2025 Alaska Food Protection Task Force Educational Workshop

Alaska Food Protection Task Force Meeting Agenda

Educational Workshop

February 3 and 4, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Alaska)

Day 1 - Monday, February 3

8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Kimberly Stryker, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Past and Present Athabascan Traditional Food Preservation Practices of the Deg Hit'an of Shageluk and Grayling by Indigenous Chef Flora Deacon
Flora Deacon, Alaska Traditional Kitchen at University of Alaska Anchorage
Melissa Chlupach, University of Alaska Anchorage

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Hepatitis A - Infections and Outbreak Planning and Preparation
Kathleen Easley, State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology

10:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.

Hepatitis A Virus and Alaska Seafood Processing Risks
Liz Best, Alaska General Seafoods
Cindy Luna, OBI Seafoods

11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Introduction to Norovirus and Effective Cleaning for Food Establishments
Christine Hughes, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

11:45 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Resource Spotlight: Cleaning Up Diarrhea and Vomit
Emily Garrett, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Partner Updates
Sarah Lewis, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service
Sandy Hussain, Alaska Small Business Development Center

12:20 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Day 1 Closing
Lorinda Lhotka, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

Day 2 - Tuesday, February 4

8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Welcome
Kimberly Stryker, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Rural Alaskan Fresh Food Supply Chains and Constraints
Mike Jones, University of Alaska Anchorage

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Overview of Food Donations from Regulatory, Donor, and Recipient Perspectives
Lorinda Lhotka, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation
Amy Foote, NANA Management Services
Hannah Lindoff, SeaShare

10:50 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Cooling Food Safely: Newton's Law of Thermodynamics and Turning a Hot Mess into a Safe Success
Donald Wingate, Municipality of Anchorage Food Safety and Sanitation

11:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.

Resource Spotlight: Cool Food Quickly
Emily Garrett, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

11:35 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Partner Updates
Megan Militello, Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
Heather Branvold-Faber, State of Alaska Office of the State Veterinarian

12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Day 2 Closing
Lorinda Lhotka, State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation

Acknowledgement: Development and maintenance of the Alaska Food Protection Task Force web pages and funding for this workshop is supported by the FDA State Food Protection Task Force Grant.