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United Fresh Recall Ready Workshop
May 22, 2018 - May 23, 2018
United Fresh Recall Ready Workshop
PLAN. PREPARE. BE RECALL READY.
The United Fresh Recall Ready Workshop is an exclusive education and training service that leverages the expertise of the food industry’s leading professionals, in partnership between United Fresh Produce Association, and the legal and communications experts at OFW Law and Watson Green, LLC, among the food industry’s leading crisis counseling firms in Washington, DC.
Working together, we leverage the expertise of food safety, legal and crisis communications professionals who know what it takes to execute a recall to protect public health, comply with all government requirements, and minimize the impact on your business.
The Recall Ready Workshop is a one-day, hands-on training that will help you and your company understand the fundamentals of a product recall, including your rights and responsibilities, the role of FDA or state regulatory agencies, how to limit your liability and how to manage customer expectations. You’ll also get an in-depth look how to effectively communicate to the industry, customers, consumers and the media with the proper communications plan.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is designed as a comprehensive introduction to recall awareness and preparedness for those businesses who grow, harvest, pack and/or hold fresh fruits and vegetables. Many questions about liability and risk management that have surfaced since the finalization of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA), the largest update to federal food safety law in 70 years. Within FSMA, the FDA Produce Rule marks the first specific regulation for produce farmers.
WORKSHOP LOGISTICS:
May 22, 2018
Pasco Red Lion
Forest Room
2525 N 20th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301
Fee: $70/person
50 seats available! Register early!
Attendees must register online with Brown Paper Ticket registration system. No checks will be accepted for this workshop. Brown Paper Ticket (BPT) will charge additional fees for processing a registration and credit card ($0.99/attendee + 3.5% card processing). BPT accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. We have lowered the cost of the event from $75 to $70 anticipating this charge.
May 23, 2018
Des Moines Beach Park
Founder’s Lodge
22030D Cliff Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
Fee: $70/person
50 seats available! Register early!
Attendees must register online with Brown Paper Ticket registration system. No checks will be accepted for this workshop. Brown Paper Ticket (BPT) will charge additional fees for processing a registration and credit card ($0.99/attendee + 3.5% card processing). BPT accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. We have lowered the cost of the event from $75 to $70 anticipating this charge.
AGENDA
7:45 – 8:00 am Registration, Check In, Coffee & Breakfast Items
8:00 – 8:30 am Welcome, Introductions & Class Overview
8:30 – 10:00 am Stage 1: Recall Trigger Event, Lecture & FDA Perspective
10:00 – 10:45 am WSDA Recall Coordination
10:45 – Noon Stage 2: Preliminary Answers from Stage 1 & Legal Lecture
Noon – 12:45 pm Lunch (provided)
12:45 – 1:30 pm Stage 3: Decision Time
1:30 – 3:45 pm Stage 4: Communications Lecture & Practicing Communications
3:45 – 5:00 pm Stage 5: Recall Situation Recovery & Lecture
5:00 pm Evaluations, Final Questions, & Wrap Up
MEET THE TRAINERS
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- Dr. Jennifer McEntire, Vice President, Food Safety & Technology, United Fresh Produce Association, Food Safety Expert and Microbiologist
- David Durkin, Principal Attorney, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz, PC, Regulatory Legal Expert
- Amy Philpott, APR, Vice President of Crisis Services, Watson Green, LLC, Crisis Communications Expert
- Claudia Coles, WSDA, Policy and External Affairs Advisor
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- Is Your Company Prepared for a Recall?
- Plan. Prepare. Be Recall Ready article from Produce Processing Magazine (Nov/Dec 2015).
- United Fresh Produce Association