Food Safety Magazine, February/March 2012

CONFERENCE SESSIONS THURSDAY, APRIL 197:30 AM – 8:30 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFAST ON THE EXHIBITION FLOOR2012 Food Safety Leadership AwardsA continental breakfast will be served on the Exhibition Hall Floor on Thursday morning while the Exhibition HallWednesday, April 18 • 10:05a.m.–11:00a.m.is open. It’s a great time to wrap up business and network with friends and colleagues in a relaxed, informal setting.9:30 AM – 11:00 AMSESSION 10Roundtable: What Happened at the Conference for FoodProtection (CFP)The Conference for Food Protection will be taking place in Indianapolis immediatelypreceding The Food Safety Summit. The Conference seeks to balance the interests ofregulatory, industry, academia, and consumer groups while providing an open forumfor the consideration of ideas from any source. Though the Conference has no formalregulatory authority, it is a powerful organization that profoundly influences model lawsand regulations among all government agencies and minimizes disparate interpretationsand implementation. Representatives who attend CFP will provide a recap of the emergingissues of food safety that were addressed and recommendations of changes for the FDAmodel food code.SPEAKERGina Nicholson, RSFood Safety & Food Quality SubjectMatter Expert, The Kroger CoSESSION OBJECTIVES■ Hear from council members who attended the CFP and get a first handrecap of the conference■ Recap of emerging issues that were addressed and recommendations of changesSESSION 11How to Prepare for a GFSI AuditThe GFSI initiative has become the recognized global benchmarking standard for conductingfood safety audits around the world. During this session you will hear from organizationsthat have completed the GFSI Audit process. They will share their experiences duringthe preparation, audit and post-audit phases. The organizations will discuss expectationsvs. actual experience and things you “need to know” when preparing for the audit.SPEAKERDennis KolsunFormer Director of Regulatory Affairs,HeinzSPONSORED BYSESSION OBJECTIVES■ What is a GFSI Audit■ What auditing companies comply with the standards■ How you can most effectively plan for this type of auditSESSION 12Q&A with the FDA and USDAMichael R. Taylor was named deputy commissioner for foods at the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) in January 2010. He is the first individual to hold the position,which was created along with a new Office of Foods in August 2009. Mr. Taylor isleading FDA efforts to develop and carry out a prevention-based strategy for foodsafety; plan for new food safety legislation and ensure that food labels contain clearand accurate information on nutrition.SPEAKERSMichael TaylorDeputy Commissioner for Foods,Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Elisabeth Hagen, M.D. (invited)Under Secretary for Food Safety,U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)SESSION OBJECTIVES■ Hear from the top government official whose agency is responsible for theimplementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act■ Submit a question for the Commissioner on www.foodsafetysummit.comso Mr. Taylor can address the needs of the audience2012 Food Safety Summit