The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will take center stage at this year’s Food Quality and Safety Symposium, with compliance dates coming soon for some handlers. Speakers will address FDA’s Treenut Risk Assessment Assignment, and specifically the Almond Risk Assessment. Growers, handlers and custom processors will learn which rules apply to them, and growers and huller/shellers covered under the farm definition will learn the basic requirements for produce safety.
The Symposium takes place June 16 at a new venue, The Seasons McHenry Event Center in Modesto.
This is a must-attend event for growers and huller/shellers who may meet the farm definition. They need to find out which rules they are subject to and how to begin preparing ahead of the compliance dates. Most growers will have until Nov. 17, 2017, before the compliance for the Produce Safety rule begins.
Presentations include:
- The FDA Treenut Risk Assessment Assignment – Learnings, outcomes and next steps with retail sample survey results. Dr. Rhoma Johnson, FDA
- Hazard Analysis on Almonds – Resources to help you conduct the “Almond Hazard Analysis.” Dr. Linda Harris, UC Cooperative Extension specialist
- I’m a grower, I’m a huller/sheller, I’m a handler – Which FSMA Rules apply to me? Elizabeth Fawell, Hogan Lovell
- Produce Safety 101 for growers and those covered under the farm definition. Elizabeth Fawell
- FSMA and GFSI – Does one cover the other? Rick Stier, consulting food scientist
- Almond Coproducts Utilization. Bill Orts, USDA
Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott will open the program with a presentation on the future of the California Almond industry.
Symposium registration is free; contact Jayme Puthoff by email or phone her at (209) 343-3279 for a registration form.
