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Day 1: HACCP Conference - Tuesday 9 September 2008
Chairperson: Bill McBride, Advancing Food Safety
8.45am Conference Opening Address
9.00am Paula Fitzgerald, Agrifood Awareness Australia,
Genetically Modified Organisms - why all the fuss?
9.40am Dr Paul Brent, FSANZ,
What our food regulatory authority is doing to ensure that safety of GMO's?
10.20am Question time
10.30am Morning tea
11.00am Marion Bray,Coles,
Managing safety of food coming into Australia from developing countries
11.30am Glen Neal NZFSA,
Managing food safety through food programs
12.00pm Fritz Meyer, McCormick Australia,
Managing food safety from a global food supply chain perspective
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Dr Paul Brent, FSANZ,
Food recalls in Australia - issues to consider
2.00pm Jeanette Cowden, Woolworths,
Product recalls and withdrawals - impact on the supply chain
2.30pm Fiona Flemming, George Western Foods,
Managing product recalls nationally - case study
3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.30pm Dr Trevor Suslow, Davis Univsersity USA,
Why the large number of foodborne outbreaks associated with E coli 0157:H7?
4.00pm Geoff Spriegel, BRC UK, An Update on the BRC Standard
4.30pm Tracey Monaghan, McDonalds Australia,
How we manage the plethora of food safety Standards - what's acceptable with our suppliers
5.00pm Question time
5.10pm Conference Close
7.00pm Conference Dinner and Annual HACCP Conference Awards
11.00pm Function Close
Day 2: HACCP Conference - Wednesday 10 September 2008
9.00am Ray Ellard, Director of Audit and Compliance, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, HACCP to dream the impossible dream.
9.30am Dr Tom Ross, University of Tasmania,Putting Listeria monocytogenes into perspective: current research and international approaches to risk management.
10.00am Julian Cox, University of NSW,
Developing salmonella free production systems for poultry
10.30am Morning Tea
11.00am Wayne Hammermeister, Silliker Australia,
Ways to undertake effective shelf life validation studies
11.30am Jane Downie, Silliker Australia,
Use of microbiological & chemical testing for verification of HACCP plans
12.00pm Robert Premier, Dept Primary Industries Victoria,
Validation studies for sanitising wash steps in processed vegetables
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Ross Peters, Advancing Food Safety,
The impact of caffeine on human health - do and die?
2.00pm Blas Borde-Lekona, Basque Government, Spain, Iberian Ham
2.30pm Dr Daryl Stevens, Arris,
Water - the 3 R's - Regulation, Restrictions and Recycling. A case study in the horticultural industry .
3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.30pm Martin Clark, Fresh Markets,
An update on the FreshTest program for chemical and micro testing of fresh produce
4.00pm Louis Petrin, Arrow Scientific,
An update on micobiological rapid test methods - where they are useful and where they are not
4.30pm Simon Kirkman, Foss,
Use of ATP test equipment for verification of cleaning programs - what it can and cannot tell us
4.30pm Question time
5.00pm Technical Demonstration Workshop
6.00pm Networking Drinks
7.00pm Conference Close
Day 3: Allergen Bureau Conference - Thursday 11 September 2008
Session 1:Setting the scene | Chair:Dr Tom Lewis, Allergen Bureau
9:00am Fiona Fleming, Chairperson Allergen Bureau, Introduction and Welcome
9.10am Maria Said, National President, Anaphylaxis Australia, What does 'may contain' mean to an allergic consumer?
9.40am Margaret Cole, Quality Manager Woolworths Brands, Woolworths Supermarkets, Woolworths' direction on labelling for private label branded products.
10.00am Neil McSkimming, Food Policy and Legislation Officer, Coles Supermarkets, Coles’direction on labelling for private label branded products
10.20am Dr Tom Lewis, Allergen Bureau, Session Questions
10.30am Morning Tea
Session 2:Managing Allergens,what lies ahead | Chair:Fiona Fleming, Allergen Bureau
11.00am Dr William Smith, Immunology Senior Consultant Royal Adelaide Hospital, Implications of emerging allergens in the food supply - lupin case study
11.30am Dr Hikmat Hayder FSANZ, Review of FSANZ Allergen Issues Paper
12.00pm Robin Sherlock, Technical Director, FACTA Pty Ltd, Applying analytical tools to manage risk
12.30pm Lunch
Session 3:Case studies | Chair:Kirsten Grinter, Allergen Bureau
1.30pm Bartter Enterprises, Challenges in allergen management - a case study
2.00pm Patricia Verhoeven, Regulatory & Consumer Affairs Manager, Cerebos, Implementing the Product Information Form (PIF) - a case study
2.30pm Industry Speaker TBC, Implementing VITAL (Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling) - a case study
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
Session 4:Future Directions | Chair:Robin Sherlock, Allergen Bureau
3.30pm Fiona Fleming, General Manager Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, George Weston Foods, VITAL: future directions
4.00pm Allergen Bureau achievements and directions, Dr Tom Lewis, Manager, Allergen Bureau
4.30pm Conference Close
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