Food Safety for Hawai’i Farmers, Distributors, Exporters...
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AGENDA Food Safety for Hawai’i Farmers, Distributors, Exporters and Processors September 18, 2012 Hamakua Mushrooms 36-221 Manowaiopae Homestead Rd., Laupahoehoe, HI
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8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:25 a.m. Welcome, Introductions & Program Overview -- PMA, Costco -- Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture -- College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UHM
9:25-10:25 a.m. Developing a Food Safety Culture PMA’s Chief Science & Technology Officer, Dr. Bob Whitaker will provide a brief overview of food safety history, where we are currently, as well as why food safety matters for big and small farmers.
10:25-11:00 a.m. FSMA: How Will FSMA Impact Your Business What is FSMA? What does it mean for me? US FDA Hawai‘i Office
11:00- 11:10 a.m. Networking break
11:10-11:25 p.m. Attention Pesticide Users & Abusers Discussion about pesticide use by the Hawai‘i Dept. of Health
11:25-12:30 p.m. The Role of Food Safety at the Retail and Foodservice Level Commercial buyers panel discussion will offer perspective on sourcing & food safety.
12:30-1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:30-1:45p.m. Food Safety from a Local Farmer’s Point of View A local farmer will offer his perspective on food safety and his insight on developing a food safety program.
1:45-2:30 p.m. What are the Components to a Food Safety Program PMA’s Director of Food Safety & Technology, Johnna Hepner will provide an overview of the components of an effective food safety program including: foundation programs and building blocks.
2:30 -3:05 p.m. What Do You Mean Risk Assessment? Dr. Bob Whitaker will provide an overview of what is risk assessment and walk through examples to explain how to do a risk assessment.
3:05-3:15 p.m. Networking break
3:15-4:15 p.m. Understanding the Basics of Third Party Auditing Moderated by Dr. Bob, a panel of third party auditors will discuss the different elements that make up a food safety audit, what they look for and what kind of interaction they expect.
4:15-4:45 p.m. How to Prepare for an Audit with On-Farm Coaching CTAHR’s Farm Food Safety Coaching Team will be discussing audit preparation.
4:45-5:00 p.m. Wrap up and Closing Remarks
5:00-5:30 p.m. Proper Pesticide Usage Stick around to earn credit with the Hawai’i Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Class. (Under discussion