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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE:
Tuesday June 17th, 2008 |
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8:00 AM |
Registration Opens |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Remarks From The Chairperson |
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8:30 AM |
Food Industry Panel Discussion |
Food safety roundtable: Practical strategies from North America’s leading food companies |
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Julie Powell, Director, Quality Assurance,
Sobey’s
Sandra Cistrone, Manager, Product Quality, Canada,
Archer Daniels Midland
Leonard Huskey, Vice President, Pork Quality Assurance,
JBS Swift |
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9:15 AM |
Your legislation action plan |
Taking a proactive approach to food safety in the face of new legislation |
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Mansel W. Griffiths, Director,
Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Panel discussion: Food safety standards |
The importance of working collaboratively to establish food safety standards |
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Danny Dempster, President, Food Safety and Government Relations,
Canadian Produce Marketing Association
Heather Gale, Food Safety Coordinator,
Canadian Horticulture Council
Gary Sands, Vice President, Government Relations,
Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers |
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11:15 AM |
Case study: China Strategies |
Fostering local relationships in China, a key factor in food safety |
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Christophe Canivet, Director, Quality Control,
VLM Food Trading International |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:15 PM |
Case study: Oberto Sausage Company |
Strategic planning to improve the safety of ready-to-eat and post-pasteurized foods |
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Bruce Barry, Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance,
Oberto Sausage Company |
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2:00 PM |
Protecting yourself from lawsuits: Emerging legal issues in Canadian food law |
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Ronald Doering, Partner,
Gowlings |
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2:45 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:05 PM |
Transportation best practices |
Employing safe transportation practices to ensure food safety and to protect your brand |
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Richard Lande,
Transportation Lawyer
Brad MacCallum, President and Founder,
Kasar Canada, Ltd. |
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3:50 PM |
Case Studies in real-time data collection |
Leverage real-time SPC to create your competitive advantage |
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Steve Wise, Vice President,
Statistical Methods |
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4:30 PM |
Industry update: Food packaging |
Optimizing food safety with HACCP Standards in package manufacturing |
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Larry Dworkin, Government Relations Director,
Packaging Association of Canada |
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5:15 PM to 7:00 PM |
Cocktail Reception |
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Day Two:
Wednesday June 18th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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8:15 AM |
Recap of Day One by Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Case study: Jack in the Box |
| Turning a recall into an opportunity to become an industry leader |
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Darren Blass, Director of Quality Assurance and Product Safety,
Jack in the Box Restaurants |
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9:15 AM |
Case study: Kraft Foods |
Implementing effective allergen monitoring control features in food manufacturing |
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Joanne Allen, Senior Program Leader,
Kraft |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Update: Cloned meat and food safety |
| Get the latest facts on food safety and cloned livestock to mitigate consumer concerns |
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Cindy Tian, Professor, Department of Animal Science,
University of Connecticut |
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11:15 AM |
Legal Case Studies |
Safeguarding your business against foodborne illness suits |
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Paul Kassirer, Partner,
Lester, Schwab, Katz, and Dwyer, LLP
Al Maxwell, Partner,
Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn, and Dial, LLC |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Super bugs and food safety: Understanding the risks of antimicrobial resistance in animals |
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Manisha Mehrotra, Human Safety Division,
Health Canada |
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2:15 PM |
Protect your product – and your business – from foreign material contamination |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Case study: Cara |
Risk behaviour and food safety: Why are some employees harder to train than others are? |
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Fabian Cazzola, Director, Quality Assurance,
Cara Foods |
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4:15 PM |
Leveraging technology to fortify your food safety strategy |
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5:00 PM |
Conference adjourns |
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