2023 Program*
November 14th, 2023
7:30 am Check-in & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am General Session 1 – Troubleshooting Quality and Food Safety Through the Importance of Cleaning and Sanitation – Joy Waite-Cusic, Oregon State University
10:15 am Workshop Session 1
- Basics of Food Microbiology – Virginia Ng, Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Post-Harvest Sanitation and Agricultural Water– Collins Bugingo, Produce Safety Alliance
- Cultivating Food Safety Culture in your Sanitation Team– John Boyce, Boyce Food Consulting
- +Basic Cleaning – Don Jones, Wesmar Company
- Food Fraud and Food Defense – TBA
11:15 am Workshop Session 1 – Repeat, pick another workshop session from WS1 to attend
12:00 pm Buffet Lunch, provided
1:15 pm General Session 2 – FDA Updates on FSMA: Miriam Burbach, FDA Seattle District
2:50 pm Workshop Session 2
- Validation and Verification – Joy Waite-Cusic, Oregon State University
- +Basic Sanitizers – Chris Barley, Ecolab
- +Hand Hygiene: A Cornerstone for Food Safety in Food Manufacturing – Virginia Ng, Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety and Sanitation for Cultured Seafood – Justin Kolbeck, Wild Type, Inc.
- Pre-Op Inspections – Jennifer Mai, Simplot
3:50 pm Workshop Session 2 – Repeat, pick another workshop session from WS2 to attend
5:30 pm Cheese and Wine Reception, Plus Top 5 Line Worker Award Nominees Announced
November 15th, 2023
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am General Session 3 – Sanitation and Hygienic Design – Cornerstone of Food Safety: A Food Safety Manager’s Reflection – Yuqian Lou, PepsiCo
10:15 am Workshop Session 3
- Food Safety for Remote Facilities – Seafood Industry Panel
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- John Boyce, Cultivate SA
- Christina Dewitt, OSU Seafood Lab
- Kevin Graham, Wesmar Company
- Brandii O’Reagan, Sea Grant, University of Washington
- Virginia Ng, WSDA
- +Food Safety Laboratory Testing – Nidal Kahl, Biogen Labs
- + Basic Chemical Safety for Sanitation Workers – Tim Howard, Dubois Chemical
- Root Cause and Corrective Action – TBA
- Equipment Sanitary Design – Don Jones, Wesmar Company
11:15 am Workshop Session 3 – Repeat, pick another workshop session from WS3 to attend
12:00 pm Buffet Lunch, provided
1:15 pm General Session 4 Tales From and For the Front Lines: How Food Safety Culture Impacts People – Ben Chapman
2:30 pm Closing Remarks & Line Worker Award Ceremony
+Indicates a basic workshop session.
*Any portion of the program may need to change.
Please email Cathy Blood for questions about registration and exhibiting. Please email Dr. Girish Ganjyal regarding workshop content.