Food Safety Magazine, February/March 2013

Sessions • ThurSDAY, May 2SESSION 13 • 2:30PM – 3:45PMListeria: A Practical Look Into the ProduceSupply Chain Continuum (Part 1)SPEAKERWill DanielsSr. Vice President, Operations and Organic IntegrityEarthbound FarmListeria has blanketed the news relating to fresh produce and its presence. Clearlythere needs to be more attention paid to this organism and how we control it. This willbe a two part series discussion. The first session will take you from grower/shipper todistributor and finally the retailer; covering their specific areas, the influence they haveon controlling the hazard and practical steps the attendees can take back to their ownfacility to mitigate listeria risk.SESSION OBJECTIVESn Learn how companies practically manage listeria riskn Learn from the government on why the regulations are the way they are and howcompanies manage the conflicting regs between countriesn Learn how to effectively manage a zone sampling programSPONSORED BY:SESSION 14 • 2:30PM – 3:45PMThe GFSI Audit - Its Future, Its Acceptance& Its ImplementationGFSI approved auditing programs continue to grow throughout the Food Supply Chainand are a valuable part of a comprehensive Food Safety Program. Learn more about theGlobal Food Safety Initiative and its future from the organization’s chairperson; and howit is used in the supplier selection process; and how it’s implemented at the plant level.SESSION OBJECTIVESn Learn more about GFSI from its leadersn Hear from Food Companies who have used these programsn Ask questions and get answers about the value, usefulness and future of theseauditing programs.SPEAKERSGary Ades, Ph.D.PresidentG&L Consulting Group, LLCYves ReyChairpersonGFSI and DanoneR. Craig WilsonVP, GMM Food Safety and Quality AssuranceCostco WholesaleMartha Hudak-RoosDirector of QualityNellson NutraceuticalLIVE WEBINAR AVAILABLE!SPONSORED BY:SESSION 15 • 2:30PM – 3:45PMFSMA and Supplier Verification:Practical Approaches to ImplementationThe new requirements for foreign supplier verification in the Food Safety ModernizationAct (FSMA) are challenging. These requirements will affect all sectors of the food chainand businesses sourcing nationally and internationally. For most, this will be a hugeundertaking which will require resources and novel approaches to verification.SESSION OBJECTIVESn This session will discuss practical approaches and tools for implementing andexecuting these new requirements.n Experts will share experiences and insights into program elements and tools used forsuccess.SPEAKERSJody HallDirector of ProcurementH-E-BMartin HahnPartnerHogan Lovell’sBenjamin EnglandFounder & CEOFDA Imports.com (author of The Ticking Time Bomb)Margaret EckertPresidentEurofoods Regulatory Advisors, LLC2013 Food Safety Summit