BREAKOUT 1: FSMA 204 is 15 months away. Are All Systems Go?
With the compliance deadline for FDA’s Food Traceability Rule, FSMA 204, rapidly approaching, it’s crucial to assess your readiness. Andrew Kennedy, a key architect of the FSMA 204 rule while at FDA, offers a strategic road map for compliance
1:15 PM - 2:00 PMMon
Salon D&E
Compliance Food Safety Supply Chain Management Traceability
Speakers
Hilary Thesmar
Chief Science Officer and Senior Vice President, Food and Product Safety Programs
FMI - The Food Industry Association
Andrew Kennedy
Principal Consultant
New Era Partners
Attendees will take away these 3 key learning objectives: 1) Learn how to use the “learn, plan, do, review” framework to evaluate your company’s strategy for achieving FSMA 204 compliance. 2) Learn pitfalls to avoid on the path to FSMA 204 compliance. 3) Learn how to audit your current (and often disparate) systems for capturing and sharing critical tracking event (CTE) data with your trading partners, and when to consider different methods and technologies. The speaker, Andrew Kennedy, a key architect of the FSMA 204 rule while at FDA, offers a strategic road map for compliance. He will share valuable insights to help you on your food safety and traceability compliance journey. This session will feature Andrew’s “Learn, Plan, Do, Review” framework and delve into essential areas like: Evaluating disparate systems Conducting supply chain gap analyses Monitoring data for accuracy Andrew will highlight key milestones and share real-world insights on navigating the FSMA 204 compliance landscape.