Agenda

Ensuring the quality of food safety is an essential consideration in any food security program. Master your understanding of the new with the continued globalization of international trade. Take away specific solutions to:

• Addressing the persisting need for regulators to mitigate contamination incidents within the global food trade
• Applying the modernized risk approach that will provide regulated parties with increased predictability and consistency
• Creating best practices in promoting compliance and resources to provide value for Canadians

Provide greater predictability and transparency in your food safety systems.

Network and connect with as many people as possible in a short time! Meet your industry peers during this fast pace networking section of the summit. You will have three minutes per interaction to exchange business cares and chat to the new people before moving on. When the bell rings, you move on to the next person.

If you’re using steam in direct contact with your Food & Beverage process – and sometimes it is not so clear - it is imperative that you mitigate the risk of exposing your finished product to potentially harmful and costly contamination. Explore how steam is the most efficient method of transferring heat to your process, and how one could ensure it is free from contaminants. Gain insights to:
• Managing any potential risks of steam contamination occurring
• The Power of a Steam Quality Audit
• How an audit can help cut energy costs, improve productivity, product quality, and maintenance workload
Realize the benefits of a steam quality audit with your organization.

If you important food, plants or animals into Canada, the Single Window imitative will be of utmost importance to your business. Balance the needs of government departments and agencies with today’s globally competitive business environment. Gain insights to:
• Exploring the service options of The Single Window
• A simplified import process
• A decreased cost of doing business
Leverage the Single Window Initiative to move your business forward.

Verification and quality auditing of Sanitation Preventative Controls (SPC) and sanitation measures associated with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are critical components of a safe production environment. Ensure that your processes are being correctly verified and monitored. Gain insights to:

    •Special imaging as an emerging technology for environmental monitoring
    •Proper techniques and technologies for the detection of sanitation deviations.
    •How audit results can be used as effective communication and training tools

Remain compliant by ensuring a quality audit of your sanitation processes.

The current fragmented approach within educating the food industry across sectors causes learning gaps, inconsistent skill development and unnecessary/ineffective spending of learning dollars. Perfect the training for your workforce with new resources. Source practical insights on:

• Addressing the current challenges surrounding the availability of food safety courses
• Mastering the difference between Food safety knowledge vs. food regulatory knowledge
• The overlap of in-house training by government and industry and the lack of accessibility to courses
• Designing solutions that would involve industry-government-academia partnerships

Improve your collaborative and integrative efforts to better educate your workforce.

• Account for the unique needs of food and beverage companies and their customers
• A closer look at the food and beverage supply chain
• How ProLinc is fueling greater profitability and growth for today's manufacturers.

With more organizations focusing on the complete end to end process, from sourcing ingredients through gaining valuable consumer insights, the food journey is becoming increasingly complex. Discover the role that regulatory can play in support of faster and more efficient innovation and renovation. Gain insights to:
• How regulatory bodies are supporting these initiatives of innovation
• The impact on the industry in terms of sourcing, supply chain and impacts to the consumer
• Nestle Case study
Increase your understanding of the role of regulatory within innovation.

The change in cannabis regulations scheduled for October 2019 will effectively open the legal market up to dozens of new products. Prepare your business for the nuances that come with this legalization. Source practical tips and insights on:

• Addressing regulations around the production and preparation of edibles and other cannabis infused products
• Clarifying labeling and packaging requirements and the timelines of implementation
• Defining the limits on additional ingredients added to cannabis edibles.

Prepare your business for the newly legalized substance.

Plant-based meat is gaining popularity as it is developed in the lab without the need for factory farming. Enrich your understanding of this disrupting trend to ensure you don’t fall behind. Gain insights on:
• Exploring the impact of regulations will have on new plant-based meat alternatives
• Leveraging the benefits of plant-based meat and its sustainable implications
• Discussing the current regulatory challenges in the production of clean meat