Seminar Speaker: Dr. Robert J. Price
Dr. Price
received his B.A. degree in Microbiology from the University
of Minnesota and his M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in Food Science from Oregon State
University.
Dr. Price joined
the University of California
in January 1974 as an Extension Specialist, Seafood Products with the
Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant Extension Program. He is housed in the Food Science &
Technology Department on the UC-Davis Campus.
As a Seafood
Technology Specialist, Dr. Price provides technical information and assistance
to the California seafood
industry and federal, state and local agencies on processing, quality control,
seafood safety, sanitation, and waste management. He also assists food editors, home
economists, nutritionists, dieticians, and consumers on seafood safety,
handling, and home preservation.
Dr. Price serves
on the Steering Committee of the Seafood HACCP Alliance of Education and
Training. This Alliance
of government regulators, seafood industry representatives, and Sea Grant
Seafood Specialists developed the HACCP training materials and courses for
educating seafood processors and importers.
Dr. Price’s
research interest includes seafood processing technology, quality improvement,
and waste management. He has authored or
co-authored over 150 popular and scientific publications on seafood technology.
Dr. Price is a
Fellow of the Institute of Food
Technologists, and a member of the Pacific
Fisheries Technologists, just to name a few.
Next meeting on February 22, 2002
The third meeting of the LA Gulf
Coast IFT section will be held in late February 2001. Tentative plans include a tour to Kleinpeter
Farms, in Baton Rouge and a talk
“Beyond Demographics: Understanding Food Preferences through Consumer
Testing." given by Dr. A.V.A. Resurreccion, an IFT Scientific Speaker,
from the University of Georgia.
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MEETING NOTICE
When: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 Deadline for
reservations -
November 23
Where: Community
Coffee
Port Allen Plant
1833
La. Hwy 1 South
Port
Allen, LA 70767
What: - Tour of the Community Coffee.
- Cocktail Hour with a cash
bar.
- Dinner at the Faculty
Club, The Club Room, LSU, Highland
Road at Raphael Semmes
Road, Baton Rouge LA
70803.
(Choices of Meal: Chicken Cordon Blue with supreme sauce
or Beef Bourguignonne, served with rice pilaf and steam fresh
vegetable medley. The entrée comes
with a waldorf salad, Italian cream cake and drink
(water and iced-tea)
- Seminar by Dr. Robert J.
Price, Professor in the Food Science & Technology Department on the
UC-Davis Campus, on the topic “Safety and Regulatory Aspects of Seafood
Products”.
Schedule: 2:00 - 4:00 pm Tour
of the Community Coffee plant * (please be on time)
5:00 - 6:00 pm Cocktail
Hour with cash bar
6:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner
at LSU Faculty Club
7:00 - 8:00 pm Seminar
presentation by Dr. Robert J. Price
Registration: $22
for members and $11 for students by November 23.
Reservations: Call
or fax registration to Dr. Witoon Prinyawiwatkul,
LSU, phone (225)-388-5188, FAX (225)-388-5300 or email: wprinya@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu . Please send a payment (cash or check payable
to LA Gulf Coast IFT) to Dr. Witoon Prinyawiwatkul
at LSU Dept. of Food Science, Baton Rouge, LA
70803.
(*) Driving directions to Community
Coffee: Travel West on I-10 toward Lafayette, Exit Hwy 1 North (Port Allen exit
#153). It will be a right exit,
near the foot of the bridge (Lafayette
side). At the first light, make a right
U-turn onto the Service road. Follow
that road under the bridge and the Community Coffee is on the left.
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Deadline for registration is
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Student Awards
Subramaniam Sathivel, a Ph.D. student, was selected as a
recipient of the 2001-2002 IFT Graduate Fellowship ($1,250), sponsored by the
Haarmann & Reimer.
Sabina Maza-Gomez won the 2nd
place of the 2001 Graduate Paper Competition, Biotechnology Division at the
2001 IFT Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. The title of the paper is “Increased Ester
Production in Rum Distillates Using Propionibacterium
thoenii and Clostridium propionicum
Stillage fermentations” by Maza-Gomez, S., Kampen, W. H., and Prinyawiwatkul,
W.
Latest news
and developments from The Institute of Food Technologists
Coca-Cola to acquire Odwalla
Odwalla, Inc. announced it has
signed a definitive agreement with The Coca-Cola Co. to
become a separate business unit of The Minute Maid Co.,
Coca-Cola's juice division.
Nestle wants all of Haagen-Dazs unit
Nestle has announced that it is
still interested in acquiring the 50% stake it does not already own in
Haagen-Dazs, the U.S.
premium ice cream unit.
Blommer Chocolate gives $250,000 for food
science
Blommer Chocolate Co., a
Chicago, Ill.-based chocolate manufacturer, has given $250,000 to support the
construction of a new Food Science
Building at Penn
State*s University
Park campus.
McCormick releases food craving study data
McCormick & Co. has released
the results of a consumer study it sponsored on Americans food cravings. The
study indicates major difference in food cravings between various groups.
USDA requests $45.2 million for biosecurity
On Oct.19, Ag Secretary Veneman
announced that President Bush has proposed the allocation of $45.2 million to
USDA as part of a $20 billion submission to Congress for emergency funding to
strengthen essential programs and services related to biosecurity issues.
2001 World Food Prize winner
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Director
General of the International Food Policy Research Institute,
has been named as the winner of the 2001 World Food Prize. Pinstrup-Andersen initiated the research
effort which enabled several governments to reform their food subsidy programs,
dramatically increasing food availability to the most poor in each country.
USDA food consumption data
The USDA’s Economic Research
Service annually calculates the amount of food available for human consumption
in the United States.
Americans' food choices reflect a topsy-turvy pyramid, top-heavy with added
sugars and fats and light on whole grains, fruits, low-fat dairy products, dark
green vegetables, fish, and dry beans.
Humanitarian food
packages dropped
According to news reports, the U.S.
military is dropping about 35,000 food packages into some of the most remote
areas of Afghanistan
on a daily basis. These Humanitarian
Daily Rations (HDRs) contain 2,300 calories, broken down as 10-13% protein,
27-30% fat, and not less than 60% carbohydrates.
ADM closes Destrehan flour mill
ADM Milling announced that it is
discontinuing operations at its flour mill in Destrehan,
La. The closing of this mill is part of a
company-wide reorganization of business assets. The Destrehan plant began
milling operations in 1975 and has a rated capacity of 6,000 cwts. of flour per day.
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of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position of
IFT, nor of the Regional Section, and should not be interpreted as such.
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differences and therefore will not discriminate based on race, color, gender,
sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran
status.
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