Workshop:

Date: 3 September 2007

THE COLD CHAIN - A Food Safety Challenge?

09:00 - 09.10 Workshop Opening, Welcome & Announcements
Session Chair: Lizette de Fleuriot
09.10 - 09.50 A Critical Review of the Cold Chain in South Africa and the Challenges it poses Lucia Anelich
Food Safety Initiative, CGCSA
09:50 - 10:30 The Importance of Collaboration towards an Integrated Cold Chain for effective Risk Management - Identifying the weak links. Prof Eunice Taylor
University of Salford, UK
10:30 -11:00 TEA
Session Chair:
11:00 - 11:30 Cold Chain Distribution - Emerging Trends and Technologies John Ackerman
SA Refrigerated Distribution Association
11:30 - 12:00 The Use Of Modified Atmospheric Packaging To Enhance The Shelf-Life And Safety Of Meat In The Cold Chain Prof. L.C. Hoffman
University of Stellenbosch
12:00 - 12:30 Challenges Faced in the handling of Fresh Produce through the Cold Chain Dr Graham Campbell
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
12:30 - 13:00 The Lab Link in the Cold Chain Tracey-Lee Botes
Consulting Microbiological Laboratory
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
Session Chair: Lucia Anelich
14:00 - 14:30 New European Union Regulations Dealing with Standards for Measuring Equipment Chris Tomanek
Unitemp
14:30 - 15:00 Cold Storage Related Challenges and their Prevalence in the Retail, Food Service and Hospitality Sectors in South Africa : What does Auditing Data Reveal? Julie Woods
QPRO International
15:00 - 15:30 TEA
Session Chair: To be announced.
15:30 - 16:30 Panel Discussion
16.30 Workshop Closure

 
 
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