Member Symposium: Phytosanitary Irradiation: How the International Community is Rising to the Regulatory Challenge

Sunday, November 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 19 B (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Laura A. Jeffers
Michael K. Hennessey
David E. Bellamy


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
0158
The short history of phytosanitary irradiation
Peter A. Follett, USDA-ARS
8:25 AM
0159
US phytosanitary irradiation program
Laura A. Jeffers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST)
8:45 AM
0160
Australian irradiated exports to New Zealand
Brendan McDonald, Ministry for Primary Industries ; Craig Scheibel, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
9:05 AM
0161
Phytosanitary irradiation and international trade
Vanessa Dellis, USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Health Programs (PHP)
9:25 AM
0162
International standards for phytosanitary irradiation
Woodward Bailey, USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
0163
Phytosanitary irradiation: quality studies and consumer acceptance
Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University, Food Science
10:20 AM
0164
Insect-related specialty crop trade barriers: logistical and infrastructural challenges for irradiation in California
Spencer Walse, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
10:40 AM
0165
Phytosanitary irradiation: an economic perspective
Chip Starns, ScanTech Sciences
11:00 AM
0166
FAO/IAEA coordinated research project on the development of generic phytosanitary irradiation treatments
Guy J. Hallman, USDA, ARS
11:20 AM
0167
Effects of modified and controlled atmospheres on phytosanitary irradiation; a physiological and biochemical perspective towards efficacy and diagnostics
Dan A. Hahn, University of Florida
11:40 AM
0168
Open forum: stakeholder and research needs for phytosanitary irradiation
Laura A. Jeffers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST)
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