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Conference Agenda at-a-Glance |
DAY ONE:
Wednesday March 4th, 2009 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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Gary Fread, President and CEO, Guelph Food Technology Centre |
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8:30 AM |
Case Study: The Coca-Cola Company |
Best practices in managing a global food safety initiative to maintain quality and safety |
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DV Darshane, Director, Policy and Standards,
Global Quality, Technical Stewardship, The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA) |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: Cargill |
Good the bad and the deadly – Pathogen management solutions for protecting yourself and consumers |
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Todd McAloon, VP Global Poultry Food Safety and Quality, Cargill (Witchita, KS) |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Case Study: Sobey’s Compliments Program |
Understanding the importance of tracing ingredients to point of origin when sourcing food internationally |
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Julie Powell, VP, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, Sobey’s |
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11:15 AM |
Update on allergens and Health Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Changes:
What you need to know in 2009 |
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Marilyn Allen, Allergen Risk Management Specialist and Anaphylaxis, Canada Awareness Training Coordinator |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Legal liability for food manufacturers:
Developments to protect your business |
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Ronald Doering, Partner, Gowlings |
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2:15 PM |
Cost-effective food safety management plans to ensure supply chain compliance |
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Victor Muliyil, Food Technical Manager, SGS North America |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Nanotechnology in food:
New innovations into how nanotechnology can improve food safety in your company |
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Greg Sotzing, Associate Professor, Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut |
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4:15 PM |
Update: Independent Investigation on Meat Safety |
Improve your understanding of the listeria investigation and its impact on the food industry |
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5:00 PM |
Conference Adjourns To Day Two |
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Day Two:
Thursday March 5th, 2009 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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Gary Fread, President and CEO, Guelph Food Technology Centre |
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8:30 AM |
Case Study: Maple Leaf Foods |
| The Listeriosis Outbreak: Lessons Learned and Regulatory Implications |
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Rory McAlpine, VP Government and Industry Relations, Maple Leaf Foods |
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9:15 AM |
Organic Food Update:
Understanding the latest regulations and what it means for organic certification in Canada |
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Dr. Jaspinder Komal, Director, Agrifood Division, Agrifood, Meat, Seafood Safety Directorate, CFIA/ACIA |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Panel discussion: Pepsi – QTG & Campbell’s Company of Canada |
Food quality and safety excellence roundtable: Practical strategies from North America’s leading food companies |
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Christine Michels, Quality Manager, Foods and Snacks Innovation, Pepsi – QTG
Dan Mattimoe, Program Manager, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Campbell’s Company of Canada |
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11:15 AM |
Food Safety Alert: Your Food Safety System is not what you Think it is
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Doug Fair, VP of Statistical Applications, InfinityQS International |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: Butterball |
Successful strategies for improving your pathogen-monitoring program in any environment |
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Lee Johnson, Director of Process Development and Technical Support, Butterball (Mt. Olive, NC) |
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2:15 PM |
Integrated Pest Management:
A Greener Approach to Protecting Your Reputation |
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Bill Melville, Quality Assurance Director, Orkin Canada |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Irradiation as a effective food safety option to combat pathogens |
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Monique Lacroix, Professor at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier and Researcher at the Canadian Irradiation Centre
Dominic Dussault, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Laboratory in Science Applied to Food |
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4:15 PM |
Conference Adjourns |
