13th International Symposium on Toxic Microorganisms"Approaches for risk analysis and food safety"
Day 1 September 17th (Tue.)
9:00 – 9:30

REGISTRATION

9:30 – 9:45

OPENING

Session 1: Special Talk
9:45 – 10:15“The role of Aspergillus oryzae in supporting Japanese cuisine”
Dr. Harushi Nakajima (guest speaker, Meiji University)

10:15 – 10:30

BREAK

Session 2: Seafood Toxin
10:30 – 12:00

Chairs; Dr. Deeds and Dr. Matsushima“Immunochromatography test kit for PST and transition of PST in scallops”
Dr. Ryoji Matsushima (Fisheries Technology Institute, National Research and Development Agency)“Review of Puffer Fish Poisoning Incidents in the United States: 2002-Present”
Dr. Jonathan Deeds (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)“TTX accumulation in hybrid pufferfish caught off the coast of Japan”
Dr. Ryohei Tatsuno (guest speaker, National Fisheries University)

12:00 – 13:00

LUNCHSession 3: Foodborne Viruses
13:00 – 14:30

Chairs; Dr. Yu and Dr. Uema

“Occurrence of Human Norovirus and Hepatitis A Virus in Domestic Agricultural Waters and Methods
Evaluation for Virus Concentration in Large Volumes of Agricultural Water”
Dr. Christine F Yu (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)“Detection of norovirus from food related to food poisoning incidents in Japan”
Dr. Masashi Uema (National Institute of Health Sciences)“Update on epidemiology and research of HEV in Japan”
Dr. Mari Tohya (guest speaker, National Institute of Health Sciences)

14:30 – 14:45

BREAK

Session 4: Mycotoxin analysis
14:45 – 16:15

Chairs; Dr. Robin and Dr. Nakagawa“U.S. FDA Regulatory Monitoring of Mycotoxins in Human Foods: 2008-2022”
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)“Biochemical degradation of mycotoxin aiming for attenuating the toxicity-patulin degradation by a filamentous fungus of Acremonium sp.-”
Dr. Hiroyuki Nakagawa (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)“Study on the emerging trichothecene mycotoxin in cereal products retailed in Japan”
Dr. Tomoya Yoshinari (guest speaker, National Institute of Health Sciences)

16:15 – 16:30

BREAK

Session 5: Mycotoxin and Fungi
16:30 – 18:00

Chairs; Dr. Lebar and Dr. Watanabe M“Taxonomic study of moniliformin producing molds in the genus Fusarium derived from grains in Japaneseretail stores”
Dr. Maiko Watanabe (National Institute of Health Sciences)“Preharvest mycotoxin prevention strategies in food and feed”
Dr. Matthew D. Lebar (U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service)“Chemical biology approaches to aflatoxin production: mode of action of inhibitors and alcohol metabolic dynamics”
Dr. Tomohiro Furukawa (guest speaker, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)

13th International Symposium on Toxic Microorganisms"Approaches for risk analysis and food safety"
Day 2 September 18th (Wed.)
9:00 – 9:30

REGISTRATION

Session 6: Analytical Challenge
9:30 – 11:30

Chairs; Dr. Tam and Dr. Okada“Detection Technologies for Foodborne Pathogens and Toxins”
Dr. Christina C. Tam (U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service)“Listeria monocytogenes and its testing methods in Japan”
Dr. Yumiko Okada (National Institute of Health Sciences)“Development of technical specification for Clostridium botulinum detection that can be used as a reference
method in Japan”
Dr. Eiki Yamasaki (guest speaker, National Institute of Health Sciences)“Recent trends in predictive microbiology and non-thermal processing”
Dr. Shigeki Koseki (guest speaker, Hokkaido University)

11:30 – 12:45

LUNCHSession 7: Foodborne Bacteria
12:45 – 14:45Chairs; Dr. Carleton and Dr. Watanabe-Yanai A“Overview of bacteria causing toxin mediated foodborne illness and laboratory investigations within theUnited States”
Dr. Heather Carleton (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)“Transcriptomic analysis of Campylobacter jejuni”
Dr. Ayako Watanabe-Yanai (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)“Foodborne outbreaks caused by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin 1 gene (astA)positive E. coli in Japan”
Dr. Sakura Arai (guest speaker, National Institute of Health Sciences)“Establishment of detection and identification method for histamine-producing bacteria and research on
their behavior in fish”
Dr. Hajime Takahashi (guest speaker, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)

14:45 – 15:15

BREAK

Session 8: Foodborne Outbreaks and Epidemiology
15:15 – 16:45

Chairs; Dr. Wise and Dr. Ohnishi“Multijurisdictional Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations, United States, 2023”
Dr. Matthew Wise (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)“Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in retailed foods and intestinal contents of animals inJapan”
Dr. Takahiro Ohnishi (National Institute of Health Sciences)“Large and Multijurisdictional foodborne disease outbreak in Japan”
Dr. Yuichiro Yahata (guest speaker, National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

16:45 – 17:00

BREAK

Session 9: Special Talk
17:00 – 17:30“Research on marine toxins in Japan and my experience with the UJNR joint panel on toxic microorganisms”
Dr. Toshiyuki Suzuki (guest speaker, Fisheries Technology Institute, National Research and Development Agency)

17:30 – 17:45

CLOSING