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Protecting The Food Supply: New Canadian &U.S. Food Safety and Product Tracking Compliance Requirements

I.E.Canada will host its 7th Annual Food Forum on February 16, 2012. This much anticipated event is a rare opportunity for those involved in the food industry to network and learn from government and industry leaders in an open and interactive forum.

In what has become an occurrence unique to I.E.Canada’s Food Forum, senior representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) come together to speak on:

• Implementation of CFIA’s food import license requirement in 2013
• Foreign Supplier Verification and the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act
• Changes to CFIA’s food inspection procedures
• Modernization of Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations and Health Canada’s approval processes

The Forum will also feature a session focusing on the new U.S. Product Identification Code tracking system being implemented in 2012. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CBP, CBSA and industry will discuss the impact of this system.

Speakers:

• Captain Domenic J. Veneziano, Director, Division of Import Operations and Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Jessica Wasserman, President, Wasserman & Associates
• Mark Burgham, Director, Imported & Manufactured Food Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Vance McEachern, Executive Director, Inspection Modernization, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada
• Dr. Samuel Godefroy, Director General, Food Directorate, Health Canada & Vice Chair, Codex Alimentarius
• Doug Bailey, Chief Information Officer, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Cindy Allen, Executive Director, ACE Business Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• Franco Germano, Director, Projects Division, Canada Border Services Agency

Member Registration Rate:  $305 (includes parking & reception)

Non-Member Rate: $505 (includes parking & reception)

Questions? Please contact Paulette Niedermier at  pniedermier@iecanada.com

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