Orlando is the Site for This Month's Global Food Safety Conference

The Global Food Safety Conference, hosted by Consumer Goods Forum, an important event within food safety globally, will be held in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 15-17.

The conference brings together food executives from around the world. DNV Business Assurance is a diamond sponsor of the event.

This year’s theme: “Advancing Global Food Safety through Collaboration” will showcase the importance of each and every stakeholder along the supply chain – from farm to fork – and how safer food can be delivered to customers worldwide, through collaboration.

The program features food industry executives from around the world, such as Frank Yiannas, Wal-Mart Stores’ Vice President Food Safety and Danone’s Corporate Quality General Manager, Yves Rey, as well as some of the world’s most influential organizations. ISO, FAO, UNIDO, WHO, FMI, GMA, ACTA will count among the international and local organizations represented on the program, along with the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). The program will feature presentations from major global players such as Metro, Nestlé, Walmart, Mars, McDonald’s, Maple Leaf, Ahold, Starbucks and Kraft. Visit the Global Food Safety Conference website to view the full program.

DNV Business Assurance will host a breakfast session on Thursday, February 16. The session titled “The wonderful world of Food Safety Certification” will explore the benefits, effects & challenges of certification to GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) benchmarked standards, via a panel of prominent food and beverage industry leaders, such as Coca-Cola Company, Heinz, COFCO, Kraft Foods and Graham Packaging Company, who will share their experiences. Read more on dnvba.com.

For more information about this conference visit http://tcgffoodsafety.com/.