webinars

41. Food For Thought: Establishing, Maintaining, And Improving Food Safety Culture 6/14/2017

    In this web chat, Lone Jespersen, principal at Cultivate and former director of food safety and operations learning at Maple Leaf Foods; and Brian Bedard, executive director of the GMA Science and Education Foundation, will explain some of the principles of establishing, maintaining, and improving food safety culture.

42. Food For Thought: FSMA's Food Defense Rule 5/24/2017

    In this on-demand web chat, Warren Stone, senior director of science policy, compliance, and inspection at the Grocery Manufactuers Association, and Clay Detlefsen, VP of regulatory affairs and counsel at the National Milk Producers Federation explain some major points of FSMA’s Food Defense Rule. In addition to providing knowledge on the rule, the 45 minute session focuses heavily on Stone and Detlefsen answering questions from the web chat’s live audience.

43. Food For Thought: FSMA's Sanitary Transportation Rule 3/15/2017

    In this web chat, Samantha Cooper, manager of food safety and quality assurance at GMA, and Jon Samson, executive director of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference at the American Trucking Association, talk about FSMA’s Sanitary Transportation Rule. In addition to providing leading food safety practices, the 45-minute session focuses heavily on Samson and Cooper answering questions from the web chat’s live audience.

44. Will Digital Transformation Really Add Value To A Manufacturing Business? 1/27/2017

    The use of new digital technologies in the industrial manufacturing industry is not new. In fact, manufacturers have been users of digital technologies for years. However, the term “digital transformation” is relatively new to the industry. Industrial manufacturers have been using new technologies for years now, so will digital transformation really add value to a manufacturing business?

45. Food For Thought: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Traceability But Were Afraid To Ask 11/9/2016

    In this web chat, Jennifer McEntire, VP food safety & technology at United Fresh Produce Association joins Kristen Spotz, senior manager of food safety & quality assurance at GMA to talk all things traceability related to the food industry. In addition to providing leading traceability practices, the 45-minute session focuses heavily on McEntire and Spotz answering questions from the web chat’s audience.

46. Food For Thought: Improving Food Manufacturer & Retailer Teamwork In A Recall 10/12/2016

    In this web chat, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) member Alicia Sims-Miller, manager of the reverse logistics and business integration teams for PepsiCo’s North American Nutrition Division, join Food Marketing Institute (FMI) member Kim Combs, recall/regulatory compliance manager for The Kroger Co to discuss the food manufacturer – food retailer relationship. The discussion focuses on how these two sectors of the food industry can work together to ease and simplify the recall process while remaining compliant with FSMA and other food safety regulations and standards.

     

47. Food For Thought: What Are FSMA's Recall Requirements? 9/13/2016

    In this web chat, Vickery Brewer, consumer safety officer at FDA/CFSAN, joins Warren Stone, senior director of science policy at the Grocery Manufacturers Association, to explain what is expected of food manufacturers regarding recalls under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

48. What Do Best-In-Class Food And Beverage Manufacturers Know About Business Software? 6/2/2016

    Mandates like the Food Safety Modernization Act and GS1 standards are constantly evolving, making it difficult for manufacturers to enforce and avoid fines. To succeed, food and beverage manufacturers depend on business software.

49. Mock Recalls: What Are They, Why Are They Important, And How Do I Perform One? 4/7/2016

    In this web chat, Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., Vice President of Science Operations at the Grocery Manufacturers Association, will list and describe the elements of an effective mock recall and explain why simulated recalls are essential to every food manufacturer. McEntire will offer best practices every food manufacturer should be employing when planning for and executing a mock recall exercise. In the course of the 45 minute web chat, McEntire will answer questions about mock recalls in food manufacturing facilities.

50. The New Dynamics of Listeria Environmental Control and Testing 3/3/2016

    The importance of a strong and vigilant food safety culture within your organization is more important for today’s food processors and suppliers.