Speaker
Jairus David
ConAgra Foods

Application of Natural Antimicrobials in Food: Food Industry User Perspective - Presentation Slides - Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Jairus R. D. David, Ph.D., is Senior Principal Research Scientist, Innovation & Research – Applied Science & Technology, ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska. He leads and manages the company’s natural antimicrobial program and has responsibilities that include science leadership and development of intervention technologies, process and quality optimization. Beyond natural antimicrobials, his 30-plus years of food industry experience also include innovation, aseptic technologies, microbiology, thermal processing, food safety and risk mitigation. Prior to ConAgra, David worked at Real Fresh Aseptic Operations in Visalia, California, and Gerber Baby Foods, Fremont, Michigan. Jairus has a B.Sc. in Agriculture, MSc in Food Technology and earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology with Thermal Processing emphasis from the University of California at Davis, under the tutelage of Dr. Richard Larry Merson.   He is a Certified Quality Manager (CQM) and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), American Society for Quality. Jairus is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), 2008, and is the recipient of IFT’s prestigious Industrial Scientist Award, 2006. David is recognized for developing and influencing public health food safety policy on use of honey in cereals and bakery products for prevention of infant botulism in infants under 12 months of age.  Currently all honey and honey containing food products in commerce carry a warning label “Do not feed honey to infants less than one year of age.” Jairus has served on the Board of Advisors of the Center for Food Safety & Quality Enhancement, University of Georgia at Griffin, and the Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Jairus has extensive scientific publication and presentation record. Jairus has participated in leadership development program at Center for Creative Leadership, Kellogg School of Management, Dr. Stephen Covey Forum, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tentative Agenda

8:15 a.m.	Registration (Parking is limited; plan to arrive early.)
8:45 a.m.	Poster Presentations Graduate Students
10:15 a.m.	Welcome Roy Escoubas, FAPC Director Peter Muriana, FAPC Food Microbiologist
10:30 a.m.	Keynote Presentation: Application of Natural Antimicrobials in Food: Food Industry User Perspective - Presentation Slides Jairus David, Conagra Foods
11:30 a.m.	Lunch and Questions for Keynote Speaker
12:30 p.m.	Oral Presentations
2 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m.	Poster and Oral Presentation Awards
2:45 p.m.	Wrap-up and Adjourn

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