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May 19, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Food Safety & Environmental Monitoring in Food Production

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Complex global supply chains mean it is more important than ever for manufacturers to monitor food safety throughout all their processes. Food safety requires extensive scheduled testing of facilities to monitor for the presence of potential contamination. Identifying the critical control points for the program is essential to support business and ensure adherence to changing regulations, and historical data is required as part of a risk analysis.  This webinar will present a time saving, paperless, and cost-effective solution to manage the monitoring program guided by ISO 22000. Test data is presented in meaningful formats so that management can assess food safety conditions at a glance.  The management of samples for analysis, whether the management is internal or through third parties, is addressed within the guidelines of ISO 17025.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will learn:
  • The value of efficient environmental monitoring, and how to identify critical control points for the testing process, in food production laboratories
  • How implementing a LIMS can address food safety and quality industry trends and challenges
  • A cost-effective solution to manage an environmental monitoring program and how to use ISO 22000 and ISO 17025 industry regulations as guidance

Should Attend:

Professionals within the following job functions in a food/beverage laboratory should attend:

  • Scientist
  • Analysts
  • QA/QC Lab Personnel
  • Lab/Plant Managers
  • Environmental Scientists
  • Department/Lab Directors

Speakers

 
Michael Gannon
Managing Director
Orbis Labsystems Services

Michael Gannon is an Engineer who has worked in the field of laboratory informatics for almost 30 years. Michael established Orbis Labsystems in 1998 with the goal of providing integrated LIMS solutions to Food, Beverages, Pharma and Government industries. Today, Orbis Labsystems is established in Europe and the Americas providing LIMS, Instrument Integration, Reporting and Data Analytics services to over 50 customers. The organization is a strategic partner with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

 

Russell MacKenzie
Senior Consultant
Orbis Labsystems Services

Russell MacKenzie is a Coca-Cola Alumnus with 30 years of experience in Informatics solutions related to both Beverage and Ingredient quality.  He held the position of Director of Global Lab Informatics supporting Coca-Cola's Center of Excellence Analytical Services Laboratories which provided analytical support to the entire supply chain. After graduating from Coca-Cola, Russell joined Orbis Labsystems as a Senior Consultant and has been working with global Pharma industry customers. Through Orbis Labsystems, partner of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Russell works directly with Thermo Scientific™ SampleManager LIMS™ software projects.

Maria Fontanazza
Editor-in-Chief
Food Safety Tech

Maria has more than a decade of experience in journalism, marketing, and communications within the publishing, conferences and medical device industry. She has authored more than 250 articles that have appeared in domestic and international industry publications and has moderated educational sessions and panel discussions at industry events. Maria joins Innovative Publishing from Secant Medical, Inc., where she was the Marketing Communications Manager and Market Research Manager. Maria has a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications with a concentration in New Media and Visual Design, and a Minor in Fine Arts, from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, VT.

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