Food Safety Magazine, February/March 2013

Sessions • ThurSDAY, May 2SESSION 10 • 8:00AM – 9:15AMGo Onto the Farm: Review the Journey ofan Agriculture Product through DistributionIf you don’t live in California, Florida or a handful of other states, it’s likely that youhave not seen produce grown or processed. In this session, the attendees will learnfrom industry experts about how specific crops are grown and handled beforethey hit the marketplace. Three unique crops will be discussed in detail as to howthe produce is cultivated, harvested and handled to ensure the best quality andsafest supply. Crops that will be discussed will be carrots, spinach and cantaloupe.(products are subject to change)SPEAKERSWill DanielsSr. Vice President, Operations and Organic IntegrityEarthbound FarmJim RobbinsVice President Technical ServicesBolthouse FarmsMichael ScanlanOwnerScanlan Family FarmsSESSION OBJECTIVESn Learn how crops are grown without visiting the farmn Understand the challenges specific crops have with respect to quality and safetyn Ask the experts in each crop specific questions you may have regarding their cropsLIVE WEBINAR AVAILABLE!SESSION 11 • 8:00AM – 9:15AMCreating A Strong Commitment To Food SafetyThis session will focus on behavior modification, training, motivating the frontlines and handling cultural issues for all levels in the organization. Everyone fromfront line workers to middle managers and executive leaders need to engage inorder to most effectively commit to a strong food safety program. Speakers willspecifically address food safety behavior baseline observations and behaviorchange development.SESSION OBJECTIVESn The presenters will talk about specific behavior modification methods for seniorlevel management to the front line workers and provide tips on developing andevaluating training programs to change and sustain the behavior.n Dan Fone from the NSF will talk about “Behavioral Based Food Safety Forecasting& Mitigating Human Risk”.SPEAKERSDr. Ata (Al) BaroudiVP QA & Food SafetyThe Cheesecake Factory IncorporatedGina Nicholson, RSSubject Matter Expert, Food Safety & Quality ManagerThe Kroger Co.Ned MorsePartner and Managing DirectorBoston Consulting GroupMelissa KruseBehavior EngineerDan FoneDirector of Business Development, Global FoodNSF InternationalSESSION 12 • 8:00AM – 9:15AMFood Fraud/Economically Motivated AdulterationActivities are accelerating in the area of Food Fraud or Economically MotivatedAdulteration. Beyond the regulatory drivers businesses more clearly understandtheir current vulnerabilities and they are starting to take strategic steps toprevention. A broad range of global standards and certification bodies aresolidifying work in product fraud that will impact the food industry.SESSION OBJECTIVESn Understand the current Food Fraud trends and research activitiesn Learn the current direction of the FDA Working Group on EconomicallyMotivated Adulterationn Gain insight on industry initiatives by the likes of the Global Food Safety Initiative,the International Standards Organization, U.S. Pharmacopeia/ Food ChemicalsCodex, and the Grocery Manufacturer’s AssociationSPEAKERSJohn Spink, Ph.D.Assistant Professor & Associate Director,Anti-Counterfeit and Product Protection ProgramMichigan State UniversityJason Bashura, MPH, RSGeneral Health ScientistFDA Food Defense Oversight TeamNeil StiberSupervisory Operations RESEFDAWarren StoneSenior Director of Science PolicyGMA (Invited)Petra WissenburgProgram Director, Danone, Chair ofGFSI Food Fraud Think Tank (Invited)Register by 4/9 and Save • www.FoodSafetySummit.com