January 22 – 23, 2008
Georgia World Congress Center I Atlanta
Georgia, USA
The American public has a deep connection with their pets and one of their primary considerations is what they feed their pets. With this in mind, it is important that pet food manufacturers carefully monitor ingredient quality. The melamine contamination scandal has provided challenges to the pet food industry, the regulatory agencies dealing with the industry and the food industry in general.
The American Feed Industry Association and the Poultry Protein & Fat Council will sponsor a Conference On Pet Food Ingredient Quality January 22-23, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, January 22:
(Sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association)
9 – 10:15 a.m.
It´s a Small World: Global Perspective on the Pet Food Industry and Ingredient Training (Including an invited speaker from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Melamine: Catalyst to Focusing on Ingredient Quality
(Invited panel of speakers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Association of American Feed Control Officials)
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2 p.m.
Consumer Marketing: Pet Food Public Relations
2 – 3 p.m.
Ingredient and Feed Quality Assurance, Control and the Laws and Regulations Dictating Them
3 – 3:15 p.m.Break
(Sponsored by the Poultry Protein & Fat Council)
3:15 – 5 p.m.
Quality Aspects of Poultry Protein
Wednesday, January 23:
8 - 10 a.m.
American Feed Industry Association and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Educational Programs
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo Open
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
- Dr. Greg Aldrich, Pet Food and Ingredient Technology
- Dr. Christine Daugherty, Senior Counsel, Tyson Foods
- Dr. Dave Dzanis, Dzanis Consulting, Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine
- Dr. George Fahey Jr., Professor of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois
- Barry Griffith, Project Manager, Tyson Foods
- Dr. David Lummis, Senior Pet Market Analyst, Packaged Facts
- Eric Nelson, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Past President, Association of American Feed Control Officials
- Dr. Kenneth Petersen, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Field Operations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Dr. Kimberly May, Assistant Director in the Department of Professional and Public Affairs, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- Dr. Kristin Schmitz, Senior Staff Veterinarian, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export
Conference Bonus
All conference attendees will receive complimentary admission to the International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo January 23-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The trade show features more than 900 exhibitors displaying the latest products, services and technology for the poultry, pet food, and feed sectors of the industry.
All preregistered attendees also will receive a copy of the proceedings from the conference.