The Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Working Group and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency collectively organized the “Road Ahead” conference held in Ottawa on June 26th, 2007. The platform for this international conference served as a forum for discussion, networking and learning of the value chain involved in food safety. Panel discussion provided participant’s the opportunity for dialogue based on Canadian achievements in program development, emerging challenges, international approaches and the exploration of new initiatives in partnerships along the supply chain. This is an exciting time for Canada as we bring together all aspects of the food value chain and continue to be a world leader in food safety systems.
The following is a list of the presenters and their presentations:
Program Manager, On-Farm Food Safety, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
National Program Manager, Chicken Farmers of Canada
Director of Government Relations, Packaging Assocations of Canada
Policy Analyst, Policy and Strategies, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Panel 2 - The International Approach to Food Safety & Quality Programs
Coordinator, livestock Quality Systems, Meat and Livestock Austraila
Vice President Strategic Planning, Science and Technology, Western Growers Association, USA
Chairman, On-Farm Food Safety Committee, Canadian Horticulture Council
Senior Technical Manager, Food Safety and Government Relations, Canada Produce Marketing Association
Keynote speaker Larry McIntosh, President and CEO, Peak of the Market
Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada
President, Alton Mackey and Associates
Acting Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
Keynote speaker Anita Stanger, Director, Food Safety and Quality Programs Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Craig Bellamy
Chief/ Biosecurity Specialist, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
manger, Public Affairs and Marketing, Manitoba Pork Council
Meadowood Consultants Secretary, Canada Grains Council
The conference is sponsored by the Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Working Group and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, with financial assistance from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agriculture Policy Framework.
