Food Safety Compliance Strategies
Regulatory and Legislative Updates and Best Practices in Traceability, and Quality Assurance
September 23 and 24, 2010
Optional Workshop: September 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Optional Workshop Program Agenda
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
1:30 - 4:30
Half-Day Workshop
Supply Chain Scrutiny: Best Practices for Conducting Effective Audits and Investigations, Managing Suppliers, and Preparing for Regulatory Inspections
Sarah Brew, Attorney, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
Brian Dickerson, Partner, Roetzel & Andress
In light of recent well-publicized outbreaks and recalls, regulators--including FDA, FTC, USDA and FSIS--have announced their intention to increase scrutiny and enforcement across the food supply chain. At the same time, food companies are experiencing increased pressure from private plaintiffs and public interest groups to ensure not only that they are complying with food safety best practices, but also that their suppliers are meeting required safety standards.
This interactive workshop will discuss best practices for addressing food safety compliance issues through audits and investigations, managing suppliers to ensure compliance with food safety standards and practices, and preparing for and understanding the potential criminal implications of regulatory inspections in today's environment of heightened enforcement. Topics to be discussed by panelists and workshop participants include:
- Audits and Internal Investigations
- best practices for self-audits
- checklists
- records maintenance and preservation
- third-party audits: announced and unannounced
- employee training
- investigations or potential regulatory violations
- Supplier Management
- pre-assessment and certification
- contractual requirements and specifications
- documentation (certificates of analysis, letter of guarantee, HACCP)
- inspections and audits: first-party and third-party
- change control: processing and ingredients
- indemnity agreements
- Regulatory Inspections and Criminal Implications
- announced and unannounced
- employee training and preparation
- documentation issues
- communications with employees
- warrant requirements
- Miranda warnings
- reasonableness of search
- product seizure
- privilege Issues
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