EVENT ONE—GFSF Member Meetings
(April 20, 2010 / Tuesday)
a. Working lunch (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)
b. Afternoon (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
Steering committee meeting
* Discussion/approval of Year 2010 work plan
Coffee break (3;00 pm – 3:10 pm)
c. Afternoon (3:10 pm – 5:10pm)
Subcommittee meetings
d. Evening (6-10pm)
Founding Member cocktail reception and Dinner (GFSF members only)
Participants: Founding Members and China Government Guests
e. Day 2 Site visit -Complimentary (1:30-4:30pm)
EVENT TWO—Training Workshop
(April 21, 2010/Wednesday)
Day 2/ 8:15 am- 12:30 pm
8:15 am- 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am- 9:35 am
Press Conference (GFSF Launch)
Rick Gilmore(GIC), Tong Sun(Bric), Official(s) from AQSIQ/MOFCOM, GFSF
member company representatives
Invited press: CCTV (China Central TV), CNFood.gov.cn, MRM, Legal Times,
Bric agricultural news, China Food Quality News, China Food Industry …
9:40 am- 10:10 am
Topic: “Advance food safety in China”
Presenter: Ke Liu, Deputy Director, CNCA (AQSIQ)
-- China’s food safety control
-- Food safety certification
-- Compliance with food safety standards and inspection legislation
10:10 am – 10:20 am
Coffee Break
10:20 am- 11:10 am (including Q&A)
Topic: “Beyond compliance:Integrating Traceability Technologies in the
Global Food Supply Chain”
Presenter: Vincent Paez, Director, Food Safety, Thermo Fisher Scientific
-- Current traceability capabilities and standards for food traceability
-- Practical solutions for food traceability and implementation strategy
-- Cost and benefit of implementing traceability technologies
11:10 am- 12: 00 am (including Q&A)
Topic: “Case Study: Best Practices in the implementation of Food Safety
Strategy”
Presenter: Mike Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory
Affairs, Cargill
-- Current situation in food manufacturing industry
-- Strengthen internal food safety management
-- Get your return on investment on food safety
Questionnaire—main safety related issues Chinese management faces and
assessment of the benefits of industry standards
12:00 pm- 12:30 pm
Panel Discussion (including Q&A)
Moderators: Rick Gilmore/Tong Sun
Panelists: Vincent Paez, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Mike Robach, Cargill
Official(s) from AQSIQ/CMA/MOFCOM
Site visit (April 21, 2010/Wednesday) - Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co., Ltd
1:30 pm- 4:30 pm
Shunxin is principally engaged in the production and sale of chilled and cooled pork,
spirits, vegetable and fruit juices; the raising and sale of livestock; as well as the
processing of agricultural products and logistics business. Shunxin retails its products
through some 347 juice outlets, 439 delicatessens, and over 1,400 raw-food outlets. Its
products are sold in 17 provinces in China as well as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore,
Mongolia, Malaysia, Brunei, Canada, and US.
The Company has 11 major subsidiaries.
HQ address: South Zhanqian Street Shunyi District, Beijing, 101300, China
Venue
Empark Grand Hotel (Beijing) – ?????????
Address: No. 69 Banjing Haidian District, Beijing, China (?????????69 ?)
For more details and for reservations, visit their English website: http://www.empark.com.cn/english/bj01/
Sign up right away by contacting: Foodsafety@gicgroup.com;
Rick Gilmore rickgilmore@gicgroup.com
Yangjun Lu yjl@gicgroup.com
Address: 1434 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel. 703-684-1366 Fax: 703-684-1369
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