Conference Day One: Wednesday August 5, 2009

8:15 Registration And Coffee

8:45 Opening Remarks From The Chairperson

9:00 Opening Keynote: Do Americans Still Enjoy The Safest Food Supply In The World?

Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH,
Director, Food Safety Office, National Center for Zoonotic Vector-borne & Enteric Diseases
CDC

9:30 Cold Chain 101: Defining Good Cold Chain Management

What are the current regulations? What are the industry standards?
How to cool different products in the first place and what are acceptable temp ranges
What are the problems associated with transport?
Aligning costs with temperature management: What are the keys to effectively managing both?

Presenter:

Colista Yates
Director, Quality Assurance, DINEEQUITY
INC. PARENT COMPANY OF IHOP AND APPLEBEE’S RESTAURANTS

10:15 Networking Refreshment Break

10:45 Complying With Government Regulations: Regulatory Agencies Speak

With the new administration’s focus on food safety, will we see a more active regulatory and legislative landscape? Will it impact Cold Chain Management? Will new regulations mandate track and trace technology in the food industry? Here from leading experts from: USDA, FDA, USDOC and State and Local Regulators

What is next on the regulatory horizon? Will we see changes to the regulations on managing the supply chain for temperature sensitive food?
Inspections: Will there be increased inspections? Will we see nonrisk- based inspections?
What will change at the State and Local Regulators level?

Panelists:

Steven Wilson Chief Quality Officer USDC SEAFOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM	Dr. Karnail Mudahar USDA CHICAGO
Arthur P. Liang MD, MPH, Director, Food Safety Office, National Center for Zoonotic Vector-borne & Enteric Diseases CDC

11:45 Case Study: A Proactive Approach To Ensuring Good Quality

In the business of perishables, there is a direct correlation between your cold chain management practices and the quality you deliver to your customers. For decades, cold chain data has been underutilized: used purely for the purposes of evaluating the integrity of individual shipments (i.e. facilitating the dock-level accept or reject decisions). The same cold chain data can and should be accumulated, analyzed and used to reduce variability in your processes—ultimately eliminating problems before they occur. Meaningful, measurable improvements will ensure: product safety, consistent delivery of high quality, cost savings and protection of brand equity. In this session, Sensitech will present a customer case study reviewing how evaluating process with a sound methodology can uncover trends before they become problems, saving company’s valuable resources: time, people and money.

Presenter:

Elizabeth Darragh
Director, Strategic Marketing – Food
SENSITECH INC.

12:30 Networking Luncheon

1:30 The Last Mile Of The Cold Chain: Maintaining Quality At The Retail Level

What procedures are in place at the retail level?
Educating the public on proper handling and storage of temperature sensitive food products
What are the state and local regulations?
Are you using temperature monitors to determine accept/reject or collecting data to measure quality your logistics providers?

Presenters:

Timothy C. Jackson
Senior Microbiologist
NESTLÉ

Jane Griffith
Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety
WAWA, INC.

2:30 Frozen Food Transport And Storage

Raising frozen food storage temps: While it could save energy and money, if you raise the temperature even a little you have a possible quality issue. Is it appropriate to raise the temperature on frozen food?

Presenter

Dennis R. Heldman
PhD, Principal
HELDMAN ASSOCIATES

3:15 Networking Refreshment Break

3:45 Small Group Roundtable Discussions: Small Group Roundtable Discussions: Exploring The Challenges, Solutions And Best Practices For Each Segment

Frozen Food
- Discussion Of Impact Of Proposed Increase In Storage Temp
Meat
Seafood: Managing Line To Plate Supply Chain
- Complying With HACCP
Dairy
Produce
Beverages: Maintaining Quality
- Are “Born-On” Dates And Color Change Ink Enough To Ensure Freshness?

Discussion Leaders:

Jane Griffith
Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety
WAWA, INC

Steven Wilson
Chief Quality Officer
USDC SEAFOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM

4:30 Roundtable Takeaways

All participants will re-convene in the main conference room to hear five minute summaries from discussion leaders to learn the most interesting findings of each discussion.

5:00 Close Of Day One Conference

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