When it comes to dairy industry events, there may be no conference more worthy of adding to your calendar than the INTL FCStone's Outlook. The premier event of its kind, the Outlook Conference provides invaluable insight into the U.S. and global dairy supply-and-demand forecast, as well as outlooks for every major input and price influencer.
The artisan and farmstead cheesemaker segment of the dairy industry continues to grow and produce unique cheese products that are sold locally or nationally in various channels including retail, restaurants, or farmers markets around the country. While these cheeses are finding favor with the consumer across all demographics, it has allowed the dairy producer another option for selling and marketing milk products directly from the farm.
Life has changed and traditional food safety systems are no longer enough to ensure the safety of global food supply. Increasingly governments are moving to science based approaches using the risk analysis paradigm to reduce the risk of their populations being exposed to foodborne disease from both domestic and imported agricultural products. The use of risk analysis framework enables decision makers to remain transparent and have a science-based method that can be utilized to keep the food supply and consumers safe.
GS1 Connect 2014 provides an opportunity for more than 1,200 attendees to explore how GS1 Standards can improve product traceability, operational efficiency, data quality, growth and collaboration. The 2014 theme is "Reinventing Business."
The artisan and farmstead cheesemaker segment of the dairy industry continues to grow and produce unique cheese products that are sold locally or nationally in various channels including retail, restaurants, or farmers markets around the country. While these cheeses are finding favor with the consumer across all demographics, it has allowed the dairy producer another option for selling and marketing milk products directly from the farm.
This is a 2-day course that will give participants an understanding of the SQF Code (Version 7), how to implement these requirements in a food processing plant, as well as food ingredient and food packaging plants to ultimately achieve or maintain SQF Certification.
The Food Microbiology Short course provides insight into the most recent developments of food-borne pathogens, toxins, and contaminants that may occur in a food plant environment. The short course is delivered in classroom and laboratory environments and includes a mixture of theory, demonstrations, and practical sessions on the fundamentals of food microbiology and food safety.
Participants learn best practices and practical approaches for pathogen controlthrough short lectures and hands-on small group sessions which include microbial swabbing techniques and strategies, evaluating sanitary design, and developing standard sanitation operating procedures (SSOPs).
This HACCP Training course is designed for individuals that have responsibility for building, maintaining and updating plant HACCP programs that will meet customer, Safe Quality Foods (SQF), British Retail Consortium (BRC), International Food Standard (IFS), and Food Safety Standard Certification (FSSC) 22000 third party certification system requirements.
This event brings dairies together from all over North America for two days to discuss the successes and challenges of the operations and marketing of glass packaging.