FAFP 2008 Award Recepients

The 53rd annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida was held at the Civic Center in Lakeland from April 16 - 18th. Representatives from FAFP judged these students based on their project's application to the food industry and selected 10 (ten) Awards totaling $1,500.00 including the Junior and Senior sections were distributed to the winners.

Junior Section - The following are the students that received awards:

* Madeline Segal - Spinach: Ready-to-Eat of Not?
* Emily Smithwick - The Effects of Various Liquids on E coli Contaminated Spinach
* Caroline Snowden - The Down and Dirty on Cleaning Produce
* Rohan Reddy - Protein Separation by : Isoelectric Precipitation and Analysis by Mass Spectrometry
* Taylor Faist - Water Fountain: Hydration of Health Hazard

Senior Section - The following are the students that received awards:

* Bonnie Yip - Nature Kills Nature: Natural and Non-Toxic Ant Pesticide
* Shane E. Pacheco - Are Drinking Fountains Found in Cape Coral Really Safe for Drinking?
* Jeremy C. Hsiang - The New Food Fight: Reducing the Pathogenic Load on Fresh Produce to Eliminate the Risk of Potentially Lethal Food-Borne Illness Caused by Bacterial Contamination.
* Shreyans K. Patel - Antimicrobial Effects of Various Spices on the Growth of Enterobacter clocae and Bacillus Species
* Yajayra I. Marin - Slick Killer T:

On behalf of the FAFP I want to congratulate all students that worked so hard on their projects. These students are our future professionals. Well done.

Thank you for your continued support.

Respectfully,
Todd Rossow
Retail/Food Safety Manager - CQA
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Phone 863-688-7407 ext 32421
Cell 863-602-6125
Faxsys 863-413-5705

2008 FAFP Awards Judges

I also want to thank the judges (Tim Westbrook, Kathy Kordana, Ken Tyrell, Gillian Folkes Dagan, and Janelle Peele) for their time and commitment. This is just another way that our association is promoting food safety within the state of Florida.