SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - SafetyChain Software and Leavitt Partners Global Food Safety Solutions announced new dates and topics for its popular FSMA Fridays series - monthly web/podcasts that help keep the food and beverage industry up-to-date on FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) news, and provide insight on how to prepare for compliance with recently announced and anticipated rules.
During the 30-minute events, Dr. David Acheson, Partner with Leavitt Partners - and author of the 2007 FDA Food Protection plan that became the foundation of FSMA as well as a contributor to the FSMA rules - and his team are interviewed by SafetyChain SVP and co-founder, Barbara Levin. Dr. Acheson and his team provide the latest updates on FSMA in general, and then address various questions on the date's topic, including questions from participants.
New topics were announced today for September through December 2013, and are listed below along with the previously announced schedule. Those who would like to attend sign up just once. Upon registration, they'll receive monthly login information for each date along with a link to download previously held topics. Interested food safety & quality assurance (FSQA), operations, compliance/legal, C-suite and others from the food and beverage industry who would like to sign up should visit www.fsmafridays.com for complimentary registration.
FSMA Fridays Schedule:
(Topics subject to change depending on the latest news from FDA)
June 28: What do good environmental control systems look like?
July 26: Ins & outs of the proposed Produce Rule
Aug. 23: How to comply with the proposed rules for recall plans
Sept. 27: FDA access to your records -- what does it mean?
Oct. 25: Importer program updates -- what's next?
Nov. 22: Approaches to supply chain controls
Dec. 20: FSMA in 2014 -- what to expect