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FAO/WHO Regional Conference on Food Safety for Asia and Pacific

Seremban, Malaysia, 24-27 May 2004

Tentative Seminar Program
Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula:
Current Updates and Issues

(A side event (co-organized by ILSI Southeast Asia Region)
at the FAO/WHO Regional Conference on Food Safety for Asia and the Pacific)

9.00 hours, 26 May 2004

Plenary Session
9.00 – 9.15 am	ILSI SEA Region FAO/WHO Representative
9.15 – 9.45 am	Introduction to Enterobacter sakazakii Dr. Sally Hasell, New Zealand Milk Ltd., New Zealand
9.45 – 10.15 am	Current knowledge and Issues on Enterobacter sakazakii Contamination in Infant Foods Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, World Health Organization, Switzerland
10.15 – 10.45 am	Break
10.45 – 11.15 am	Minimizing Enterobacter sakazakii Contamination in the Manufacture of Infant Formula – a Perspective from Industry Dr. Anthony Huggett, Nestle Research Center, Switzerland
11.15 – 11.45 am	Preventing Cross-contamination of Enterobacter sakazakii during Infant Formula Preparation Mr. Michael Stein, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Thailand
11.45 am – 12.15 pm	Present Work and Future Research Needs on Enterobacter sakazakii Dr. Sri Estuningsih, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
12.15 – 1.15 pm	Discussion Development of Risk Management Strategies of E. sakazakii in the Region
1.15 pm	Adjournment