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6th annual north american summit on Food safety | detailed agenda

7:30 AM		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM		Opening Comments from the Chair
8:30 AM		Building safety into food: What you need to do to achieve a safer food supply Rick Holley, Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba; Advisor, CFIA
9:15 AM		Food companies speak out Food quality and safety excellence roundtable: Practical strategies from North America’s leading food companies Anthony Gene, QA Manager,McCormick Tim Lawlis, Quality Assurance Manager, Bob Evans Farms Karen A. Mills, Quality Manager, High Liner Foods, Inc. Genevieve Arsenault, Quality Assurance Manager, Yum! Restaurants International (Canada) Company
10:00 AM		Networking Break
10:30 AM		Case Study: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Provincially regulated processors: Keeping local food safe Nelson Bowley, Manager, Inspection and Auditing Services, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
11:15 AM		Legal Update Improve your understanding of your legal obligations – some of which are confusing – that YOU as a food producer must know Ronald Doering, Partner, Gowlings
12:00 PM		Networking Luncheon
1:30 PM		Keynote Presentation - Policy Update: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) USDA policy update: Complying with current regulations and preparing for future considerations Dr. James Adams, Director of International Audit Staff, FSIS, USDA (Washington)
2:15 PM		Panel Discussion Best practices in tracing food and pathogens to provide quicker recalls that are more efficient Dr. Shu Chen, University of Guelph Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services, Afilias
3:00 PM		Networking Break
3:30 PM		Update on allergens and Health Canada’s proposed regulatory changes: What you need to know Marilyn Allen, Allergen Risk Management Specialist and Anaphylaxis, Canada Awareness Training Coordinator
4:15 PM		New Initiative On-Farm food safety: Understanding what your suppliers are doing to ensure food safety Heather Gale, CanadaGAP National Program Manager, Canadian Horticultural Council
5:00 PM		Conference Adjourns to Day Two
5:15 PM		Social Activities

7:30 AM		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM		Opening Comments from the Chair
8:30 AM		Toronto Public Health The Challenges Associated with Food Borne Illness Investigation in Toronto: Responding to a large foodborne illness outbreak to protect the public Ron de Burger, Director, Healthy Environments, Toronto Public Health
9:15 AM		Update: Independent Investigation on Meat Safety Improve your understanding of the listeriosis investigation and its impact on the food industry Mansel Griffiths, Director, Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, University of Guelph; Expert Advisor, Listeria Investigation
10:00 AM		Networking Break
10:30 AM		Case Study: Cargill Addressing the human element in food safety: Building better verification strategies into your processing line Angie Siemens, Vice President, Technical Services, Animal Protein, Cargill (Wichita, KS) Adam Aronson, Chief Executive Officer, Arrowsight, Inc.
11:15 AM		Food Safety Alert: Your Food Safety System is not what you Think it is Doug Fair, VP of Statistical Applications, Infinity QS
12:00 PM		Networking Luncheon
1:30 PM		Case Study: Hela Canada Best practices in creating a culture of safety – and putting it into practice Dr. Thomas Varga, VP Food Safety and Operations, Hela Canada
2:15 PM		Case Study: Kraft Building better disinfecting solutions through sanitary design Joe Stout, Director of Product Protection and Hygienic Design, Kraft (Chicago)
3:00 PM		Networking Break
3:30 PM		Panel discussion Moving to one standard: How to improve third party auditing efficiency to save time and money Steve Merrill, VP Sales, Alchemy Systems Tom Vogel, Product Manager, AGRI-Food, QMI-SAI Global More to come . . .
4:15 PM		Case Study: Campbell Soup Successful strategies for launching a Gluten-Free product line to increase food safety Dan Mattimoe, Senior Program Manager, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Campbell Company of Canada Janet Dalziel, President, Canadian Celiac Association
5:00 PM		Conference Adjourns

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