University of Helsinki

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WEDNESDAY 15th
University Main Building, Unioninkatu 34

17.00-18.30 Registration

18.30-19.00 Mari Nevas (Unversity of Helsinki, Finland):
The past, the present, and the future of food control research

19.00-21.00 Rector’s reception, hosted by Johanna Björkroth, Vice Rector of The University of Helsinki

THURSDAY 16th
Banqueting Room, Unioninkatu 33

08.00-08.30 Registration

Session I: Evaluating the Influence of Food Control

08.30-09.30 Juha Junttila (FVO, Ireland):
Food control research - definitions, context and research questions.

09.30-10.00 Saija Jokela (University of Helsinki, Finland):
Food control officials’s views on coercive measures in ensuring food safety

10.00-10.15 Coffee

10.15-10.45 Nina Kaario (University of Helsinki, Finland):
The effects of the food production legislation on small and medium-sized food enterprises

10.45-11.15 Aivars Berzins (Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia):
Listeriosis in Latvia - surveillance and control

11.15-11.45 Outi Lepistö (University of Helsinki, Finland):
The impacts and use of the principle of good governance in food safety control actions

11.45-13.00 Lunch and Poster Session

Session II: Costs, Benefits and Resources of Food Control

13.00-14.00 Craig Hedberg (University of Minnesota, USA):
Public Health Surveillance is a Pre-Requisite for Effective Food Control Programs

14.00-14.30 Satu Tähkäpää (University of Helsinki, Finland):
Reasons behind inadequate local food control resources

14.30-14.45 Coffee

14.45-15.15 Joaquim Ordeig Vila (EU, SANCO):
Official food controls in the EU

15.15-15.45 Mati Roasto (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia):
Food control research on Campylobacter spp. in Estonia.

15.45-16.00 Discussion

18.00-19.30 Departure for a sightseeing tram tour

19.30- Congress Dinner, Restaurant Kappeli

FRIDAY 17th
Banqueting Room, Unioninkatu 33

09.00-09.30 Coffee

Session III: Methodology in Food Control Research

09.30-10.30 Jukka Ranta (Evira, Finland):
Role of inference in QRA

10.30-11.00 Pirkko Tuominen (Evira, Finland):
Evaluating risk management options with risk assessment.

11.00-12.00 Lunch and Poster Session

Session IV: Control Programmes and Legislation

12.00-13.00 Riitta Maijala (EU, EFSA):
Using science as a basis when drafting the legislation.

13.00-13.30 Christina Papadopoulou (Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK):
National control programme for Salmonella in poultry in Great Britain

13.30-14.00 Scott Wells (University of Minnesota, USA):
On-farm control programmes reduce Johne´s disease prevalence in dairy herds.

14.00-14.20 Coffee

14.20-14.40 Haydar Özdemir (Ankara University, Turkey): Prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in retail chicken meat in Ankara

14.40-15.00 Albert Thiemo: Foodborne viruses: A current and emerging issue for food control research.

15.00-15.30 Discussion:
The future schemes in the field of food control research, and the continuation of the International Meeting on Food Control Research

15.30 Departure

Photo (C) Helsingin kaupungin kuvapankki, credits:
Mika Lappalainen