Food Safety Consortium/Supply Chain Conference To Be Nov. 17 And 18 In Schaumburg, Ill.

Within the Food Safety Supply Chain Management track – a "mini" conference within the Consortium – there are informative sessions, panel discussions and case studies.

November 7, 2014

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The Food Safety Consortium/Supply Chain Conference will be Nov. 17 and 18 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill.

Within the Food Safety Supply Chain Management track – a "mini" conference within the Consortium – there are informative sessions, panel discussions and case studies including:

Impact on food manufacturers as a result of the newly release FSMA proposed rule on food defense;
How Atkins Nutritionals is leveraging technology to automate, streamline and improve food safety;
HACCP versus HARPC;
SQFs top 10 non-conformances;
Vulnerability assessment of the integrity of food ingredients.

To view the complete conference agenda, visit: www.FoodSafetyConsortium.org

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