| 7:00 - 8:00 AM |
Registration Desk and Breakfast Sponsored by Diversey & Lab Services U of Guelph |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM |
Introductions and announcements by Ananth Kasic, OFPA President OFPA Membership by Rocio Morales, OFPA Director |
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Morning Moderator: Kristen Green, OFPA Director |
| 8:15 – 9:15 AM |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – April Hexemer, PHAC and Christine Kopko, CFIA Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections in eastern Canada associated with romaine lettuce exposure, November and December 2017 |
| 9:15 – 9:45 AM |
SFC Act & Regulations – What is required when it comes to Traceability? by Mary Rutherford, CFIA |
| 9:45 – 10:05 AM |
Clive Kingsbury Poster Competition-Students Present (2 minutes each) |
| 10:05 – 10:30 AM |
Nutrition Break (Networking and Poster Competition) – Sponsored by Allergen Control Group; Maxxam Analytics; & Noraxx Inspections; & Orkin Canada |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Pathogen Detection: from Petri to Infinity by Dr. Jeanine Boulter-Bitzer, Food Safety Science Unit, OMAFRA |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM |
"Introduction to Next-Generation Sequencing for Food Safety" by Mena Farag, Sr. Territory Account Manager, Illumina |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Leveraging Blockchain for Food Supply Chain Traceability by Dr. Rozita Dara, Associate Professor, U of Guelph |
| 12:00 – 12:05 PM |
Diamond Sponsor Presentation – EUORFINS EXPERCHEM LABPORATORIES |
| 12:05 – 1:20 PM |
Lunch/Networking(networking and poster competition) – Sponsored by Food Industry Consulting & AFCO/Zep |
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Afternoon Moderator:Rupali Sanas, OFPA Director |
| 1:20 – 1:50 PM |
What have they done about Traceability? by John Tentomas, President Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods Inc. |
| 1:50 – 2:05 PM |
Presenting Winners of Poster Competition |
| 2:05 –2:45 PM |
Panel Discussion – What have they done about Traceability? Representation from Industry, Retail, Government, and Academia Moderated by Rocio Morales, OFPA Director |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM |
Grand Prize & Closing Remarks |
April 5, 2018
07:00:00 - 15:30:00
Mississauga Convention Center 75 Derry Rd West,Mississauga