Food Safety Magazine, February/March 2012

WORKSHOPS TUESDAY, APRIL 171:00 PM – 5:00 PMWORKSHOP 4Interactive Workshop: Contemporary Issues in Retail, Foodservice& Grocery Operations: Best Practices and Practical ModelsGood science and broad research is key to sound practices. However, the age old questionstill remains regarding the successful execution of best practices by the actual operators.High turn over and a range of age and experience can lead to inconsistent execution offood safety practices on a daily basis. This interactive roundtable session will focus onsharing of best practices and strategies for sustainment and maintenance and will applyto those who want to take practical applications back to apply to their unique operations.There is much science, research and emphasis on the “farm to fork” food safetyapplications, however, the concentrated efforts up stream in the food supply canbe negated by improper execution at the retail level. Participate in breakout stationsfocused on Time and Temperature, Training and Tools, Root Cause Analysis andCorrective Action and Behavior Modification Techniques.SESSION OBJECTIVES■ An interactive presentation of best practices as well as practical, innovativeand efficient tools to reduce risk and assist in maintaining proper execution■ Presentations by academic and industry experts as well as break out visitsto “stations” in the room offering tools and information, and finishing up witha powerful sharing sessionSPEAKERSSharon WoodDirector, Food Safety & EnvironmentalAffairs, HEBPeter GoodOwner, Peter Good SeminarsBenjamin ChapmanAssistant Professor and Extension FoodSafety Specialist, NC State UniversityLinda Gilardi, RSVice President Quality Assurance,Compass Group North AmericaPeter Hibbard REHS (invited)Senior Manager - Total Quality,Red Lobster - Suncoast Division,Darden Restaurants Inc.O. Peter Snyder, Jr., Ph.D.Hospitality Institute of Technology andManagementWORKSHOP 5Interactive Food Defense Workshop With Governmentand Industry RepresentativesIndustry and government food defense representatives will provide insights on fooddefense that are sure to compliment current industry based food defense planningefforts, and, at the same time, satisfy the appetites of those attendees that are in theprocess of developing a food defense program. The final segment of this workshop willbe an interactive facilitated exercise that will offer a glimpse into the function and utilityof a recently completed food defense exercise program – the FDA’s FREE-B - that wasdeveloped in collaboration between the government and industry food defense experts.SESSION OBJECTIVES■ Conduct a high level overview of the various food defense tools and resourcesthat have been developed by government■ Provide known industry leaders in the food defense arena an opportunityto share their stories on how these Food Defense tools and resources havebeen incorporated into existing operations■ An 'update' of the current status of the various food defense elements of the FSMAWORKSHOP 6How to Protect Your Company with an Effective FoodLiability ProgramCreating a successful food liability program can be extremely difficult if you aren’tknowledgeable about where to start or what to do. Learn about the best way to preventcompany liability through a thorough risk assessment, the proper crisis-managementteam you must have in place, and most importantly, how to resolve any claims that aremade, including how to work with your insurance carrier.SPEAKERSUSDA and FDA RepresentativesUSDA/FSIS; FDA, Food DefenseOversight TeamHal King, Ph.D.Sr. Manager, Food Safety, Chick-fil-ARichard RyanAssistant Deputy Director,ADM Corporate SecurityBill RamseyDirector of Corporate Security,McCormick & Company, Inc.Randy GordonVice President, Communicationsand Government Relations,National Grain and Feed AssociationCraig Henry Ph.D.ERS Director, Deloitte & Touche LLPSPEAKERSTom PackerPartner, Gordon & Rees LLPJerry BlackwellFounding Partner and Chairman,Blackwell Burke, PASESSION OBJECTIVES■ This is a must-attend session for anyone involved with corporate liability issues■ Learn from professionals from the food, legal and insurance industrieswww.foodsafetysummit.com