S30 Drivers for Global Food Safety: Aligning Public, Private, and Government Resources

Wednesday, July 25, 2012: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Room 551 (Rhode Island Convention Center)
Organizers: Pamela Wilger , Keith Lampel and Andrew Benson
Convenors: Pamela Wilger and Keith Lampel
The key objective of this symposium is to bring together experts within the public, private and government sectors to discuss cooperation on the global level to ensure a safe global food supply chain. Within the holistic concept of an international umbrella of food safety, how well integrated are these partners in identifying and addressing the major challenges? EFSA, WHO/FAO, World Bank, IUFoST, FDA and Cargill representatives with international responsibilities for food safety will discuss how their individual organization drives a global safe food supply and how we can all help in this challenge. The goal is to learn from each other and engage in a more effective collaboration and cooperation with all parties to ensure a well-formulated, science-based approach to improve food safety and public health across the globe.

Presentations

8:30 AM
Who are the Main Drivers; How are Industry, Regulatory and NGOs Coming Together
Patrick Wall, University College Dublin
9:00 AM
Programs WHO/FAO Has or is Creating to Drive Global Food Safety Forward
Peter Ben Embarek, World Health Organization Office in China
9:30 AM
What Does the World Bank Do for Global Food Safety and What Can We Do to Help?
Andrew Benson, International Food Information Council
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
How Does IUFoST Work with Industry, Academia and Governments to Drive Global Food Safety
Mary Schmidl, IUFoST
11:00 AM
What is the FDA Doing to Drive Global Food Safety Such as Import Inspection, Third Party Certification and Learning from the Food and Feed Industry to Affect the Global Food Market
Kathy Gombas, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN
11:30 AM
How Can Industry Align with Governments and NGOs to Help Drive Global Food Safety
Michael Robach, Cargill
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