S4 Chemical Risk Assessment 101: A Better Understanding of a Complex Subject Made Easier

Monday, July 29, 2013: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
217BC (Charlotte Convention Center)
Primary Contact: Alison Kretser
Organizers: Jena Roberts , Mark Moorman , Anthony Flood and Alison Kretser
Convenors: Jena Roberts and Alison Kretser
A key component of compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is development of a written food safety plan to identify and implement preventive controls to address all potential chemical, biological, physical and radiological hazards. As foods intrinsically are chemicals that are sourced/grown and processed with chemicals, determining the risks of chemicals is a necessary and important component of a food safety plan. This symposium will scope the universe of chemicals hazards that may be in foods, what we know about the presence of these chemicals through existing monitoring programs and explain the process necessary to determine if exposure of these chemical hazards is a risk to human health. This symposium will also describe the drivers that need to be considered when establishing your company’s chemical preventive controls program and what the FDA considers important to include in your program.

Presentations

8:30 AM
What are the Potential Chemical Hazards in Foods?
Mark Moorman, Kellogg Company
9:00 AM
Chemical Hazards: How Do We Translate Presence to Risk? An Overview of Risk Analysis
James Coughlin, Coughlin & Associates
9:30 AM
Chemical Safety Assessment Program at FDA-CFSAN
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN
See more of: Symposia