2025 Agenda - Day 2

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Global disruptions, trade disputes, and increasing regulatory scrutiny have exposed the vulnerabilities of food and beverage supply chains. Explore how regulatory frameworks are evolving to ensure safety, transparency, and resilience across the chain — from farm to fork. Take back to your office strategies to:

• Ensure compliance under pressure by adapting inspection and traceability requirements amid global supply disruptions.
• Harness digital traceability tools to maintain compliance and reduce recall risk in a complex international supply chain.
• Navigate cross-border friction, regulatory mismatches, and customs delays between Canada, the U.S., the EU, and other major trading partners.

Enhance your supply chain’s resilience and regulatory compliance to meet evolving global challenges confidently.

In today’s fast-paced food service and catering environments, maintaining food safety and quality is critical to reputation and compliance. With new technologies reshaping how foreign materials are detected, operators can now strengthen safety controls while improving efficiency and customer trust.

Source practical insights to:

• Implement advanced detection tools (AI-assisted vision systems, smart sensors, and metal or X-ray detection etc) to identify contaminants before they reach the customer
• Integrate digital monitoring systems for real-time alerts, automated recordkeeping, and traceability across kitchen and supply operations
• Adopt proactive risk management practices that reduce incidents, minimize waste, and safeguard brand integrity

Empower food service operations teams with effective food safety procedures, keeping every plate compliant, clean, and customer-ready.

Take a deep dive down the innovation rabbit hole in one of our roundtable discussions. Share common challenges and best practices with your food regulation peers on a topic of your choosing:

1. Labelling Standards
2. Supply Chain Traceability
3. Novel Foods
4. Allergen Controls
5. Sustainability Compliance
6. Cross-Border Regulation

Navigate the complexities of allergen control with industry best practices and regulatory insights. Protect consumers and maintain compliance across every step of the supply chain. Adopt best practices to:

• Prevent cross-contact through robust handling procedures.
• Ensure accurate labelling to reduce consumer health risks.
• Stay ahead of emerging risks with up-to-date awareness of new allergens.

Improve your allergen management strategies to ensure food safety, regulatory compliance, and consumer trust.

Clarify the differences between these two fast-growing categories in the health and wellness space. Learn how to navigate their unique regulatory and market landscapes. Take away specific solutions to:

• Compare definitions, health benefits, and intended uses.
• Understand distinct regulatory requirements and permitted claims.
• Explore consumer trends and strategic market positioning approaches.

Improve your understanding of natural health products and functional foods to ensure compliance, drive innovation, and enhance product marketing effectiveness.

Legal and regulatory alignment is key to minimizing risk and avoiding costly missteps. Strengthen your compliance framework by staying informed and collaborative. Take back to your office strategies to:

• Identify regulatory grey areas that pose legal vulnerabilities.
• Monitor emerging litigation trends across the U.S. and Canada.
• Foster stronger collaboration between legal and regulatory teams.

Advance your ability to navigate complexity, avoid penalties, and stay ahead of evolving compliance challenges.

Wrap up the day with an engaging, fast-paced debrief designed to surface the most valuable insights from across the room. Each table will share their top takeaways, unexpected learnings, and practical ideas uncovered during discussions.  This collaborative session captures the collective intelligence of the group and turns conversation into actionable inspiration.

Review the key solutions and takeaways from the conference. Source a summary of action points to implement in your work.