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.

If you’re a food business that imports or prepares food for export, or ships food across provincial or territorial borders, the new SFCR will impact your operations. Navigate the new complex landscape of the SFCR to ensure proper adherence to the importation/exportation guidelines. Walk away with effective strategies to:

• Better understand the food safety risks associated with importing/exporting and how to implement control measures for these risks
• Develop better communication within the supply chain, manufacturing, preparation, warehousing, packaging and labeling process for improved transparency
• Effectively develop your Preventative Control Plan (PCP)

Increase your understanding of the new regulations surrounding importing and exporting products under the SFCR.

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.

Technology has been regarded as a great resource in coordinating your food manufacturing processes. Utilize an enterprise resource planning tool to efficiently plan your regulatory processes. Source solutions to:

• Seamlessly integrate a compliance management system
• Employ traceability solutions
• Improve the way you work with vendors

Utilize technology to efficiently manage compliance.

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.

Acquire cutting-edge techniques to comply with the latest labeling requirements, from updated standards for Front of Pack labels to new legislations geared towards marketing to kids. Ask pressing questions and receive specific, in-depth answers tailored to your business’s individual needs. Gain insights to:

• Upcoming regulatory changes in Front of Pack labeling
• How the new regulations will affect marketing nutritional information to kids
• Innovative techniques for collaboration with your marketing department Forecast labeling trends

Don’t fall behind on the regulation changes for labeling!

The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Act is similar to the US. Food Safety Modernization Act requirements. Enrich your understanding of the key differences to improve your exporting operations. Walk away with an action plan to:

• Implement best practices in approaching preventative controls
• Deal with documentation requirements
• Understand the differences in licensing and ensuring consistency across borders

Achieve better consistency with your exporting operations under SFCR and FSMA.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a standardized and systematized approach to assessing food safety. This science-based approach helps prevent food contamination. Ensure the safety of your food by learning the latest in HACCP procedures. Walk away with a blue print to:

• Best practices in storing and transportation of products
• Dealing with the personnel involved in handling products
• The proper process of handling recalls

Establish an officially recognized food safety protocol for your business and be HACCP compliant.

Inconsistencies in precautionary labels continue to add to the confusion of consumers. Mitigate the risks of precautionary labeling to minimize the health risk to your customers. Take back to your office strategies to:

• Define the challenges with inconsistent precautionary allergen labels and how to overcome them
• Master Health Canada’s response to the precautionary allergen labeling
• Determine the food science behind the products and the composition standards you need to adhere to

Address precautionary allergen labeling to lower your risk.

There is a pressing need for improved methods and tools to rapidly and reliably identify, detect and predict food safety hazards. Increase your understanding of next generation sequencing methods to combat these hazards. Source practical tips on:

• Understanding the evolution of sequencing methods from PFGE to WGS
• Leveraging the power of WGS and its ability to detect foodborne disease outbreaks
• The rapid traceability of pathogens in the supply chain

Increase your traceability processes with whole genome sequencing

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.

Inspectors use a combination of the onsite inspection and evaluation techniques for assessing compliance and evaluating the impact of non-compliance. Reduce your risk of non compliance. Walk away with an action plan to:

• Prepare for the CFIA processes for inspections under SFCR
• Comprehend CFIA processes for identifying and addressing non-compliances under SFCR
• Clarify the SFCR tools and documentation intended to support industry compliance

Improve your understanding of CFIA processes for inspections and refusals.