The Commissioner's Food Safety Forum formerly known as AgFIRST is set for its 5th annual event on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 P.M  at the Kerr Scott Building located on the NC State Fairgrounds.  We use this event to educate our Congressional Delegation, industry, and partnering agencies  on food safety and defense. In light of recent occurrences that have been making headlines, this year's event should be our largest audience ever exceeding 500  for this one day affair.

Listed below are some of the planned speakers slated to present at our forum. More speakers are being finalized and will be noted on the forum's official website.

• Dr. David Acheson, FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods
• Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Research Professor, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University
• Dr. Donald Zink, FDA Senior Scientist, CFSAN
• David Bergmire-Sweat, NC Division of Public Health, Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist
• Joe Reardon, Director Food & Drug Protection Division, NCDA
• Commissioner Steve Troxler, NCDA
• Barry Nash, NCSU Seafood Technology & Marketing Specialist

For more information and to register, visit our web site at http://www.ncagr.gov/ncfoodsafetyforum/ or contact Chrissy Lucas at christina.lucas@ncagr.gov.