2019 Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

Why Should You Attend:

Under this regulation many food companies are now required to register for a license, with many aspects mimicking the new FDA FSMA requirements.

The new portal, recordkeeping and compliance requirements as well as staggered deadlines will be presented. Exclusions, responsible parties, and import and export items will be covered in this session.

Learnings Objectives:

The new standards will be covered in this session encapsulating everything industry needs to know on launching the SFCR.

• Understanding SFCR and History
• Licensing
• Preventative Controls
• Importing
• Exporting
• Portal Overview and Resources
• Compliance Timelines for Implementation
• Takeaways

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Background on SFCR
• Guidance Resources
• Provincial Trading
• Foreign Supplier Verification
• Import/Exports
• Labeling
• Traceability
• Compliance Timelines for Implementation
• Insights & Success Takeaways

Who Will Benefit:

Quality Control/Assurance and Food Safety professionals, supervisors, leads, managers; Operations managers/supervisors; front-line managers, supervisors or leads; Corporate quality managers; Operations personnel; Senior management; PCQI’s; Plant management personnel; Third parties developing HACCP plans; Auditors and those with food safety inspection roles; Validation specialists; Consultants; Quality system auditors; Regulatory Compliance Staff

Gina Reo
President, Quality Assurance Strategies LLC

Gina Reo, President, QAS, (Quality Assurance Strategies, LLC), private consultation for the Food and Beverage Industry specializing in Global Food Safety and Quality with expertise in Regulatory Compliance, Prop 65, Crisis Management, Business Integration and Due Diligence M & A Compliance Risk Assessments.

Formerly, Vice President, Food Safety, Weston Foods (WF), a GWL Canadian company and North American leader in bakery products. Transformed organization toward World Class Excellence for Food Safety within four years by framing Food Safety Roadmap Strategy for fast-tracking compliance to FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act), SFCA (Safe Foods for Canadian Act) and new NLEA (Nutrition Labeling Education Act) for US and Canada compliance.

Over 25+ years of food safety and quality experience, after holding successive senior positions with Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, Bestfoods NA, Unilever, YUM! Brands and Quiznos (Board). Prior to joining Weston Foods, held position of Quality Director with Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods) in Europe, (Zurich, Switzerland) and Cadbury as QA Chocolate Director (Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety) for NA/Europe/Global.

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