Biography

Dr. Coughlin has over 30 years of experience in addressing and shaping the current understanding of food and nutrition science in the US and Europe.  He has successfully managed numerous broad-ranging food safety objectives while in the private sector and on behalf of clients, covering important topics including coffee, drinking water, acrylamide, meat safety, and food bioterrorism.  Substantial emphasis has been placed on broader toxicological concerns, underlying food safety, and risk assessment of food ingredients, which includes serving on GRAS Expert Panels.   He has been intimately involved with U.S. and international regulatory matters.  Jim is a recognized authority with 20 years of involvement in addressing technical matters pertaining to California Proposition 65.  Dr. Coughlin continues to provide strategic scientific and regulatory counsel to many food, dietary supplement, chemical, mining, and consumer product companies.

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Education

Postdoctoral Toxicologist, Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis 1979

Ph.D., Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of California, Davis 1979

M.S., Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis 1974

B.S., Chemistry, Siena College, Loudonville, New York 1968

Professional Experience

Coughlin & Associates (1992-present) - President, Consultants in Food/Chemical/Environmental Toxicology & Safety, Laguna Niguel, California.

ENVIRON International Corp. (1991-1992) - Principal, Counsel in Health and Environmental Science, Irvine, California.

Kraft General Foods Inc. (1981-1991) - Director, International Scientific Relations, KGF International, Tarrytown, N.Y. (1990-91)

Director, Product Safety & External Technical Affairs, KGF International and General Foods Worldwide, Rye Brook, N.Y. (1988-90) - Manager, Toxicological Affairs, Office of Scientific Affairs,

General Foods Corp., N.Y. (1981-87)

Armour & Co. (1979-1981) - Manager, Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Armour Research Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

University of California, Davis (1972-1979) - Research Assistant, Department of Food Science and Technology.  Developed methods to modify lactose in cheese whey to reduce environmental waste disposal burden (M.S. thesis).  Performed chemical and toxicological studies on previously unreported, nonvolatile N-nitroso compounds formed from nitrite and Maillard compounds resulting from food nonenzymatic browning reactions (Ph.D. dissertation).

Albany Medical College (Summers, 1964-1968) - Biochemical Research Technician, Department of Medicine. 

Awards

• 2003  FDA/CFSAN Director’s Special Citation, IFT Bioterrorism Threat Assessment Group
• 2000  Industry Advancement Award for Sodium Nitrite Safety Defense, American Meat Institute.
• 1991  Medal of Honor, Association Scientifique Internationale du Café, Paris.
• 1975-76  Jastro Competitive Research Scholarship, University of California, Davis.
• 1972-73  Competitive Research Fellowship, Delicatessen Council of Northern California.
• 1964-68  Magna cum laude Graduate & Award for Excellence in Chemistry, Siena College.

Professional  Society  Memberships and Elected Positions

• President, Association for Science and Information on Coffee, 1990-1992; re-elected Board Member for 2004-2008; Member since 1989, Paris.
• Vice President, International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans, 1998-2000.
• Member, Toxicology Forum, 1992-present, Washington, D.C.
• Member, Society for Risk Analysis, 1998-2005, McLean, Virginia.
• Member, Institute of Food Technologists, 1972-present, Chicago, Illinois.
• IFT Expert Panel on Food Bioterrorism, 2002-present (three Task Order contracts since 2002 on chemical and microbial threat assessment for the U.S. FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition). 
• Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division, Chairman-Elect, 2006, Chairman, 1996-97 and 1986-87; executive Committee, 1983-86; Member, 1981-present.
• IFT Senior Food Officials Group, 2004-present.
• Global Policy and Regulations Committee, member 2004-2005.
• Codex Subject Expert on Food Additives and Contaminants, 2005-present.
• Food Laws and Regulations Division, 1996-present.
• Nutrition Division, 1997-present. 
• International Division, 1990-1995. 
• International Relations Committee, 1989-1992. 
• Southern California Section, 1992-present.
  • Member, American Environmental Institute, Editorial Advisory Board, Prop 65 News, San Francisco.
  • Member, Prop 65 Clearinghouse, Advisory Board, 2004-present.
  • Member, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
• Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division, 1974-present.
• Chemistry and the Law Division, 1984-present; Agrochemicals Division, 1987-present.
  • Member, Specialty Coffee Asociation of America, Long Beach, California, 1996-2000.
  • Member, National Food Processors Association, Washington, D.C.
• Chemical Residues Task Force, 1990-91.
  • Advisor, 1982-89, and Member, 1990-91, Physiological Effects of Coffee Committee, Paris.
  • Member, National Coffee Association of U.S.A., New York City.
• Chairman, Standards Regulations Committee, 1990-91.
• Chairman, 1985-88, and Member, 1981-91, Scientific Advisory Group.
• Public Relations Subcommittee, 1981-91.
  • Member, International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C.
• Caffeine Technical Committee, 1988-91.
  • Member, National Association of Chewing Gum Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.
• Technical Committee, 1987-91.
• Vice Chairman, EC Additives Working Group, 1989-91.
  • Member, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • Technical Committee, 1987-91.
• Editorial Board, Food Safety Communications Program, 1990.
• Methyl Bromide Task Force, 1987-91.
• Pesticide Residues Task Force, 1983-86.
• NTP Toxicology Task Force, 1983-86.
  • Member, International Life Sciences Institute/Nutrition Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• International Food Biotechnology Committee, 1998-present.
• Antioxidant Technical Committee, Chairman of Toxicology Task Force, 1984-91.
• Caffeine Technical Committee, 1982-91.
• Risk Assessment Subcommittee, 1982-86.
• Residue Subcommittee, 1984-87.
• Proposition 65 Committee, 1987-91.
  • Member, California League of Food Processors, 1993-1996, Sacramento, California.
  • Member, Calorie Control Council, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Scientific Committee and Cyclamate Task Force, 1982-84.
  • Member, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.
•   International Food Laws Committee, 1990-91.

Publications

• Coughlin, J.R.  2003.  “Acrylamide: What we have learned so far.”  Food Technology 57(2): 100.
• Rainey, C.J., L.A. Nyquist, J.R. Coughlin, and R.G. Downing.  2002.  “Dietary boron intake in the United States: CSFII 1994-96.” J. Food Comp. Anal. J. Food Comp. Anal. 15: 237-250.
• Coughlin, J.R., and F.H. Nielsen.  1999.  “Advances in boron essentiality research:  Symposium summary.”  In New Aspects of Trace Element Research.  Eds., M. Abdulla, M. Bost, S. Gamon, P. Arnaud, and G. Chazot, Smith-Gordon, London, pp. 33-41.   
• Coughlin, J.R.  1999.  "Advances in Boron Essentiality Research. "  Guest Editor.  Proceedings of the Vth International Conference of the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans, Lyon, France, September 1997, J. Tr. Elem. Exp. Med. 12(3): 171-284.
• Rainey, C.J., L.A. Nyquist, R.E. Christensen, P.L. Strong, B.D. Culver, and J.R. Coughlin.  1999.  “Daily boron intake from the American diet.” J. Am. Diet. Assn. 99(3): 335-340.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1998.  “Sources of human exposure: Overview of water supplies as sources of boron.”  Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 66: 87-100.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1997.  "Essentiality vs. toxicity of essential trace elements: A nutritional toxicologist looks at the Upper Safe Level. "  In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals - TEMA-9, National Research Council of Canada Press, 399-400.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1997.  "Role of risk assessment in the interpretation of studies."  In Proceedings of the Ceres Forum on Nitrite as a Food Additive: State of the Science; Chapter 8: Forum Summary and Industry Overview, Georgetown University’s Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, December 10-11, 103-111.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1996.  “Symposium overview: Essentiality vs. toxicity of trace elements: New approaches to risk assessment - Boron as a case study.”  J. Tr. Elem. Exp. Med. 9(4): 133-135.  Guest Editor, Proceedings.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1996.  “Inorganic borates: Chemistry, human exposure, and health and regulatory guidelines.”  J. Tr. Elem. Exp. Med. 9(4): 137-151.   
• Rainey, C.J., R.E. Christensen, L.A. Nyquist, P.L. Strong, and J.R. Coughlin.  1996.  "Boron daily intake from the American diet."  FASEB J. 10(3) A785 (abstract).
• Coughlin, J.R. and F.J. Murray.  1994.  "The 1000-fold uncertainty factor: Scientific advances demand a reappraisal."  Guest article in the American Environmental Institute's Prop 65 News, October.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1993.  "An assessment of the FDA exemption repeal: Impact on growers and food processors."  Guest article in the American Environmental Institute's Prop 65 News, March.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1988.  "Methylene chloride: A review of its safety in coffee decaffeination."  In Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific Colloquium of the Association Scientifique Internationale du Café. Paris.
• Coughlin, J.R.  1979.  Formation of N-nitrosamines from Maillard browning reaction products in the presence of nitrite.  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Davis, University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Takeoka, G.R., J.R. Coughlin, and G.F. Russell.  1979.  "High pressure liquid chromatographic separation of Amadori compounds in model Maillard browning systems."  In Analysis of foods and beverages--HPLC techniques, vol. I, ed. G. Charalambous.  New York: Academic Press, Inc.
• Salhab, A.S., G.F. Russell, J.R. Coughlin, and D.P.H. Hsieh.  1976.  "Gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometric ion selective detection of sterigmatocystin in grains." J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 59:1037-1044.
• Coughlin, J.R. and T.A. Nickerson.  1975.  "Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of lactose in whey and aqueous solutions."  J. Dairy Sci. 58:169-174.

Symposia  Chairman  and Organizer

International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans

• Vice President and Organizing Committee for Sixth International Congress, Quebec City, September, 2001.
• Fifth International Congress.  Advances in Boron Essentiality Research.  Lyon, France, September, 1998.
• Fourth International Congress.  Essentiality vs. Toxicity of Trace Elements: New Approaches to Risk   Assessment--Boron as a Case Study. Taormina, Sicily, September, 1995.

Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA). 

• 11th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-11).  Member of Local Organizing Committee and Organizer of session on Toxicity and Risk Assessment of Trace Elements, Berkeley, Calif., June, 2002.
• 10th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-10).  Organizer and Co-Chair of Symposium on “Nutritional Essentiality of Boron.”  Evian, France, May, 1999. 

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition (JIFSAN / FDA).

• 2002 Acrylamide in Food Workshop - Scientific Issues, Uncertainties, and Research Strategies, October 28-30, Chicago, Ad hoc Planning Committee.  
• 2004 Acrylamide in Food Workshop: Update - Scientific Issues, Uncertainties, and Research Strategies, April 13-15, Chicago, Risk Characterization Working Group and Ad hoc Planning Committee.                    

Toxicology Forum.

• Risk Assessment of Nutrients. Aspen, Colorado, July, 1999.
• Risk Assessment of Trace Mineral Elements: Implications for Standard Setting. Aspen, Colorado, July, 1995.
• Issues in Reproductive and Developmental Risk Assessment: Boron Toxicity as a Test Case.  Washington,   D.C., February, 1994.
• Association Scientifique Internationale du Café (ASIC).  President of ASIC (1989-1991); Chairman of the Organizing Committee, 14 th International Conference on Coffee Science, San Francisco, July, 1991; Member of the Board, 2004-2008.

Institute of Food Technologists.

• Recent Advances in the Safety Assessment of Sodium Nitrite and Cured Meats.  Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June, 2001.          
• Establishing Upper Reference Levels for Nutrients in North America: Scientific Basis and Future Directions.          
• Eastern Food Science Conference X, IFT Regional Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island, November, 1997.
• Risk Assessment in Establishing Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients.  Annual Meeting, Orlando, June, 1997; jointly sponsored by the NAS/IOM Food and Nutrition Board.
• International Differences in Food Safety Standards and Effects on Health and Trade.  Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June, 1992.
• Risk Communication: Problems and Future Needs with Food Safety Issues.  Annual Meeting, Chicago, June, 1989.
• Pesticides: Scientific and Regulatory Issues.  Annual Meeting, Dallas, June, 1986.
• Caffeine: Biological Effects.  Annual Meeting, June, 1983.

Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section. Symposium on Water Safety and Waste Water Management:  A Look at Comparative Risks in Food Production and Processing, Southern California Food Industry Conference on “Emerging Issues in Food Science, Nutrition and Technology 1998,”  California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., January, 1998.

Society for Risk Analysis.  10th Annual Symposium on Health Risk Assessment: Current Issues.  Issues Encountered in the Assessment of Health Risks of Essential Elements.  Monterey, Calif., October, 1997.  

American Chemical Society.  Regulatory and Safety Aspects of Biotechnology. National Meeting, Philadelphia, August, 1984.

American Health Foundation.  International Conference on Antioxidants: Chemical, Physiological, Nutritional, and Toxicological Aspects.  Member of the Advisory Committee and Organizer of Sessions on the Safety Assessment of Phenolic Antioxidants, and the Regulatory Aspects of Antioxidants in Foods, Tarrytown, New York, October, 1991.

International Life Sciences Institute/Nutrition Foundation. Food Antioxidants: International Perspectives, Washington, D.C., April, 1986.

Invited Presentations

• “Update on the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monograph on ingested nitrite and nitrate.”  Meat Industry Research Conference, American Meat Institute and the American Meat Science Association, Hollywood, Florida, October, 2006.
• “Coffee and health: The holistic approach.”  International Conference on Coffee Science, Association for Science and Information on Coffee(ASIC), Symposium on “Beneficial Effects of Coffee on Human Health,” Montpellier, France, September, 2006.
• “Acrylamide in foods: health effects and risk assessment.”  Symposium on Acrylamide in Foods,
• Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, June, 2006.
• “What is the relevance of animal models for predicting human health?  Do we need to change our practices for establishing regulatory limits based on testing in animals?”  Symposium on Making Food Safety Decisions When the Science is Incomplete: Where Does Scientific Knowledge End and Other Approaches Begin?  Global Food Safety and Quality Conference, Institute of Food Technologists, Orlando, June, 2006.
• “How do you do a risk assessment?”  Twenty Years of Prop. 65: What Have We Learned and What’s Next?, Prop 65 Clearinghouse Annual Conference, San Francisco, March, 2006.
• “Proposition 65: Chemical listing controversies and challenges to herbal products.”  American Herbal Products Association, Anaheim, March, 2006.
• “Coffee as a Functional Food.”  Coffee: Breaking News about Health, Fitness and Performance.
• National Coffee Association of USA, New York, November, 2005.
• “Meeting the challenge of Proposition 65.”  AMI International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Industry Exposition, Worldwide Food Expo ’05, Chicago, October, 2005.
•  “Acrylamide and furan in cooked foods: Toxicological evaluation of risks to humans.”  National Council of Chain Restaurants, Food Safety Task Force, Miami, January, and San Diego, June, 2005.
• “Sampling and Detection of Chemical & Radiological Contaminants.”  Summit Conference on Food Defense Pertaining to Potential Intentional Contamination, Institute of Food Technologists,  Chicago, April, 2005.
• “How Proposition 65 science addresses toxics in food.”  Food for Thought: What Does Preemption, Risk Assessment Science, and a New Trend Toward Trials Mean to Proposition 65 Stakeholders?, Prop 65 Clearinghouse Annual Conference, San Francisco, March, 2005.
• “Coffee and cancer risk: Anti-carcinogens in coffee.”  30th Annual Winter Toxicology Forum, Symposium on “Coffee and Cancer Risk,” Washington, DC, January, 2005.
• “Coffee as a functional food: How, why, when and how much?”  The National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc., “Coffee and Your Health: Surprising Findings,” Symposium for the Media, New York, October, 2004.
• “Acrylamide and furan in coffee: A toxicological evaluation of potential risks to humans.”  ASIC 20th International Conference on Coffee Science, Symposium on “Recent Developments on Coffee and Health,” Bangalore, India, October, 2004. 
• “Trace levels of chemicals in food: Are they really contributing to risk?”  IFT/FACS Seminar for Journalists, 
• “Reporting on Food Safety: From Product Development to Consumer Choices,” Las Vegas, July, 2004.
• “Risk communication in food toxicology: A focus on carcinogens.”  IFT Forum, “Perception vs. Reality: Communicating Risk in the Era of Modern Food Analysis,” Las Vegas, July, 2004.
• “Carcinogen risk characterization of acrylamide: Issues specific to California Proposition 65.”  American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Symposium on Chemistry and Safety of Acrylamide in Food, Anaheim, March, 2004.
• “Acrylamide in foods: A toxicology update and discussion.”  Acrylamide Advisory Board Meeting, Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin, February, 2004,  Madison, Wisconsin, February, 2004.
• “Acrylamide in foods: A global dilemma.”  Joint International Meeting of The Japanese Society of Toxicologic Pathology & The International Federation of Societies of Toxicologic Pathologists, Kobe, Japan, February, 2004.
• "Acrylamide update: A global regulatory and toxicological evaluation of potential risks to humans."  AOAC International Annual Meeting, Symposium on "International Update on Acrylamide in Foods,"  Atlanta, September, 2003.
• "California's Proposition 65: Should it apply to acrylamide in foods?"  Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Symposium on "Acrylamide in Foods: Chemistry, Toxicology and Regulations," Chicago, July, 2003.
• “Overview of acrylamide in foods: A nutritional toxicologist’s perspective.” 116th AOAC International Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, September, 2002. 
• “An update on acrylamide in food.”  Plenary Opening Lecture, JIFSAN Acrylamide in Food Workshop, Rosemont, IL, October, 2002.
• "Risk assessment of essential trace elements: An international perspective.”  Eleventh International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals - TEMA-11, Berkeley, June, 2002.
• "Naturally occurring may not be as natural as we think."  Prop 65 News Conference.  San Diego, March, 2002.
• “Coffee and health: Myths, facts and nutraceutical benefits.”  Continuing Education Program, Nutraceuticals: Advances in Food Science in Relationship to Health.  Institute of Food Technologists, Orlando, March, 2002.    
• “Safety evaluation of nutraceuticals: A toxicologist’s perspective.”  Continuing Education Program on Nutraceuticals: Advances in Food Science in Relationship to Health.  Institute of Food Technologists, Orlando, March, 2002.    
• “Reproductive and developmental effects of sodium nitrite: The California Proposition 65 challenge.”  Symposium on Recent Advances in the Safety Assessment of Sodium Nitrite and Cured Meats. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June, 2001.   
• "Science of Proposition 65: What’s on the horizon – An industrial perspective."  Prop 65 News Conference 2000.  San Diego, March, 2000.
• “Sodium nitrite and health: What do we really know – Focus on animal carcinogenicity and developmental toxicity.”  1999 International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention and Exposition, Chicago, October, 1999.  
• “Advances in essentiality research for boron.”  Symposium on “Boron: The New Nutrient.”  113th AOAC International Annual Meeting and Exposition, Houston, September, 1999.  
• “Boron risk assessment: Tolerable upper intake level.”  Workshop presentation for the National Academy of Sciences’ Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Micronutrients Panel, at Experimental Biology ’99, Washington, D.C., April, 1999.  
• "Nitrite toxicology issues: Upcoming challenges – California Proposition 65 and the National Toxicology Program cancer bioassay of sodium nitrite."  1998 Meat Industry Research Conference, American Meat Institute Foundation, Philadelphia, September, 1998.
• “Coffee and health:  Facts and myths.”  Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 10th Annual Conference, Denver, April, 1998.
• "Proposition 65 science for the non-scientist."  Faculty Member, Prop 65 News12th Year Seminars: “Science, Law, Information and the Global Marketplace,” San Francisco, February, 1998.   
• "Proposition 65 science in the second decade."  Panel Member, Prop 65 News12th Year Conference: “Proposition 65: Going National or Going Away?”, San Francisco, February, 1998.
• “California and federal drinking water laws and regulations impacting the food processing industry.”  Symposium on Water Safety and Waste Water Management:  A Look at Comparative Risks in Food Production and Processing, Southern California Food Industry Conference on “Emerging Issues in Food Science, Nutrition and Technology 1998,”  California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, January, 1998.
• "Role of risk assessment in the interpretation of studies."  Panel Member, "Forum Summary and Industry Overview."  Ceres Forum on Nitrite as a Food Additive: State of the Science, sponsored by Georgetown University’s Center for Food & Nutrition Policy, Washington, D.C., November, 1997.   
• “Establishing upper reference levels for nutrients in North America: Scientific basis and future directions.”
• Eastern Food Science Conference X, IFT Regional Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island, November, 1997.
• “Overview of food and water as sources of boron.”  Second International Symposium on the Health Effects of Boron and Its Compounds, Irvine, California, October, 1997.
• “A debate on Proposition 65 science.”  Seminar on California Proposition 65:  Science, Law and Information, Los Angeles, March, 1997.
• “Specialty coffees: No where to go but up.”  Symposium on Beverage Ingredients for Romance and Profit. Southern California Food Industry Conference on “Emerging Issues in Food Science, Nutrition and Technology,”  Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California, January, 1997.
• "Essentiality vs. toxicity of essential trace elements: A nutritional toxicologist looks at the Upper Safe Level."  Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals - TEMA-9, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May, 1996.
• "Scientific ambiguities in interpretation of Proposition 65 exposure assessment methodology."  Roundtable Session: Proposition 65 -  What’s Happening to the Science?   35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Anaheim, March, 1996. 
• "Prop. 65: A guide for the national debate on risk assessment."  Panel Discussion Organizer and Moderator, Prop 65 News Conference on Proposition 65 in the New Political Era, Sacramento, January, 1996.   
• "Inorganic borates: Chemistry, human exposure and health and regulatory guidelines."  Symposium on Essentiality vs. Toxicity of Trace Elements: New Approaches to Risk Assessment--Boron as a Case Study. International Society for Trace Elements Research in Humans, Fourth International Congress, Taormina, Sicily, September, 1995.
• "Introduction: Risk assessment of trace mineral elements: Implications for standard setting."  Symposium at the Summer Toxicology Forum, Aspen, Colorado, July, 1995.
• "Coffee and health ‘95: A scientific and media update."  84th Annual Convention of the National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Boca Raton, Florida, March, 1995.
• “Proposition 65: A Better Understanding.”  Symposium on the Everchanging Environment: Current Environmental Issues. Southern California Food Industry Conference on “Emerging Issues in Food Science and Technology,” Chapman University, Orange, California, January, 1994.
• "Environmental and dietary exposures and nutritional significance of boron."  Seminar on Boron-Containing Compounds: Health Effects and Risk Assessment, presented to Health and Welfare Canada, Bureau of Chemical Hazards, Ottawa, November, 1993.
• "Proposition 65 scientific issues."  American Environmental Institute Conference on California's Proposition 65: Its Impact on the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Industries, Washington, D.C., June, 1993.
• "Personal exposure to boron: Dietary and consumer product exposures and nutritional significance."  Forum on Boron-Containing Chemicals, presented to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, February, 1993.
• "Proposition 65: Lessons learned and future concerns."  Dinner speaker at the Southern California Section Meeting, Institute of Food Technologists, Universal City, California, February, 1993.
• "Case studies: Pesticides and pesticide residues."  Symposium on International Differences in Food Safety Standards and Effects on Health and Trade,  Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, New Orleans, June, 1992.
• "International trade and global harmonization:  A look at food safety issues."  Southern California Food Industry Conference on Emerging Issues in Food Science and Technology 1992, Chapman University, Orange, California, January, 1992.
• "Food safety: Concern or conjecture?"  Issues Forum of the National Agri-Marketing Association, Chicago, September, 1990.
• "The public's perception of risk: The challenge of better risk communication."  94th Annual Conference of the Association of Food and Drug Officials, Denver, June, 1990.
• "International perspective on the safety of caffeine-containing beverages."  Cornell University, Department of Food Science & Technology, October, 1988; and University of California, Davis, Department of Environmental Toxicology, December, 1988.
• "Methylene chloride: A review of its safety in coffee decaffeination."  12th International Scientific Colloquium, Montreux, Switzerland, June, 1987.
• "Coffee and health: Scientific and public relations issues management."  76th Annual Convention of the National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Boca Raton, Florida, February, 1987.
• "Pesticide residues in foods:  Scientific and regulatory issues."  Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Symposium on Food and Drug Law: Selected Issues of Relevance for Chemists and Managers, Chicago, September, 1985.
• "Food industry--lessons learned."  Symposium on Pesticide Residues: Policy, Practice, and Protection, Summer Toxicology Forum, Aspen, Colorado, July, 1985.
• "Pesticide residues in foods."  Institute of Food Technologists/Society of Toxicology Joint Symposium on Biological Activity of and Effects of Food Processing Operations on Selected Food Borne Toxicants, 24th Annual Meeting, Society of Toxicology, San Diego, March, 1985.
• "Ethylene dibromide: An industry perspective."  Symposium on Chemical Aspects of Food Safety, USDA Eastern Regional Research Center, Philadelphia, April, 1984.
• "Synthesis, mutagenicity and human health implications of N-nitroso Amadori compounds from Maillard browning reactions in the presence of nitrite."  American Chemical Society/Chemical Society of Japan Congress, Honolulu, April, 1979.
• "Mutagenic N-nitroso Amadori compounds formed from model Maillard nonenzymatic browning products in the presence of nitrite."  18th Annual Meeting, Society of Toxicology, New Orleans, March, 1979.
• "Formation of N-nitrosamines in food and model systems."  Meeting of the Northern California Institute of Food Technologists, University of California, Davis, November, 1976.
• "The use of Porapak trap and solvent extraction methods in isolating volatiles from a heated D-glucose/hydrogen sulfide/ammonia model system."  172d American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, September, 1976.
• "Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of lactose in whey and aqueous solutions."  69th Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, June, 1974.