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Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:59:18 GMT

The IFT Food Expo brings together buyers and sellers from all corners of the food science and technology world. With more than 1,000 exhibitors and 500 ingredient companies, the potential for great ideas, professional connections, new opportunities, and profitable relationships is nearly endless.

Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:59:18 GMT

Global Conference on Produce Sustainability

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:40:58 GMT

Sustainability is rapidly becoming more than a buzzword for the produce industry. Buyers, governments and public advocates are demanding changes in the way you do business, but at the same time, companies are beginning to realize the very practical benefits of reducing input costs, recycling and reusing materials, turning waste streams into positive benefits, and more.

Join global leaders for the kick-off event for the new United Foundation Center for Global Produce Sustainability, founded through the generous support of Bayer CropScience. In this one-day post-show conference, you'll hear from retailers, produce companies, government officials, and others on the real impact that sustainability can have on your business.

This year's post-show conference builds on the successful food safety conference held last year, which attracted more than 300 industry leaders. With more trade show hours than last year compressed into a packed two-day format, it's easy to extend your post-show learning curve without spending a week away from home. To attend this post-show conference, you must register for the All Access Pass or the Global Conference on Produce Sustainability.

More information here.

Food Safety Summit

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:13:48 GMT

The 12th Annual Food Safety Summit, the largest and most established food safety and defense exposition in North America on food safety, quality assurance and food security will be held Monday, April 12 through Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Washington DC Convention Center. The Summit is owned and operated by BNP Media, the world's largest media producer for the food, beverage and packaging industries. For more information on attending or exhibiting, visit www.foodsafetysummit.com or call 847-405-4000.

Basic/Advanced HACCP and ISO22000 trainings

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:42:01 GMT

Basic/Advanced HACCP and ISO22000 trainings within one Week:

April 12-13, 2010 = Basic HACCP
April 13-14, 2010 = Advanced HACCP
April 15-16, 2010 = ISO22000

For more information, you may click on the following website.
http://foodhaccp.com/2010haccp/

The Conference for Food Protection

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:33:32 GMT

The Conference for Food Protection is a non-profit organization that originated in 1971. The structure of the Conference provides a representative and equitable partnership among regulators, industry, academia, professional organizations and consumers to identify problems, formulate recommendations, and develop and implement practices that ensure food safety. New rapidly-developing food technologies and marketing innovations challenge all groups involved in food production and monitoring to work together to enhance the quality of our food supply. The Conference for Food Protection meets at least biennially to provide that forum.

More information here.

MMFEHA Annual Education Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:26:52 GMT

The Missouri Milk, Food, and Environmental Health Association is sponsoring its Annual Educational Conference, which will be held in Columbia, MO, March 31 - April 2, 2010. For more information, contact Steve Sikes, email: sikess@lpha.mopublic.org.

MMFEHA Annual Education Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:26:52 GMT

2010 Food Safety Education Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:42:25 GMT

Advancements in Food Safety Education: Trends, Tools, and Technologies

Presented by USDA and NSF

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2010 Food Safety Education Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:42:25 GMT

Advancements in Food Safety Education: Trends, Tools, and Technologies

Presented by USDA and NSF

Visit here for more information

MEHA 2010 Annual Educational Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:23:43 GMT

The Michigan Environmental Health Association's 2010 Annual Educational Conference will be held in Bay City, MI. March 23-25, 2010. For more information, contact Nancy Atwood, email: natwood@hline.org.

The Ohio State University Symposium on MRSA

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:26:41 GMT

On March 20 experts in infectious diseases and on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals will convene a daylong symposium at The Ohio State University to explore the human and animal health threats posed by this emerging health problem. Health workers are aware that MRSA can be transferred from person to person; they might be less aware of the risks posed to animals by human transmission, and they might not know that animals can transfer the pathogen to humans.

Experts at the symposium will present a description of this pathogen and of other methicillin-resistant Staphylococci, as well as offer a summary of their epidemiology and impact on humans and animals. The symposium is targeted to both human health professionals and animal health professionals. This "One Health, One Medicine" approach to studying these pathogens offers a broader understanding of the impact of the diseases in the human health setting, as well as veterinary setting.

The two featured keynote speakers are Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, who is recognized internationally for his work on MRSA in animals, and Paul Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, an infectious diseases control expert. Weese will provide a worldwide MRSA update; Morley will describe handling MRSA cases to decrease the risk of diseases transmission in veterinary settings.

Registration for the symposium is available at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Veterinary Continuing Education. Online registration requires establishing a log-in name and password. Cost for the full-day meeting is $60 ($35 for students). Registration can also be mailed or faxed. A downloadable PDF of a brochure is also available. For more information and links to both methods of registration, please visit the Office of Veterinary Continuing Education Web site.

Annual Meat Industry Management Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:47:54 GMT

The Conference, open to everyone in the meat industry, offers 14 separate forums in one or more of five professional development tracks over the two-day conference. Special food safety sessions include "North American Food Safety - Government Perspective" with Dr. Dan Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy & Program Development, USDA - FSIS; and Dr. Richard Arsenault, Director of Meat Programs Division, Agrifood, Meat & Seafood Safety Directorate, CFIA and "Food Safety - Industry Perspective" with Shawn Stevens, Attorney, Gass, Weber, Mullins; and Dr. Marsden. Presented by NAMP.

E. coli O157:H7 and Other Pathogens: Building an Integrated Food Safety System

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:44:27 GMT

This year's expanded program focuses on other pathogens as well as E. coli. Featured speakers include Dr. James Marsden, NAMP Senior Science Advisor and Regent's Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University; Dr. Dennis Burson, Professor Meat Extension and Food Safety Specialist, University of Nebraska; and Bobby Palesano, Vice President of Technical Services, International HACCP Alliance

14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:20:56 GMT

In this ever shrinking world where people, products and pathogens move rapidly around the globe, our collective expertise and experience will enable us to find answers to the infectious disease challenges confronting us all. It is in this shared spirit of scientific excellence and collegial collaboration that preparations have begun for the 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases to be held in Miami, Florida from March 9-12, 2010. Building on the unqualified successes of our most recent biannual meetings in Lisbon and Kuala Lumpur, the International Society for Infectious Diseases is delighted to return to North America for the 14th ICID.??

We are very excited about coming to Miami, an internationally recognized multicultural, multilingual and dynamic city that serves as a welcoming entry point into the United States. Miami also is home to outstanding universities and medical centers, and has a worldwide reputation as a pioneer city in international medicine, infectious diseases research and practice.

?Whether you are a clinician, researcher, educator, public health official or practitioner of any of the disciplines that contribute to the care of patients with infectious diseases, please mark your calendars and make plans to join thousands of your colleagues from approximately 100 different countries in Miami at the Congress.??

The 14th ICID will continue the unique educational approach that distinguish International Congresses on Infectious Diseases from other meetings, namely a scientific program that runs the spectrum from cutting edge science to state-of the-art practices to global infectious disease control, all presented by a truly international faculty and attended by participants whose diverse backgrounds create an incomparable opportunity for the worldwide exchange of information for the benefit of our patients and societies.??

Plenary lectures by world leaders in infectious disease and microbiologic research, clinical practice and health policy will be complemented by symposia organized, moderated and presented by experts in their respective fields, interactive meet-the-professor sessions headed by engaging faculty and daily oral and poster presentations based on submitted abstracts. Importantly, the Congress allows members to renew and expand their participation in the Society and non-members to become members that contribute to its future. The Congress also provides a perfect environment for stimulating intellectual exchange and camaraderie, essential elements for the creation of new ideas and partnerships.

Global Food Safety Standards - Overview and Comparison of HACCP Based Standards Course

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:49:41 GMT

This 1 day course is designed to provide an introduction to help food retailers and suppliers to understand the differences between the various requirements around international food safety and quality management standards. If your customers are now asking your organization to comply with one of these standards, how do you make the right choice?

Key Session Topics

Background to food safety initiatives in the US
GFSI purpose and background
A detailed comparison of the four main food safety standards and assessment schemes adopted in the US: BRC Global Food Safety Standard, Issue 5; ISO 22000; SQF 2000; GMA-SAFE
Deciding which scheme to apply within your organization
Costs of certification

Prerequisites:

Some familiarity with the various food safety management systems currently applicable within the global food industry.

Who Should Attend?

Food industry executives and senior management throughout the supply chain
Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Grocery Category Managers

Register online or Call 1800 374 3818.

Also available as an in-house option.

?Event Website: http://training.us.saiglobal.com/course/promotion.aspx?id=a0c2000000074FdAAI

2010 Beef Industry Safety Summit

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:13:54 GMT

E. coli O157:H7 and other safety threats continue to be a challenge to the beef production and processing chain. Recalls and illness outbreaks linked to beef products still occur and it is essential that all industry segments enhance collaboration and share information to address these issues.

The Annual Beef Industry Safety Summit is the premier beef safety meeting and the 2010 event promises to deliver useful information and insight as well as allow time for dialogue and discussion with your peers. Technical workshops will allow subject experts to address current issues such as ground beef production, grinding logs and other retail programs, system validation, intervention application and regulatory programs. A symposium on pre-harvest safety systems will address research needs, intervention approval and adoption hurdles as well as the current status of technologies. In addition, research data that can be applied to current systems and issues such as antibiotic use and residues, sustainability and the environment will be addressed in interactive sessions.

MEHA 2010 Annual Educational Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:23:43 GMT

MEHA 2010 Annual Educational Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:23:43 GMT

GMA's 2010 Food Claims and Litigation Conference

info@foodsafetynews.com (info@foodsafetynews.com) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:20:44 GMT

The challenges and opportunities of defending food and consumer product liability cases have never been greater. Consumers expect the products they use and the food they eat to be safe. To maintain a high level of consumer confidence, food, beverage and consumer product companies, restaurants, retailers and distributors must aggressively resist unfounded product liability litigation and do so in a cost-effective manner.

GMA's 2010 Food Claims and Litigation Conference will provide up-to-the-minute information on the industry's most critical legal and regulatory concerns.

More information available at: www.gmalitigationconference.com