FFIGS Symposium 2025
Beyond the plate: Safety innovations stirring up change - 31st annual workshop
May 7, 2025
8:30am-3:15pm
8:30am - Registration/Coffee
9:00 am - Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 am - “Demystifying AI for Canadian subject matter experts in the food safety field” John Galbraith, The Data Integrators
10:00 am -“Building relationships from the beginning: how York Region Public Health connects with new and home food business operators” Sonia Figueiredo & Tom Reidt, York Region Public Health
10:30 am - Break and Networking
10:45 am -“Use of controlled drying and high-pressure processing to enhance the safety and shelf-life of ready-to-eat meat products” Dr. Sampathkumar Balamurugan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:30 am - “Smart food packaging to detect contamination and prevent food waste” Dr. Tohid Didar, McMaster University
12:00 pm - “RepelWrap - From engineered surfaces to antimicrobial solutions” Dr. Leyla Soleymani, McMaster University
12:30 pm - Lunch and Networking
1:30 pm - “Over twenty years of international foodborne outbreak data: How PAIFOD continues to support activities to prevent foodborne illness in Canada” Austyn Baumeister, PHAC, National Microbiology Laboratory
2:00 pm - “Canadian front-of-package nutrition labelling” Linda Winget, NSF
2:30 pm - “Impact of ATP and microbiological indicator testing - in combination - on cleaning and sanitation effectiveness and food product quality” Arlene Larson, Neogen
3:00 pm - Closing remarks
3:15 pm - Adjournment
Tagged: food and safety, government, public health, non profit, environmental health, food safety, canadian, food industry, food quality, science, research, workshop, education
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