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Wednesday
5/8/2024
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Theater 1
Elevate your Environmental Monitoring Program with Augmented Diagnostics
Julien Defferrard, Associate Director, Augmented Diagnostics, bioMérieux
biomerieux
Wednesday
5/8/2024
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Theater 2
Building Safety and Operational Excellence: Innovative Construction Containment Solutions from TuffWrap Installations
Dan Schmidt, US & Canada Sales Director, TuffWrap Installations
TuffWrap
Wednesday
5/8/2024
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Theater 1
FSVP Compliance: Driving Supply Chain Diversity and Transparency for the Food and Beverage Industry
Coley Anderson, Director of Industry and Government Relations & Enterprise Solutions Specialist, Registrar Corp
Registrar Corp
Wednesday
5/8/2024
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Theater 2
Glove Safety Exposed: Solutions for Food Safety Heroes
Dr. Darin Detwiler, Food Safety Icon
Steve Ardagh, Founder and CEO, Eagle Protect
Eagle Protect
Wednesday
5/8/2024
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Theater 1
Dark Data in Pest Control
Steve Granzow, Northern Illinois Regional Manager, FSS, Inc
FSS
Wednesday
5/8/2024
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Theater 2
Recipe for Success: Technology and Traceability Across Your Supply Chain
Julie McGill, Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy, Trustwell
Megan Murphy, Manager of the Regulatory Team in Product, Trustwell
Trustwell
Wednesday
5/8/2024
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Theater 1
NSF/H1 Food Machinery Lubricants: Understanding the Basics
Ellie Girard, Southern California District Manager, LUBRIPLATE Lubricants Company
Lubriplate
Thursday
5/9/2024
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Theater 1
Chasing Salmonella and Listeria in Food: Rapid Detection and Strain Discrimination
Olaf Degen, Director of Industry Microbiology, Bruker Scientific LLC
Bruker Scientific
Thursday
5/9/2024
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Theater 2
Using External X-Ray Inspection to Save More Product Impacted by Foreign Material Contamination
Kurt Westmoreland, Chief Commercial Officer, Flex Xray
FlexXray
Thursday
5/9/2024
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Theater 1
How Integrated Technology, Processes, & Data Can Transform Your Food Safety Program
Kristy Graves, Sr. Solutions Engineer, CMX1
Melody Ge, Founder, Women in Food Safety
CMX1
Thursday
5/9/2024
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Theater 2
Mythbusting FSMA 204 – Compliance is Easier (and Far Less Expensive) Than You Think!
Angela Nardone, COO, Share-ify
Christina Bongo-Box, VP of Retail, Foodservice, and Food Manufacturing, Share-ify
Share-ify
Thursday
5/9/2024
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Theater 1
How Digital Tools Can Add Value to Your Food Safety Program
Kathleen Wybourn, Director Food & Beverage US & Canada, DNV
DNV
Thursday
5/9/2024
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Theater 2
The Power of eLearning When Developing a Compliant and Competent Workforce
Lute Atieh, Director of Business Development, WorkForge
WorkForge
Thursday
5/9/2024
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Theater 1
Lessons Learned From the Implementation of DSCSA and How It Applies to FSMA 204
John DiPalo, Chief Strategy Officer, rfxcel, part of Antares Vision Group
Antares Vision Group

Elevate your Environmental Monitoring Program with Augmented Diagnostics

Wednesday, May 8; 11:00am - 11:30am

Since FSMA was implemented, the US Food Industry has led the way and embraced Environmental Monitoring (EM). Today, it is for many companies a critical program to verify that food safety controls are effective. Yet, many EM Programs are still static, reactive, and are not leveraged as effectively as they could be.

Grounded in a strong expertise in microbiology, genomics and data science, bioMérieux goes beyond the pathogen test result by providing an end-to-end approach to EM, designed to help you always be in control of your factory environment, in a proactive and efficient way.

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Building Safety and Operational Excellence: Innovative Construction Containment Solutions from TuffWrap Installations

Wednesday, May 8; 11:30am - 12:00pm

TuffWrap Installations is a leading provider of temporary dust, debris, and weather construction containment solutions in North America. With over 25 years of experience, they specialize in keeping facilities operational and protected during construction and renovation projects. TuffWrap offers a range of interior and exterior protection systems, including SmartSeam® Suspended Cover for ceilings, TuffWrap® C.O.R.E Frameless Temporary Interior Walls, and TuffWrap® EXT Temporary Exterior Walls. Their solutions are designed to meet code compliance standards and industry regulations, ensuring safety and minimizing liability. They serve various industries such as aerospace, food and beverage, industrial and commercial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, and warehouse and distribution.

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FSVP Compliance: Driving Supply Chain Diversity and Transparency for the Food and Beverage Industry

Wednesday, May 8; 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Whether you want to navigate a vendor’s increasing costs, avoid disruptions, or change suppliers when one goes out of compliance, the ability to pivot with your suppliers is key. In this presentation, we’ll cover how supply chain diversification and transparency are critical for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

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Glove Safety Exposed: Solutions for Food Safety Heroes

Wednesday, May 8; 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Join Dr. Darin Detwiler, food safety icon, and Steve Ardagh, Eagle Protect CEO and Founder, for a unique glove safety session, sharing a combined 50 years of glove and food safety knowledge. The team will focus on microbial, chemical, and physical glove contamination on microbial, chemical, and physical glove contamination sources and risks, with solutions to enhance your company’s food safety and quality assurance practices. Join the dynamic duo for an engaging and informative presentation with key takeaways for immediate implementation in your food safety programs.

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Dark Data in Pest Control

Wednesday, May 8; 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Dark data in the pest control industry refers to the vast amount of pest data that is either not collected, not accurately communicated, or recorded in a way that can not be interpreted easily. This data can include customer feedback, technician reports, service history, and more. Better tools, better technicians, and better analysis are taking this Dark Data to the light where shortened reaction times, a better view of the overall trending, and easy to interpret reporting allow the best quality teams to make the best decisions. Where is your data?

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Recipe for Success: Technology and Traceability Across Your Supply Chain

Wednesday, May 8; 1:30pm - 2:00pm

The lifecycle of food products is complex, requiring adherence to numerous regulations and touch points across your organization.
Hear how Trustwell can help your teams extend recipe development and nutritional analysis into supplier compliance, enhanced traceability, and automated recall management.
By digitizing these processes, you can streamline your operations, making your supply chain safer and more transparent.

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NSF/H1 Food Machinery Lubricants: Understanding the Basics

Wednesday, May 8; 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Using NSF/H1 registered food machinery lubricants is the new standard at food, beverage and pharmaceutical processing and packaging facilities. During this presentation, attendees will be provided with a background on the regulatory history of food machinery lubricants and details about each of the NSF lubricant product category codes. In addition, attendees will learn about the many features and benefits that NSF/H1 food machinery lubricants offer as well as discuss the importance and ease of converting to a 100% NSF/H1 lubrication program.

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Chasing Salmonella and Listeria in Food: Rapid Detection and Strain Discrimination

Thursday, May 9; 11:00am - 11:30am

Discover the power of rapid technology in food safety! Salmonella and Listeria, leading causes of zoonotic illnesses in the US, demand swift detection. Now, with MALDI-TOF MS, confirm Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes within hours from colony material. Unveil subspecies details crucial for tracing and enhancing inspection programs. Elevate your routine workflow further with FT-IR technology, offering precise strain discrimination. Stay ahead in food safety with rapid, accurate solutions.

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Using External X-Ray Inspection to Save More Product Impacted by Foreign Material Contamination

Thursday, May 9; 11:30am - 12:00pm

The impact to revenue and your brand from a foreign material contamination incident can be massive – but most producers lack the resources to do more than flag an issue in-house. In-line equipment is often just the initial indicator to identify issues and internal rework is often not an option due to equipment and labor availability.

External x-ray inspection services provide food producers a new tool to use following an incident that is more accurate in identifying affected product and cuts out the bottleneck of internal rework.

In this presentation we’ll share best practices around building external inspection into your SOPs following a FMC incident, and how it can help salvage more product to send to commerce.

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How Integrated Technology, Processes, & Data Can Transform Your Food Safety Program

Thursday, May 9; 12:00pm - 12:30pm

74% of customers say product quality is their top factor for fostering brand loyalty, yet brands still struggle to harness food safety & quality due to technology limitations, an inability to harness data, and a lack of digitalized & automated processes. Join us for this session to learn how a leading consumer brand, StarKist, is managing a best-in-class FSQA program leveraging integrated tools, processes, and data for quality control, auditing, and incident management.

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Mythbusting FSMA 204 – Compliance is Easier (and Far Less Expensive) Than You Think!

Thursday, May 9; 12:30pm - 1:00pm

FSMA 204 has become the scariest buzzword since “PTI”, sending chills up and down the spine of Food Safety experts, IT and Operations professionals across the country. The disruption and confusion associated with preparing to be compliant has an undeniable impact on every business dealing with the variety of products listed in the new rules.

The new rules are not to be ignored, but they are also manageable with the right system and experts guiding the process.

This engaging session led by two of the food safety industry’s most knowledgeable professionals will help bust many of the myths that make FSMA 204 such a daunting undertaking for any food safety team.

Join Angela Nardone (COO of Share-ify and Head of the FSMA 204 Working Group) and Christina Bongo-Box, (Share-ify’s Vice President of Retail, Foodservice, and Food Manufacturing) as they unpack five of the biggest myths surrounding the FSMA 204 rule.

You will leave with refreshed confidence that you can meet the deadlines – and most importantly – with a plan that will leave plenty in your budget for other critical food safety initiatives.

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How Digital Tools Can Add Value to Your Food Safety Program

Thursday, May 9; 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Digital tools offer a deep dive into the pressing risks that food and beverage companies face today and how industry leaders effectively mitigate these challenges. The tools serve as a benchmarking instrument, revealing the primary concerns of companies, pinpointing common failures in their management systems, and highlighting the strategies top performers employ to bridge these gaps.

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The Power of eLearning When Developing a Compliant and Competent Workforce

Thursday, May 9; 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Discover the vital role of learning and development in ensuring food safety within manufacturing. From leveraging micromodules for efficient training to providing cutting-edge education for food maintenance technicians, this presentation will highlight the power of online eLearning on developing a compliant and competent workforce. Developed in conjunction with food safety expert Erik Kurdelak, a SME for the Indiana Department of Health’s Food Protection Division, our new food safety modules offer the most relevant enhancements for upcoming regulations, and in multiple languages. Plus, explore how custom content can be utilized to train on specific sanitation procedures, empowering in-house training and increasing retention.

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Lessons Learned From the Implementation of DSCSA and How It Applies to FSMA 204

Thursday, May 9; 2:00pm - 2:30pm

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 204 are pivotal legislative frameworks to ensure the safety and integrity of pharmaceutical and food supply chains, respectively. This session delves into the lessons learned from companies as they implemented the systems required to support the DSCSA legislation and how these lessons can provide a roadmap for implementing solutions to support the FSMA 204.

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