Traceability and Recall Through Food Processes - By AtoZ Compliance

Key Take Away
Understand self-reporting, classes of FDA recalls, FSMA expanded authority to stop and seize, traceability standards, controls and practices and overlooked transportation issues in food processes.

Overview
This 60 minute webinar will cover traceability requirements and techniques useful in the event of quality deviation investigations and potential FDA Recalls.

The webinar will also cover associated information like identification, classification and protocols.

Why Should You Attend
A variety of technologies at various price levels that are used for tracking and recall will be covered. There are quite a variety of potential applications ranging from simple case level bar code systems to more sophisticated satellite systems that include sensors for explosives, bacteria and other issues will be discussed.

Test data from a number of these systems will be shown in cross country and trans-ocean applications. Farm, distribution center, blending operations, pallet level vs container and case level systems will be explored. An integrated food safety system model that uses traceability, food safety and recall data will be presented to demonstrate how computer technology can be used to reduce the time to recall products and reduce the impact to human health. The model is based on the FDA FSMA training concept for risk reduction and uses predictive modeling to point investigators in the right direction in the minimum time.

At the end of this webinar, the speaker will handle your specific questions related to the topic.

Areas Covered In This Webinar
The documentation review authority for the FDA has increased with the passage of FSMA. Enforcement has begun to expand as well. Not only does the FDA food regulations now have the authority to mandate product recalls, the records and information they may request to see has increased as well. Allergen mislabeling microbiological and foreign material contamination are the leading causes of Class I recalls.

Additional funding is expected to allow even greater sampling and inspection of products and facilities in the New Year. More and more alerts are being issued at the risk of brand confidence. It is often a slow recovery for customer sales following a product recall, not to mention the cost of communication, product return and disposal. You can make the difference between gaining and losing customers.

Developing quality systems that result in good traceability can lessen the impact of a market withdrawal or even recall. It starts with the management team and must include the operators. From lot identification throughout the supply chain, to effectively reviewed recovery exercises, your team must have comprehensive systems and be ready to quickly execute your plan in the event of an incident.

Learning Objectives
Self-reporting, Trade and Consumer and Classes of Recalls
FSMA expanded authority to stop and seize
Product and Process Vicarious Liability
Traceability standards, controls and practices
Overlooked transportation issues
ISO 22005 traceability standards
Current trends and common issues
Lot Identification at the case, pallet and container levels
Recall classifications

Who Will Benefit
Food Safety Specialists
Logistics Personnel
Internal Food Safety Team Members
Warehouse Receiving and Shipping Team Members and Process Operators
Quality Assurance Management
Purchasing Agents
Recall Team Members
Auditors who review facility quality assurance and food safety programs
Customers who want to understand best practices that they should require of their suppliers
Executives for processing, transportation, retail and restaurant operations
Speakers Profile
Dr. John Ryan
Dr. John Ryan holds a Ph.D. in research and statistical methods and was a graduate lecturer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He has recently retired from his position as the administrator for the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture's Quality Assurance Division where he won awards for his visionary and pioneering work. He is now the president of Ryan Systems, Inc. (websites at http://www.RyanSystems.com and http://www.SanitaryColdChain.com). His companies test new cold chain technologies and train and certify food and drug transporters to Transportation Food Safety and Quality (TransCert) standards. His latest book is "Guide to Food Safety during Transportation: Controls, Standards and Practices". He has spent over 25 years implementing high technology quality control systems for international corporations in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States.