Global Food Safety Conference, Anaheim, California:
February 26th to 28th 2014
“One World, One Safe Food Supply”
From 26th – 28th February 2014, around 1000 food safety
experts will gather in Anaheim, California for the
Global Food Safety Conference, the leading industry
food safety annual meeting.
If the 2012 Conference in Orlando was the largest in
attendance with nearly 1000 delegates, two years later the
2014 edition promises to be another record breaking event…
80% of those who attended the Barcelona event in between
this year stated that they would attend again in 2014. “…our last Global Food Safety Conferences have been
highly successful. I sincerely and humbly believe that the 2014 program could be our best one yet,” said Frank
Yiannas, Wal-Mart Stores’ Vice President Food Safety and Global Food Safety Conference Committee Program
Chairman. Over 60 nationalities will be represented at this annual meeting that brings together top experts
from the food safety world but also decision makers from the worldwide food industry. While the Conference is
the yearly occasion to get up to speed on the latest food safety developments from internationally renowned
speakers, it is also a unique opportunity for attendees to network with their peers from all over the world and
conduct business. When 2013 delegates were asked why they chose to attend the Global Food Safety
Conference, 43% of them declared that networking opportunities were the main reason.
Another 55% joined because of the richness of the program content and the
caliber of the speakers. 20 hot ttopics will be unveiled by a host of
international speakers in 2014 on the theme ‘One World, One Safe Food
Supply’, ranging from risk assessment and global best practices to emerging
trends in managing food safety. This year’s program will encompass a more
pragmatic approach focusing on the conference theme and include practical
discussions on the challenges and solutions faced by industry players along
the supply chain worldwide – retailers, manufacturers, producers, service
providers… as well as other key decision makers – governments, academia…
“I can tell you with certainty that the program committee group of individuals
have been working very hard, they have put a lot of thought and planning
into the 2014 event and we plan to deliver a world class program that is
going to add a lot of value to our delegates. I have attended many food safety
conferences over the course of my career, more than I can number, but I have
to tell you I believe this one could be the best one ever”, added Yiannas, who
will also moderate a breakout session entitled “Food Safety Insanity” in which we will hear from a speaker from
the US National Transportation Safety Board among others. This body is responsible for investigating airline
accidents in the United States, determining the cause and then disseminating that information to all airlines to
prevent reoccurrences. A learning from a different industry that will with no doubts give food safety
professionals in the audience new ideas outside of the box in the way to manage food safety on a daily basis.
Key Facts:
• Event: Global Food Safety Conference
• Theme: One World, One Safe Food Supply
• Date: February 26th to 28th, 2014
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Venue: Hotel Hilton Anaheim
• Web: www.tcgffoodsafety.com
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“We have tried hard to put together a program that is both relevant and stimulating. I think it will be different
from many of the other food safety events in considering the “One World, One Safe Food Supply” challenge in
terms of how to manage food safety on a global scale in the future. There is no going back – we are going to
have to embrace the global food supply chain and leverage the opportunities that this brings. Personally – I
think we can more readily share best practice and maybe find new ways to doing things as the world opens up,”
continued Sara Mortimore, Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Land O’Lakes, USA and also member
of the program committee. She will be presenting on: “Re-thinking HACCP…” in a plenary session on Thursday
February 27th.
Among the large array of hot topics in the program there will be a full plenary session dedicated to “Global
Supply Chain Best Practices” from a retailer perspective but also from the producer and the manufacturer sides
with speakers respectively from Coles – Australia, Grupo Altex – Mexico, Mondelēz International – USA…
demonstrating how truly global this event is not only in the audience but also on stage.
Another session entitled “It All Starts With Risk Assessment” will go back to basics on what food safety is about,
while the closing session will look at: “The Way Forward: High Tech or High Touch?” with an interactive debate
that promises to be one of the highlights of the program.
The program will feature presentations from major global players such as The Coca-Cola Company, Metro Cash
& Carry, Danone, Kroger, Aeon, Wegmans, Mars, Royal Ahold, Fonterra… to name a few, as well as members of
the academic community and regulatory officials from University of Maryland, University of Davis California,
Cornell University, University of Liverpool, Central University of Technology of South Africa… Interpol, CDC,
Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, USDA… demonstrating that the Global Food Safety
Conference is truly a collaborative platform where private and public sectors come together.
Registrations are open on: www.tcgffoodsafety.com
The full program and more information about the conference and stakeholder meeting* can also be found on
this dedicated website.
*GFSI Stakeholder meeting
The GFSI Stakeholder meeting is a three hour interactive session ahead of the conference
designed to review GFSI’s latest achievements over the past year, find out your thoughts on GFSI’s
future and hear from the GFSI recognized scheme owners on the most common non-conformities
within their schemes and their root causes. To attend this meeting scheduled on Wednesday
February 26th from 09:00am to 12:00 please register on the conference website:
www.tcgffoodsafety.com. No registration fee applies to attend this meeting only, but attendance
does not grant access to the conference venue.
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GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a business-driven initiative for the continuous
improvement of food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food
to consumers worldwide. GFSI was launched in 2000 following a number of food safety crises when
consumer confidence was at an all-time low. Its collaborative approach to food safety brings
together international food safety experts from the entire food supply chain at technical working
group and stakeholder meetings, conferences and regional events to share knowledge and
promote a harmonized approach to managing food safety across the industry.
For more information, please visit www.mygfsi.com
THE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is a global, parity-based industry network,
driven by its members. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of over
400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders across 70
countries and reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product
category and format. Forum member companies have combined sales of EUR 2.5 trillion. Their retailer and
manufacturer members directly employ nearly 10 million people with a further 90 million related jobs
estimated along the value chain.
The Forum’s vision is: “Better lives through better business”. To fulfil this, its members have given the Forum a
mandate to develop common positions on key strategic and operational issues affecting the consumer goods
business, with a strong focus on non-competitively sensitive process improvement. The Forum’s success is
driven by the active participation of the key players in the sector, who together develop and lead the
implementation of best practices along the value chain.
For more information, please visit www.theconsumergoodsforum.com
CONTACT DETAILS
Edgard Némorin
Global Food Safety Conference and GFSI Marketing Manager
Food Safety Programmes
The Consumer Goods Forum
e.nemorin@theconsumergoodsforum.com
Tel: +33 (0) 1 82 00 95 77
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