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Industry
groups and publications including Meatingplace are teaming up to
host the E. coli O157:H7 Conference for North American Beef Further
Processors on Aug. 18 and 19 at the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago
O'Hare Airport.
The conference is designed for processors who produce ground beef,
mechanically tenderized steaks and other non-intact beef products. It will
feature new material from top industry experts as well as a technical
session on microbiological testing and interventions. The technical
session will focus on what testing means, exploring intervention
technologies and real world use of interventions and testing.
Simultaneous English-Spanish translation will be provided for the
entire conference if needed.
The conference also will include special sessions for attendees from
Canada and Mexico and general sessions on regulations and risk, such
as:
- FSIS field operations
- E. coli adulteration and
deciphering USDA FSIS policies and regulations
- Identifying risk and
exposure in your process
- Preparing for a recall:
lessons from the past
- Communicating with
suppliers: tools and strategies
- Lessons learned from E.
coli O157:H7 Food Safety Assessments
Organizations
involved with the event include the North American Meat Processors
Association, the International HACCP Alliance, the American Association
of Meat Processors, the American Meat Institute Foundation, the
American Meat Science Association, the Canadian Meat Council, the
Chicago Mid-West Meat Association, Consejo Mexicano de la Carne
(Mexican Meat Council), the Eastern Meat Packers Association, the
National Meat Association, the Southeast Meat Association, the
Southwest Meat Association, the Eastern Meat Processors Association,
the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the Beef Industry Food Safety
Council. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection
Service Office of Outreach, Employee Education and Training also is
collaborating.
For more information about the conference or to register, visit NAMP's Web site.
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