NOTE: The presentations made by various participants of the workshop are provided as links under the respective agenda item they addressed.

California Environmental Protection Agency Building
Coastal Valley Hearing Room, 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento

Workshop Chair: Val Siebal, Chief Deputy Director, OEHHA

10:00 a.m. Workshop goals
Val Siebal
Ongoing research and information gathering
FDA Action Plan
Dr. Terry Troxell, Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages,
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Other ongoing research and information brought to OEHHA's attention
Dr. Tom McDonald, OEHHA
Discussion

10:45 a.m. Issues and regulatory options regarding
Food stock, food storage, and potential acrylamide levels
Dr. Takayuki Shibamoto, Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
Dr. Henry B. Chin, National Food Processors Association

11:30 a.m. Issues and regulatory options regarding
Modulation of acrylamide through cooking practices
Dr. Takayuki Shibamoto, Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
Dr. James R. Coughlin, Coughlin & Associates

12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m. Issues and regulatory options regarding
Food consumption amounts and patterns
Dr. Barbara Schneeman, Department of Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Dr. Richard A. Forshee, Center for Food and Nutrition Policy

2:15 p.m. Issues and regulatory options regarding
Assessing acrylamide cancer potency, including bioavailability
and sensitive populations
Dr. James R. Coughlin, Coughlin & Associates

3:15 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Other regulatory options

4:45 p.m. Closing remarks and next steps

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