications for attorneys, regulatory affairs practitioners, scientists, health care professionals, government employees and marketers in the food and drug field. For more information, visit http://www.fdli.org/

Food and Drug Law Institute

CONTACT: Michael Levin-Epstein, Editor-in-Chief, Food and Drug LawInstitute, +1-202-222-0897

Web Site: http://www.fdli.org/

Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire

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