The 2013 Annual Meeting of US Potato Board National Chip Program was held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Chicago on Dec 10th and 11th. An update on the SCRI Acrylamide program was given to the audience including academia (basically potato breeders across the country), processing industry (Kettle Foods, Shearer`s Foods, etc), representatives from some state potato associations (WPVGA, NPPGA, etc). An update on USPB Chip Program was presented by David Parish, Charlie Higgins, and Paul Voglewede. Variety selection for USPB/SFA trial fast track seed program was discussed by the breeder group. An update on NCPT database was also discussed during the meeting.
2013 Meeting of US Potato Board National Chip Program was held at Chicago
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Industry on How to Reduce Acrylamide in Certain Foods
- Clone selection for 2014 SCRI started