Fresh Produce Safety Centre - Annual Conference

26 September 2018 - Sydney

Program

Keynote address: International developments in food safety

• Suresh DeCosta, Director of Food Safety, Lipman Family Farms, (Illinois USA) and Technical Committee, Center for Produce Safety (US).

Listeria outbreaks: are we any the wiser?

• Dr Robert Premier, Microbiologist, Global FS Pty Ltd/PMFresh
  Why is Listeria such as issue for fresh produce?
• Speaker TBC, NSW Food Authority
  Listeria case studies provide solid clues for prevention
  

Is food safety training hitting the mark?

• Brendan Hayes, Product Technologist, Coles. A retailer’s perspective
• Andrew Shaw, AUSVEG. The growers’ perspective

R&D Session

• Dr Mark Bradbury, University of Sydney
• Dr Hayriye Bozkurt Cekmer, University of Sydney,Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for E. Coli and Listeria in Leafy Vegetables: From farm to consumption in Australia.
• Professor Robyn McConchie, University of Sydney

Recall, your call.

• Steve Hather, Director, The Recall Institute
  Can your business survive a recall?

Export Markets: is A-NZ food safety reputation at risk?

• Speaker TBC