WHO: State Sens. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Monroe/Northampton), Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and John Wozniak (D- Cambria/Somerset/Centre/Clinton/Clearfield) 
WHAT: Public Hearing on Food Safety 
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 1p.m. 
WHERE: Penn State University, Berks Campus
Jansen Conference Center, Room 3
1800 Broadcasting Road
Reading, PA 19610 
DETAILS: The Senate Democratic Policy Committee is hosting a roundtable discussion on Keeping Food Safe and Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Profitable 

Participants include:

  • Dr. Lydia Johnson, Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services
  • Brent Ennis, Pennsylvania Department of Health Southeast District Executive Director
  • James Weaver, GAP-Certified Farmer, Meadow View Farm, Kutztown, PA
  • Brian Snyder, Executive Director of the PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Dr. Hassan Gourama, Associate Professor of Food Science, Penn State University Berks
  • Gregory Zanecosky, Director of Quality, Giorgio Foods, Inc.

Media coverage is welcomed.

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