Traceability and Recall in Food Processing

Event Description

September 27, Friday 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

This webinar will cover traceability requirements and techniques useful in the event of quality deviation investigations and potential FDA Recalls. The session will also cover associated information like identification, classification and protocols.

Why Should You Attend:

The documentation review authority for the FDA has increased with the passage of FSMA. Enforcement has begun to expand as well. Not only does the FDA now have the authority to mandate product recalls, the records and information they may request to see has increased as well. Allergen mislabeling microbiological and foreign material contamination are the leading causes of Class I recalls. Additional funding is expected to allow even greater sampling and inspection of products and facilities in the new year. More and more alerts are being issued at the risk of brand confidence. It is often a slow recovery for customer sales following a product recall, not to mention the cost of communication, product return and disposal.

You can make the difference between gaining and losing customers. Developing quality systems that result in good traceability can lessen the impact of a market withdrawal or even recall. It starts with the management team and must include the operators. From lot identification throughout the supply chain, to effectively reviewed recovery exercises, your team must have comprehensive systems and be ready to quickly execute your plan in the event of an incident.

This 60 minute webinar will cover traceability requirements and techniques useful in the event of quality deviation investigations and potential FDA Recalls. The session will also cover associated information like identification, classification and protocols. At the end of this webinar, the speaker will handle your specific questions related to the topic.

Learning Objectives:

• Changes in Recall Authority enacted by the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2011.
• GFSI Product traceability standards.
• Material Labeling, Segregation and Documentation for traceability.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• FSMA expanded authority.
• BRC and SQF Traceability requirements.
• Current Trends and common issues.
• Lot Identification
• Recall Classifications
• Recall Exercise Protocol
• Summary
• Quiz
• Sign In Sheet

Who Will Benefit:

• Warehouse receiving team members and process Operators
• Quality Assurance Management
• Purchasing Agents
• All Recall Team Members
• Auditors who review facilities quality assurance programs
• Customers who want to understand best practices that they should require of their suppliers will benefit
• Executives will understand the key benefits of allocating resources toward these programs and will be able communicate the market edge it gives them to their customers and shareholders.

Free handouts:

• Sample Maintenance Work and Parts Reconciliation Form
• Attendance Sign In Sheet
• Quiz

Instructor Profile:



Melinda Allen, is a Food Safety and Quality Consultant in the Food Industry. Her clients have included leaders in the field such as Burger King, Panda Express and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Melinda has had a long and dedicated career of Quality Assurance and Food Safety leadership with companies such as YUM Brands and Quiznos. In these roles she has written and monitored the implementation of Supplier Quality Requirements and assisted many of the industries manufacturers in the commercialization of products, writing of programs across many food and non food categories.

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