Beef Industry Food Safety Council
 
 
Addressing Beef Safety Challenges Midwest Workshop
 
Workshop Information

April 28th
Omaha, NE
Metro Community College
Culinary Arts Building
32nd Street and Sorenson Parkway
Omaha, NE 68111

This workshop promises to deliver useful information and insight as well as allow time for dialogue and discussion with your peers. Presentations from technical experts will allow attendees to address current issues such as ground beef production, grinding logs, system validation, intervention application and regulatory programs.

During the meeting attendees will:

  • Discuss current safety issues with colleagues from the beef industry and technical experts during technical sessions.
  • Network with colleagues, government agency representatives and the research community.
  • Determine courses of action to help reduce foodborne pathogen incidence and enhance the safety of U.S. beef products.
Workshop Agenda

7:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 10:00 am: Know Your Process and Know the Regulations
Kerri Harris, International HACCP Alliance
Gain insight from a leading HACCP expert on process knowledge and application of regulatory programs. This interactive session will provide valuable information that can be applied immediately in your beef production process.

10:00 am - 10:30 am: Break

10:30 am - 11:00 am Prepare for Breakout group discussions

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Regulatory Update - FSIS representative

11:30 am: Lunch

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Group discussion
Small groups, technical experts, hot topics - this is the formula for honest, open and results oriented dialogue that delivers information that can be applied immediately across the industry.  Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with colleagues in process category specific groups and discuss challenges they're facing in their facilities.

2:30 pm: Break

2:45 pm: Recap of process category discussions

3:30 pm: Resource discussion
Gather information on valuable resources like best practice documents, fact sheets and HACCP expert contact information that can be used as needed for support in the future.

4:00 pm: Adjourn
 
Workshop Registrations
(Fee: $150 Per Person, includes continental breakfast and lunch)
Registration Closes April 23, 2010
Conference Accomodations
Hotels in close proximity to the meetings can be accessed using the links below.
 
Beef Industry Food Safety Council