Joint IIT IFSH/UW FRI Mycotoxin Symposium

Joint IIT IFSH/Food Research Institute Mycotoxin Symposium

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Crowne Plaza, Chicago O'Hare

Rosemont, IL 60012

Program Agenda

Session 1

8:30 - 10:35 am

Exposure to Mycotoxins and Toxicological Aspects

Session Chair: Mark Cook, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:30 am - 8:35 am

Introductory Remarks

Chuck Czuprynski, PhD, Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:35 am - 9:00 am

Mold and Mycotoxin Basics

JaeHyuk Yu, PhD, University of of Wisconsin-Madison

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Surveys of Mycotoxin Levels in Grains and Foods in the U.S.

Gary Munkvold, PhD, Iowa State University

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Aflatoxin in Africa and Beyond: The Evolving Response

John Lamb, World Bank

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Biomarkers for Mycotoxin Exposure

Ron Riley, PhD, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

10:30 am - 10:45 am Coffee Break

Session 2

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Control of Mycotoxins

Session Chair: Nancy Keller, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:45 am - 11:15 am

Plant Breeding Efforts for Controlling Mold and Mycotoxin Contamination of Foods

Mike Kolomiets, PhD, Texas A&M University

11:15 am - 11:45 am

Biocontrol of Mycotoxins

Peter Cotty, PhD, University of Arizona

11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Post-harvest Control of Mycotoxins

Tim Phillips, PhD, Texas A&M University

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch

Session 3

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Novel Methods for Detecting and Quantifying Mycotoxins in Food

Session Chair: Jack Cappozzo, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology

1:15 pm - 1:40 pm

Future Approaches to Mycotoxin Detection

Chris Maragos, PhD, USDA-ARS-NCAUR

1:40 pm - 2:05 pm

Novel Approaches for Detecting Mycotoxins

Ashli Brown, PhD, and Kevin Armbrust, PhD, Mississippi State Laboratory

2:05 pm - 2:30 pm

LC-MS-MS Methods for Quantifying Multiple Mycotoxin Residues

Franz Berthiller, PhD, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mycotoxin Research, Austria

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Use of Immunological Quantitative Lateral Flow Devices for Mycotoxin HACCP Control

Ronald Niemeijer, R-Biopharm AG, Germany

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Coffee Break

Session 4

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Regulations on Mycotoxin Levels in Foods/Feeds

Session Chair: Lauren Jackson, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, IIT Institute for Food Safety and Health

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Mycotoxins in Food: An FDA Perspective

Nega Beru, PhD, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Regulations on Mycotoxins in Canada

Jennifer Eastwood, PhD, Health Canada

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Regulations on Mycotoxins in Europe and Elsewhere

Monique de Nijs, PhD, RIKILT, Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, The Netherlands

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Concluding Remarks

Robert E. Brackett, PhD, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology