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Day 1 – March 11th
New Rules and New Challenges; Food Production in the times of COVID-19
| Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 | Live Presentations | Recorded Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am – 9:15am AST 8:00am – 8:15am EST | María Félix, FIF Executive Director Event Opening – Welcoming & Sponsor Acknowledgments | |
| 9:15am – 9:30am AST 8:15am – 8:30am EST | Ramón Hernández, FDA District Director “Branch New Rules and New Challenges” | |
| 9:30am – 10:30am AST 8:30am – 9:30am EST | Edwin Ramos, FDA Director of Compliance Branch, San Juan District “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” | Jill Stuber, Food Safety Coach “How to Reclaim your Power to Thrive in Food Safety and Quality” |
| 10:30am – 11:00am AST 9:30am – 10:00am EST | Beira Montalvo, FDA Compliance Officer “FSMA Update and Recent Rules Implemented” | |
| 11:00am – 11:15am AST 10:00am – 10:15am EST | Virtual Coffee Break | |
| 11:15am – 12:00pm AST 10:15am – 11:00pm EST | Eva Merced, FDA Food Specialist “How to Develop your Food Safety Plan” | Kristen Scott, Regulatory and Technical Affairs Consumer Brand Association “Bioengineering Disclosure and Food Industry Update” |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm AST 11:00pm – 12:00pm EST | Lunch Break | Luz Damaris Rosario, General Manager Goya Foods |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm AST 12:00pm – 12:45pm EST | Beira Montalvo & Pearl Lopina, FDA Compliance Officers “Modernized GMP’s, 21CFR117 Subpart B” | Denise Webster, Executive Consultant at Food Brand Protection “Risk Analysis-Root Cause Investigation” |
| 1:45pm – 2:45pm AST 12:45pm – 1:45pm EST | Pearl Lopina, FDA Compliance Officer “Education for Compliance, Warning Letters” | |
| 2:45pm – 3:00pm AST 1:45pm – 2:00pm EST | Virtual Coffee Break | |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm AST 2:00pm – 2:30pm EST | Laura Kennedy, FDA Compliance Officer “FDA Regulation on Facility Exempted” | Carmen S. Rivera, PhD, Hatillo Novalact “Building a New Small Food Business – Yogurt & Artisan Cheeses” |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm AST 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST | Jorge Lajara, FDA Consumer Safety Officer Laura Kennedy, FDA Compliance Officer “Dietary supplements and regulation compliance; FDA interventions with COVID-19 unproven medical claims; complaints and labeling reviews” | Edna Negrón, PhD, Lead Instructor, PR Food Safety and Quality Services, Inc. Food Safety: FSMA and Retail Challenges and Concerns |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm AST 3:30pm – 4:00pm EST | 1st Day Closing Remarks Lcda María de Lourdes Rivera, Damarys Del Castillo, MS, Angel Omar Custodio, PhD FIF Education Committee Directors |
Day 2 – March 12th
New Rules and New Challenges; Food Production in the times of COVID-19
| Friday, Mar 12, 2021 | Live Presentations | Recorded Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am – 9:00am AST 7:30am – 8:00am EST | María Félix, FIFExecutive Director Event Opening – Welcoming & Sponsor Acknowledgments Hon. Manuel Cidre Miranda, Secretary Department of Economic Development and Commerce | |
| 9:00am – 10:00am AST 8:00am – 9:00am EST | Melissa Hammar, JD USDA Deputy Director, Regulations Development Staff Office of Policy and Development Food Safety and Inspection Service “USDA Regulatory Agenda” | |
| 10:00am – 10:15am AST 9:00am – 9:15am EST | Virtual Coffee Break | |
| 10:15am – 11:15am AST 9:15am – 10:15am EST | Trevor Gilbert, FDA Consumer Safety Officer “FSMA Rule on Produce Safety & Regulatory Update” | Robert Norton, PhD, Professor, Auburn University & Director Food Systems Institute “Food Safety System and Water Resources as Elements in a Comprehensive Food Defense Program” |
| 11:15am – 11:45am AST 10:15am – 10:45am EST | Cathy Groehnert, FDA Consumer Safety Officer “Foreign Supplier Verification Program” Spanish Resource List for Produce Safety Rule and FSVP Groehnert | John Spink, PhD, Director and Assistant Professor – Food Fraud Initiatives, Michigan State University “Intentional Adulteration Rule” |
| 11:45am – 12:45pm AST 10:45am – 11:45pm EST | Lunch Break | Keynote Speaker |
| 12:45pm – 1:15pm AST 11:45pm – 12:15pm EST | Mrs. Marinee Flores-Marrero, FDA Supervisory CSO, Food Operation Division 4 East “Sanitary Transportation” | |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm AST 12:15pm – 1:00pm EST | Wanda Torres, FDA Compliance Officer “Recall and Crisis Management Policies (RFR’s and Outbreaks)” | Jesenia Figueroa, Programa Educativo Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico “Tsunami Ready – Building and Contingency Plan” |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm AST 1:00pm – 1:15pm EST | Virtual Coffee Break | |
| 2:15pm – 3:15pm AST 1:15pm – 2:15pm EST | Live Chat with Recorded Presenters | |
| 3:15pm – 3:45pm AST 2:15pm – 2:45pm EST | Lcda. Lourdes Rivera, Damarys Del Castillo, MS, Angel Omar Custodio, PhD FIF Education Committee Directors |