NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF CASA QUARTERLY TRAINING SPRING SESSION

NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF CASA

QUARTERLY TRAINING SESSION

Location: FDA Building

158-15 Liberty Ave, Jamaica New York, 11433

Date: March 24, 2026

Time: 9am-4pm Cost: $25 per person

Pre-Registration by March 20th is Required.

Please join us beginning at 9am for registration and continental breakfast.

Agenda

9:30am-10:30am Where Lead Lives: Identifying Hazards to Protect Children

Lesile Samilo

Program Director, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Nassau County Department of Health

10:30am-10:45am Break

10:45am-11:45am HACCP VS HARPC

Robert Powitz

Forensic Sanitarian and Technical Director

R.W. Powitz & Associates

11:45pm-12:45pm Lunch

Sandwiches and Salad Provided

12:45pm-1:45pm Common Food Adulterants Across Key Commodity Groups and Practical Detection Approaches 

Laxman Kanduri

Professor

Kingsborough Community College

1:45pm-2:00pm Break

2:00pm-3:00pm KAVA / Kratom

Suman Barat

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

3:00pm-3:30pm Open Forum and Q&A