Welcome to GETA of Northern California

GETA typically holds 3 meetings per year: a dinner meeting in the winter, an all-day symposium in the spring/summer, and a half-day symposium in the fall. Poster presentations are usually included once per year either in the spring or fall meeting.

GETA Spring Symposium

Thusday, June, 2012

Food Safety and Health in a Global Setting:

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Elihu M. Harris Building, Room 1 (Second Floor)

1515 Clay Street

Oakland, CA 94612

It seems that nary a week goes by without the FDA or USDA announcing a recall of one product or another for any number of reasons (especially unreported allergens or bacterial contamination) or concern is raised over the wholesomeness of a processed or imported food. The popular press is awash with articles over what foods to avoid and what supplements to add to your diet to prevent or achieve specific outcomes. A panel of speakers will discuss current research and regulatory legislation related to food safety and health issues in this age of global sourcing of the US food supply.

1:00 - 1:30 Registration
1:30 - 1:40 Opening Remarks by GETA Officers
1:40 - 2:10 Traditional Analytical Approaches and New Challenges
David L. Brandon, PhD, Research Chemist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA
2:10 - 2:40 Toxicity and Detection of Biothreat Toxins in Food: Botulinum Neurotoxins
Luisa W. Cheng, PhD, Research Biologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA
2:40 - 3:10 Dietary Restriction and the Oxidative Stress Response
Danica Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley
3:10 - 3:40 Break
3:40 - 4:10 Plant Food Constituents That Inactivate Pathogens and Reduce Formation of Heterocyclic Amines
Mendel Friedman, PhD, Research Chemist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA
4:10 - 4:40 Regulated Imported Foods: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Janet McDonald, PhD, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, FDA San Francisco District, Alameda, CA
4:40 - 5:00 Questions and Answers

Registration Fee (including refreshments)**:

Regular Members: $20

Full-time Registered Student/Post-Doc*: $10

Non-Member (includes 1-yr membership through 2012): $45

*Membership in GETA is free!

**There is a $10 surcharge for same-day registration without an RSVP, if space is available.

Registration Deadline is June 1st (by mail) or June 5th(3 pm by email)

Send the completed registration form and check (made payable to GETA)
and postmarked by Friday, February 27th to:

GETA
c/o Kathleen Vork
1515 Clay Street, 16th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

You may also make reservations by email to Kathleen.Vork@oehha.ca.gov, and pay at the door (cash, check).
You will be billed if you fail to attend the meeting,
unless you cancel before Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 3 pm.

Download the Registration Form (PDF)

2012 Spring Registration Form

Directions to Meeting

**NEW - GETA TRAVEL STIPEND PROGRAM**

A limited number of travel stipends will be available for those traveling greater than 40 miles round trip to our meeting. These funds will be available on a first come, firsted served basis and will be calculated at $0.55 per mile for up to 100 miles. If you are interested in applying for a travel stipend, pease contact Kathleen Vork at Kathleen.Vork@oehha.ca.gov.