THE SAFETY OF GULF SEAFOOD: One Year after the Deepwater Oil Spill

Join us for THESE SPECIAL EVENTS @ IFT 2011

Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo
New Orleans Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
June 11-14, 2011

THE SAFETY OF GULF SEAFOOD: One Year after the Deepwater Oil Spill

Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories has teamed up with IFTs Aquatic Food Products Division to offer a trio of activities at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo in New Orleans this year.

1. Workshop, Lunch and Laboratory Tour

Evaluating the Safety of Gulf Seafood: Programs and Analytical Techniques in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Spill.
Presenters include: Steven Wilson, USDC Seafood Inspection Program; Gordon LeBlanc, Louisina Molluscan Shellfish Program; and, Crystal Mugnier and Curt Jarand, Eurofins.

Following lunch, take a tour of the Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories for demonstrations of sensory and analytical methods for evaluating seafood.

Saturday, June 11 • 10 am – 3:30 pm • Hilton New Orleans Riverside

EARLY BIRD REGISTRANTS: Sign up by MAY 6 for the workshop, lunch and tour. Registrants will receive invitations for you and a guest to attend the Sunday evening Welcome Reception.

2. IFT Symposium

One Year After the Spill and Beyond: Lessons Learned from Gulf Seafood
Presenters include: Calvin Walker, DVM, NOAA; Ewell Smith, Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; Chad Nelson, US FDA; and, John Finley, Louisiana State University.

Sunday, June 12 • 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm • New Orleans Morial Convention Center

IFT REGISTRATION: Sign up the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo. Registrants are invited to attend the IFT Aquatic Food Products Division Annual Meeting and Reception.

3. Eurofins Welcome Reception

Workshop registrants and symposium attendees are invited to the 30th IFT Aquatic Food Products Division Annual Reception at Muriel’s Restaurant down in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Guests will enjoy unique Creole cuisine, fine dining, and the best view of historic Jackson Square. Online RSVP is available after May 6.

Sunday, June 12 • 6:30 – 9:30 PM • Muriel’s Restaurant, Chartres Street

We hope to see ya’ll in New Orleans this year!