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Dr. Jeffery L. Kornacki, PhD

2007. Avoiding Food Safety Surprises with In-House Microbiological Risk Assessments. September 18. Food Industry Microbiology Round Table. Marriott Chicago NW. Hoffman Estates, IL.

2007. Summary of Listeria monocytogenes Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Plants that Produce RTE Products. September 6. USDA FSIS, Washington, D.C.

2007. IAFP Annual Meeting. July 11. Case Studies in Microbial Spoilage - Troubleshooting and Control. Presentation in symposium S21 - Spoilage and Its Control in Meat Products. Orlando, FL

2007. IAFP Pre-Meeting Workshop (Co-Organizer, Co-Convener.). July 6 and 7. Statistical Sampling Plans for Ingredients and Finished Products: An Understanding of Microbiological Sampling Criteria. In workshop entitled, “Environmental Sampling of Food and Water.” Orlando, FL.

2007. IAFP Pre-Meeting Workshop (Co-Organizer, Co-Convener.). July 6 and 7. Applications of Sampling for Food Environments: Investigational and Routine Sampling. In workshop entitled, “Environmental Sampling of Food and Water.” Orlando, FL

2007. Starting Operations After Being Shut Down: Personal Experiences and Tips. June 26-27. Presentation in short course entitled, “In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Refrigerated and/or Processed Foods.” Food Science Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2007. In-Plant Investigations and Risk Assessments. June 26-27. Presentation in short course entitled, “In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Refrigerated and/or Processed Foods.” Food Science Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2007. Establishing Sampling Plans for Raw Ingredients and Finished Products. June 26- 27. Presentation in short course entitled, “In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Refrigerated and/or rocessed Foods.” Food Science Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2007. How Do Microorganisms Evade Your HACCP Plan Procedures? Presentation in short course entitled, “In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Refrigerated and/or Processed Foods.” June 26-27. Food Science Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2007. Minimizing Microbial Risk Using In-House Assessments. June 20. Wisconsin Association for Food Protection. Madison, WI

2007. Effective environmental and product sampling plans for recovery of coliforms. May 16. Wisconsin Laboratory Association. Neenah, WI.

2007. Microbiological Sampling Considerations: The Big Picture. May 7. Food Safety & Security. Washington, D. C.

2006. Examples of Surrogate Validation and Use in the Industry. September 21. Joint Education Committee (JEC). LaCrosse, WI. (A spoke for the Wisconsin Association for Food Protection section of this meeting.

2006. Tribute to the late Elmer H. Marth. September 20. JEC Meeting. LaCrosse, WI.

2006. How Microorganisms Evade HACCP Plans. September 6. FRESH seminar series. Food Research Institute. Madison, WI.

2006. IAFP Symposium S07 (Co-Organizer, Co-Convener) Surrogate Microorganisms; Selection, Use and Validation, August 14. Presentation entitled, “Examples of Surrogate Validation and Use in the Industry,” IAFP Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2006. IAFP Pre-Meeting Workshop (Co-Organizer, Co-Convener) Developing and Enhancing Your Food Microbiology Laboratory, August 12. Presentation entitled, “Laboratory Layout Considerations”. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2006. How Do Microorganisms Become Established in Your Plant and Evade Your HACCP Plant Procedures. July 12. In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Ready-to-Eat Foods short course. University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2006. Statistical Sampling Plans for Ingredients and Finished Products or Where and How Raw Ingredient and Finished Product Testing Fit into the Big Picture: An Understanding of Microbiological Sampling Criteria. July 12. In- Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Ready-to-Eat Foods short course. University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2006. Investigation: How to Look for Microorganisms. July 12. In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Ready-to-Eat Foods short course. University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2006. Re-Starting Operations After Being Shut Down: Personal Experiences and Tips July 12. In-Plant Control of Microbial Contamination for Ready-to-Eat Foods short course. University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2006. "How Microbes Get Around HACCP And What You Can Do About It." March 8. Food Safety World Conference. Washington, D.C.

2005. "How Microbes Become Established In Factory Environments and Evade HACCP Plans: Investigational Approaches and Exercise." October 19. National Environmental Health Association "Epi-Ready" workshop. Reno, NV.

2005. Microbial Control: Where and How Product Testing Fit Into the Big Picture: An understanding of microbiological sampling criteria. October 18. Presented at the 25th Annual Food Microbiology Symposium and Rapid and Automated Methods Workshop. River Falls, WI.

2005. Product Testing Fit into the Big Picture: An Understanding of Microbiological Sampling Criteria." September 15. Wisconsin Laboratory Association Annual Meeting. Wausau, WI.

2005. Kornacki, J.L. IAFP Pre-Meeting Workshop (Co-Organizer, Co-Convener) "Out of the filing cabinet into use: Real world Experience with trending data". August 12. Presentation entitled, “How Microorganisms Evade HACCP Plans: Developing Effective Environmental Sampling Plans.” Baltimore, MD.

2005. Kornacki Food Safety Associates Annual Meeting. January 17-19. Lectured Three days in course entitled, “Principles of Microbiological Troubleshooting in Your Factory: ‘Real Problems/Real Answers’”. Lectures included, Session 1: Introduction/Consequences and Examples of Food Contamination; Session 2: Review of Factors which Influence Microbial Growth and Survival (Resistance to Stress) and Death, Session 3: How Microbes Become Established in Factory Environments, How They Evade HACCP and Other Quality Control Plans; Session 4: Sampling the Environment and Equipment; Session 5:Statistical Sampling Plans for Ingredients and Finished Products; Session 7: Introduction to Conducting the In-Factory Investigation; Session 9: Starting Up Operations after Being Shut Down; Session 10a: The Principles and Value of Molecular Sub-typing in Food Investigation. San Diego, CA.

2004. Kornacki, J. L. National Pork Board Annual Quality and Safety Meeting. August 18. Surface material, temperature and soil effects on pathogen growth in condensate. West Des Moines, IA.

2004. Kornacki, J.L. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting. August 11. Symposium S26: Optimizing Data Minimizing Risk. “Where and How Ingredient and Finished Product Testing Fit into the Big Picture”. Phoenix, AZ.

2004. Behling, R.G. . International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting. August 11. Symposium S26: Optimizing Data Minimizing Risk. “Where and How Environmental/Investigational Sampling Fit into the Big Picture”. Phoenix, AZ.

2004. Yan, Z., J.B. Gurtler, and J.L. KORNACKI. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting. August 9. T66 A Solid Agar Overlay Method for Recovery of Listeria monocytogenes. Phoenix, AZ

2004. Yan, Z., J. L. KORNACKI, C-M. Lin and M.P. Doyle. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting. August 9. Poster Session P058. Fate of Aersolized Listeria monocytogenes in a Closed Bioaersol Chamber. Phoenix, AZ.

2004. Kornacki, J.L. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting Workshop. August 7-8. Workshop: Your Data, Your Job: Quality Systems for Microbiological Food Analysis. “Where and How Ingredient and Finish Product Testing Fit into the Big Picture.” Phoeniz, AZ.

2004. Kornacki, J.L. NCFST Lecture Series. February 23. Enterobacter sakazakii: An Emerging Food Pathogen. National Center for Food Safety and Toxicology. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. November 20, 2003. Enterobacter sakazakii: An Emerging Food (Infant Formula) Pathogen. Atlanta, GA.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Twenty-Third Food Microbiology Symposium: Current Concepts in Food-borne Pathogens and Rapid and Automated Methods in Microbiology. October 19-22. Enterobacter sakazakii: An Emerging Pathogen. River Falls, WI.
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2003. Kornacki, J.L. and R.G. Behling. Marshfield Clinic/Jones Dairy Farm. Serbian Microbiologist Training. July 21-August 1. Marshfield/Fort Atkinson/Green Bay, WI. Sponsored by USDA-FAS.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. and R.G. Behling. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting Workshop. August 8-9. Workshop: Assuring Confidence in Laboratory Data. Microbial Control. “Where and How Ingredient and Finish Product Testing Fit into the Big Picture.” New Orleans.2003. Kornacki, J.L. and R. G. Behling. International Association for Food Protection. Annual Meeting Workshop. August 8-9. Workshop: Assuring Confidence in Laboratory Data. “Microbial Control. “Where and How Environmental/Investigation Testing Fit into the Big Picture”. New Orleans.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. Institute of Food Technology Annual Meeting. July 15. Enterobacter sakazakii: An Emerging Pathogen. Chicago, IL.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. American Society for Microbiology 103rd General Meeting. May 20. Enterobacter sakazakii: History, Ecology and Epidemiology of an Emerging Pathogen. Washington, DC.

2003. Kornacki, J.L. Center for Food Safety Annual Meeting. March 4. Listeria and Surrogate Bacteria Aerosol Transmission Studies. Atlanta, GA 2003. Kornacki, J.L. Center for Food Safety Annual Meeting. March 5. Impact of Surface Composition, Soil, and Temperature on Pathogen Growth in Condensate. Atlanta, GA.

2002. Alabama Association for Food Protection. November 20, 2002. Investigational Sampling Birmingham, AL

2002. Food Safety Risk Analysis Seminar, October 28-November 1, 2002. Emerging Pathogens of Concern: Potential Future Microbial Threats with emphasis on foods of animal origin. October 30. Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

2002. Food Safety Risk Analysis Seminar, October 28-November 1, 2002. Field Investigations and Assessment of In-Factory Microbiological Risks: Case Studies. October 31, 2003. . Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

2002. Food Safety Risk Analysis Seminar, October 28-November 1, 2002. Laboratory Facility Considerations: A Food Microbiologist’s Perspective. October 31, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

2002. CSAGE meeting . Survival and Destruction of Bacillus anthracis in Foods. August 14,

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA.

2002. International Association for Food Protection. San Diego, CA. Pediococcus sp. NRRL B-2354 as a Thermal Surrogate in Place of Salmonellae and Listeria monocytogenes.

2002. Marshfield Clinic. Marshfield, WI. Enterobacter sakazakii: pursuit of a
putative pathogen.

2002. Georgia Department of Agriculture annual training meeting. Farmer’s Market. Riverdale, GA. Investigational Approaches to Sampling.

2002. Georgia Department of Agriculture annual training meeting. Farmer’s
Market. Macon, GA. Investigational Approaches to Sampling.

2002. Georgia Association of Food and Environmental Sanitarians annual meeting. Atlanta, GA. How Microorganisms Evade HACCP Plans.

2002. Center for Food Safety Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. Development of Surrogate Microorganisms for In-Factory Validation of Thermal Processes.

2002. Meat Industry Research Conference. Chicago, IL. Conference sponsored by the American Meat Institute and American Meat Science Association. Identifying future threats to food safety.

2001. Wisconsin Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians.
Madison, WI. How Microorganisms Evade HACCP Plans.

2001. Wisconsin Dairy Products Association meeting. Wisconsin Dells, WI. Significance of Pathogenic Microorganisms to the Dairy Industry.

2000. Food Safety 2000 Conference. Oporto, Portugal. Monitoring Sanitation Programs in the Dairy Industry.

2000. International Association for Food Protection Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. Relevance of Testing to Reduce Risk: Statistical Sampling-An Overview. (Presented on behalf of R. S. Flowers).

2000. Second International Conference on Food Safety sponsored by the National Sanitation Foundation. Savanna, GA. Symposium Co-convenor.

2000. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN. Dairy Product Shelf-life Improvement: Microbial Considerations.

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