BIFSCO Announces “Addressing Beef Safety Challenges Midwest Workshop”

Workshop Information

-April 28th, Omaha, NE, Metro Community College, Culinary Arts Building, 32nd
Street and Sorenson Parkway, Omaha, NE 68111

This workshop promises to deliver useful information and insight as well as
allow time for dialogue and discussion with your peers. Presentations from
technical experts will allow attendees to address current issues such as ground
beef production, grinding logs, system validation, intervention application and
regulatory programs.

During the meeting attendees will:

  • Discuss current safety issues with colleagues from the beef industry and
    technical experts during technical sessions.
  • Network with colleagues, government agency representatives and the
    research community.
  • Determine courses of action to help reduce foodborne pathogen incidence
    and enhance the safety of U.S. beef products.

Workshop Agenda

7:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 10:00 am: Know Your Process and Know the Regulations
Kerri Harris, International HACCP Alliance
Gain insight from a leading HACCP expert on process knowledge and application of
regulatory programs. This interactive session will provide valuable information
that can be applied immediately in your beef production process.

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Break

10:30 am – 11:00 am Prepare for Breakout group discussions

11:00 am – 11:30 am: Regulatory Update – FSIS representative

11:30 am: Lunch

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Group discussion: Small groups, technical experts, hot
topics – this is the formula for honest, open and results oriented dialogue that
delivers information that can be applied immediately across the industry.
Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with colleagues in process
category specific groups and discuss challenges they’re facing in their
facilities.

2:30 pm: Break

2:45 pm: Recap of process category discussions

3:30 pm: Resource discussion: Gather information on valuable resources like best
practice documents, fact sheets and HACCP expert contact information that can be
used as needed for support in the future.

4:00 pm: Adjourn

Workshop Registrations

(Fee: $150 Per Person, includes continental breakfast and lunch) Registration
Closes April 23, 2010

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP ON APRIL 28th IN OMAHA, NE

https://ncba-web.ungerboeck.com/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=STANDARD&eventid=5019

Conference Accommodations

Hotels in close proximity to the meetings can be accessed using the links below.

Omaha, NE Hotels
http://www.eppleyairfield.com/hotels/default.htm

Source:

Beef Industry Food Safety Council