# CASA Educational and Training Seminar

> **NIH FDA R13** · CEN/ATLANTIC ST/ASSN/FOOD/DRUG/OFFICIALS · 2020 · $25,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The objective of the 101st Annual CASA Educational and Training Seminar is to provide a venue
where field inspectors, food program managers, industry leaders and academia from across the
region can interact and share ideas while receiving information on current and emerging food
topics impacting health and safety. The agenda includes presentations that will give local and
state regulators an opportunity to hear a national and international perspective on food safety
and will include emerging hot topics such as whole genome sequencing, reduced oxygen
packaging and the voluntary national retail food regulatory program standards. The attached
conference agenda contains the list of topics to be presented at the conference.
To our knowledge, this is one of the most comprehensive and cost effective educational
opportunities and addresses a range of current food safety issues facing state and local
regulatory programs. CASA maintains the cost of the conference as low as possible in an effort
to allow access to the conference to the widest range of participants. The low cost of the
conference enables food safety professionals from all levels of the regulatory community and
industry to participate.
The training seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, Ney York form May 1,
2017 to May 4, 2017 and 125 participants are anticipated. The conference draws
representatives of state, county, municipal, and federal regulatory agencies charged with public
health and safety responsibilities, the regulated industries, and university and research
institution professionals.
The conference will contribute to a more educated, informed and integrated food regulatory
community and this in turn will contribute to a safer food supply.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9878670
- **Project number:** 5R13FD006137-04
- **Recipient organization:** CEN/ATLANTIC ST/ASSN/FOOD/DRUG/OFFICIALS
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTOPHER SORTINO
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $25,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-05-01 → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9878670

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9878670, CASA Educational and Training Seminar (5R13FD006137-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9878670. Licensed CC0.

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