Go to IDFA Home Page
About IDFA
News Center
Member Directory
Industry Facts
Regulation and Food Safety
Legislation
Economic Analysis
International
Product Marketing
Meetings and Training
Products and Publications
Contact Us

Search
Site Map
IDFA Home Page

IDFA en Espanol
Meetings and Training

Worldwide Food Expo Education Program
and Pre-Expo Workshops

October 24-27, 2007
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois USA


Pre-Expo Workshops

Worldwide Food Expo Education Program
Dairy Schedule At-A-Glance
Register today!




Worldwide Food Expo Education Program

 
Saturday, October 27, 2007
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Industry Short Course: Family Business
S103BC

Participants will learn to define and optimize the roles and responsibilities of owners, family members, independent board members and the executive team as they face the unique set of challenges posed by family business governance. Explore ways of uniting and building trust to increase your board's effectiveness and contribution.

Speaker:   Drew Mendoza, Managing Principal, Family Business Consulting Group
 

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Food Safety Short Course: Listeria Intervention and Control
S101

This course is designed to provide in-depth discussions on industry best practices, implementing appropriate and effective microbial interventions, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Taught by operations and safety experts from the field and a noted industry scientist, the courses are ideally suited for new and future food safety and quality assurance personnel.

8:00 a.m. Business and Regulatory Implications for Listeria Control
Randy Huffman, Ph.D., Vice President, AMI Foundation
Joe Meyer, Program Manager-Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs, Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
8:15 a.m. Foundations of Listeria Control
John Butts, Ph.D., Vice President-Research, Land O'Frost, Inc.
8:45 a.m. Sanitation Best Practices
Peter Bodnaruk, Manager, Microbiology, Ecolab, Inc.
9:15 a.m. Validation and Verification of Intervention Strategies
Gene Bartholomew, Corporate Manager, HACCP & Food Safety, John Morrell & Company
9:45 a.m. Developing a Routine Sampling Plan for Process Control
Tim Freier, Ph.D, Director Global Food Safety Technologies, Cargill, Inc.
10:15 a.m. Data Analysis and Corrective Actions
John Butts, Ph.D., Vice President, Research & Development, Land O' Frost, Inc.
11:00 a.m. Root Cause Identification and/or Lot and Line Segregation
John Weisgerber, President, Weisgerber Consulting, LLC
11:30 a.m. Successfully Completing a RLM and Food Safety Assessment
Bob Reinhard, Director, Food Safety, Sara Lee Food and Beverage
12:00 p.m. Q & A and Discussion
12:00 p.m. Evaluate and Adjourn

Return to top of page

For more information and to register, visit www.worldwidefood.com