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CHINA INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY CONFERENCE (CIFSQ) + EXPO CHINA INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY CONFERENCE (CIFSQ) + EXPO IAFP is proud to be the global host for the annual China International Food Safety & Quality (CIFSQ) Conference + Expo. This important top-level event brings together food safety professionals from across China and around the world. This year, the 7th CIFSQ took place November 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Hotel in Beijing. Under the theme "Safe Food for Consumers Worldwide," the two-day event featured a wide range of topics organized around 14 distinct sessions delivered to audiences totaling more than 800 participants overall from 18 countries. Twenty exhibitors displayed the latest food safety technologies and innovations. The decision-makers at the CIFSQ Conference + Expo are responsible for food testing, inspection, QC/QA, audit, 38 Food Protection Trends January/February certification, compliance, hygiene and sanitation, research, science, regulatory affairs, enforcement, policymaking, legislation, litigation, standardization, and training. Each year, the Conference's educational program features a distinguished faculty of regulatory, scientific, academic and industry leaders who are putting food safety into action. Highlights of the 2013 program included 14 keynote talks that served as a framework and overview of food safety for the in-depth technical, analytical and scientific discussions that continued throughout both days. Breakout sessions were organized under more than a dozen critical topics, such as U.S.-China Industry and Government Dialogue on the Changing Food Safety and Regulatory Environment; Codex in the Asia/Asia-Pacific Region - Horizons and Future Directions; Food Safety Solutions through Prevention and Testing; Establishing a Successful Foreign Suppliers Verification Program; and Global Food Safety Issues. Among this year's key speakers and their topics were Ge Zhirong, Honorary Conference Chair, who, along with David Tharp, gave the welcome address to the enthusiastic crowd; Christopher Hickey, U.S. FDA, who presented "Food Safety: Think Global, Act Local;" Yves Rey, GFSI, talking about "One World, One Safe Food GFSI Role in China;" and Xiumei Liu, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, presenting "The Role of Microbiological Criteria in Food Safety Control in China." IAFP President Donald Schaffner, who acted as a Session Moderator and Chair, also presented "The Understanding and Use of Microbiological Criteria in the U.S." IAFP Past President Gale Prince, SAGE Food Safety, LLC, spoke on "Foreign Suppliers Verification - Allergens and Chemical Contaminants." IAFP's strong partnership with China and its continuing focus on food safety enforces the international outreach that is necessary in the fight to protect the world's food supply.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - January/February 2014

Food Protection Trends - January/February 2014
Contents
Economically Motivated Adulteration of Honey: Quality Control Vulnerabilities in the International Honey Market
Efficacy of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Different Conveyor Chips Contaminated with Poultry Rinsate
What Implications Does a Baseline of Self-efficacy of Food Safety in Adolescent Populations Have for Future Food Safety Education Interventions?
Food Safety Risks in Restaurants and School Foodservice Establishments: Health Inspection Reports
INOFOOD 2013 Conference & Expo
The 3rd Asia Pacific International Conference on Food Safety
China International Food Safety & Quality Conference (CIFSQ) + Expo
Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC)
Beyond the Bio
FSMA: Article 7
PDG
Industry Products
Coming Events

Food Protection Trends - January/February 2014