1. Post-Harvest Predictive Microbiology & Process Risk Models Microbial Food Safety Research Unit Eastern Regional Research Center North Atlantic Area

2. Risk assessments, food and technology validations Applied Research Program FSISFDAIndustry Data Gaps Research Food validations and feedback about the PMP

3. Research Scientists & Program Rolando Flores Rolando Flores Tom Oscar Tom Oscar Mark Tamplin Mark Tamplin Laura Zaika Laura Zaika Peg Coleman Peg Coleman Process risk models Pathogen fate on poultry Validation of PMP Competitive inhibition Inoculum level & boundaries

4. Additional Research Development of models for: pathogen behavior in modified atmospheres pathogen behavior under fluctuating temperatures pathogen virulence

6. Pathogen Modeling Program (PMP) PMP effort initiated by Drs. Robert Buchanan and Richard Whiting at the ERRC PMP represents a comprehensive set of broth-based models

7. Anaerobic conditions

8. Current version - 5.1 Delivered via Internet and CDROM ~ 1,000 downloads/year www.arserrc.gov/mfs/ Pathogen Modeling Program

9. Advancing the Pathogen Modeling Program 5.1 6.0 (summer 2001) Internet stand-alone version Models of cumulative lethality Integration with risk assessment software Expert system More efficient Web/CD distribution of data Enhancing two-way interactions with industry and FSIS technical staff

10. Enhanced Pathogen Modeling Program Expanded Menu Structure 2 New Heat Inactivation Models 2 New Cooling – Growth Models New Editing Functions Reference Database Improved Help System

11. Extended Menu Choices By Model Type By Bacterial Species

12. L. monocytogenes Heat Inactivation E. coli Heat Inactivation

13. C. perfringens Cooling-growth C. botulinum Cooling-growth

14. Online Documentation and Reference Database Excel ® Type Tables and Charts Copy/Paste to OLE Applications Save Scenario Files

15. Input Options °F or °C Mono- or Biphasic Linear Temperature profiles or Time vs. Temperature data input. Output Growth Curves and Temperature profiles. Tables and Graphs may be copied and pasted into other applications.

19. Post-Harvest Predictive Microbiology & Process Risk Models For more information and to receive a PMP CDROM, send an email message to: mtamplin@arserrc.gov