Abstract:
- Food company recall reinforces need for packaging suppliers to have a certified food safety program to ensure the
safety and quality of their food contact packaging.
- Reinforcing the need to test packaging products for chemical migration.
- Far reaching effects of damaged reputation for both food company and packaging converter.
- Breach of agreement resulting in change to package formulation.
This session will highlight the lessons learned from a recent food recall and why your customers are demanding assurance
of a safe product from packaging suppliers.
Intended audience: Packaging professionals and those manufacturing or using packaging for food with Food Manufacturers, Food Retailers, Packaging Converters, Packaging Material Manufacturers, Packaging Equipment Suppliers and individuals who work in Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
About the Speaker:
Karen Leacock-Bingham, Project Manager, GFTC Business Unit–Food Safety & Quality Consulting
Karen Leacock-Bingham joined GFTC in 2007 in the Food Safety and Consulting Services business unit as Project Manager. Karen designs, implements, validates and troubleshoots food safety and quality systems including standards such as BRC, SQF, PACSecure, GMP's and HACCP for food packaging converters/manufacturers. Karen develops and delivers public and customized, on-site training in food safety and quality systems for food packaging. Prior to joining GFTC, Karen spent over 14 years in the flexible packaging for the food and beverage industry. Karen holds a B.Sc. (Chemistry) from York University along with a diploma in Laboratory Science from Ryerson Polytechnical University Certifications. |
