Your Invitation to Attend China Food Safety 2014

Strengthening Food Safety in China and Globally

Improving food safety is a continuing and never-ending process. The importance of sharing experiences and lessons learned among all stakeholders in the global food system cannot be overstated. Each year the China International Food Safety & Quality (CIFSQ) Conference + Expo provides an exceptional opportunity to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and build collaboration between regulators, scientist, academia and industry executives worldwide. Come join 800+ professionals for two days of outstanding education, dialogue and networking. Register today!

Honorary Conference Chair

Conference Chair

Conference Advisor

Ge Zhirong
President, China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association; Counselor of State Council

David Tharp
Executive Director, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Chen Junshi
Senior Advisor, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)

Session Topics & Chairs

Advanced Applied Food Testing Methods & Technology

Jason Wan
Associate Director, Institute for Food Safety and Health,
Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S.A.

Vivian Chi-Hua Wu
Professor, Director of Pathogenic Microbiology Lab, School of Food & Agriculture, The University of Maine, U.S.A.

Food Allergen Management - Towards Broader Convergence Amongst APEC Economies

Samuel Godefroy
Director General Food Directorate,
Health Canada

Steve Taylor
Co-Director Food Allergy Research and Resource Program of the University of Nebraska, U.S.A.

Alice Lee
Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, Food Science & Technology, University of New South Wales; Co-director, ARC Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in Food Manufacture

Food Safety Management Decisions Supported by (Microbial) Risk Assessments

Leon Gorris
Director, GCEA Regional Regulatory Affairs, Unilever

Liu Xiumei
Chief Scientist & Professor, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Food Safety Training Programs in China

Joseph Jen
Honorary Professor and Chair, Advisory Council, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; co-Chair of IUFoST Food Safety Expert Panel

Jin Yue
Deputy Director, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center; Assistant Professor, Bioresource Polymers and Food Safety, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Food Safety Management – Share Best Practices via Case Studies

Cindy Jiang
GFSI Board Member; Chief Food Safety Officer, McDonald’s (China) Company Ltd

Food Traceability

William Fisher
Vice President, Science & Policy Initiative, Institute of Food Technologists

Global Food Safety Initiative China Workshop

Yves Rey
Board Member and Former Chairman, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI);
Corporate Quality General Manager, Danone Group France

Innovative Food Safety Solutions for Producers and Processors

Joseph Elrefaie
Director, International Supplier Quality, ConAgra Foods, Inc

International Best Practices for Food Safety: From Farm to Fork

Leon Bruner
Senior Vice President for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Science Officer, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Brian Bedard
Executive Director, Science and Education Foundation, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Risk Assessment & Risk Management

Donald Schaffner
Past President, International Association for Food Protection; Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist, Rutgers University

Andy Hwang
Research Food Technologist, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture

Establishing a Successful Foreign Suppliers Verification Program for U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act

Donald Schaffner
Past President, International Association for Food Protection; Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist, Rutgers University

Li Ma
Past President, Chinese Association for Food Protection in North America; Assistant Professor, Food Safety & Biosecurity, Oklahoma State University

Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Detection: Varying International Perspectives

John Klena
Chief of Laboratory Section International Emerging Infections Program, Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (Global Disease Detection), US CDC

Terence Lok-Ting Lau
Director of Innovation and Technology Development, Innovation and Technology Development Office; Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Partial List of CIFSQ Conference 2014 Speakers

	Michael Taylor Deputy Commissioner for Foods, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
	Peter Karim Ben Embarek Scientist, INFOSAN Manager, Department of Food Safety & Zoonoses, World Health Organization
	Camille Brewer Director, International Affairs Staff, Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine & CFSAN, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
	Chen Yuhuan Interdisciplinary Scientist, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
	Chen Zeming President, China National Agricultural Industry Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board, San Quan Food Corporation
	Cui Xingpin Chief Scientist, COFCO Nutrition and Health Research Institute, COFCO Corporation
	Daniela Manila Bianchi Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Italy
	Douglas Fair Vice President, Statistical Applications, InfinityQS International, Inc.
	Emily Pang VP of Training Learning & Development and Dean of Hamburger University China, McDonald’s (China) Company Ltd.
	Feng Li Marketing Manager, Merck Chemicals (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
	Gale Prince Founder & President, SAGE Food Safety Consultants, LLC
	Gregory Read First Assistant Secretary, Food Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Government of Australia; Chair of CCFICS
	Gu Zhenghua Deputy Director General, Shanghai Food & Drug Administration
	Imro Birtantie Head of Quality Management, Nestlé Greater china Region
	Ivan Ivanov (tbc) Senior Operations Officer, Sustainable Business Advisory, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
	Jan Kranghand Head of Quality Assurance, METRO Jinjiang Cash & Carry China; Chair of GFSI in China
	Janet Zhang Director, Food Safety Programs, Institute of Food Technologists
	Jiang Hong Corporate Quaity General Manager, China Resources Vanguard, China
	Jiang Peizhen Secretariat, Shanghai Food Safety Joint Commission
	Jiang Xin Country Manager Quality Assurance, Metro China
	Joan Menke-Schaenzer Global Chief Quality Officer, ConAgra Foods
	Kai Kottenstede BfR-Representative for China Affairs, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany
	Kristian Moeller Chief Executive Officer, GLOBALG.A.P.
	Markus Lipp Senior Director, Food Standards, U.S. Pharmacopeia
	Maurizio Ferri Veterinary Officer, Italian Society of Public Veterinary Medicine (SIMeVeP)
	Michael Colquhoun Marketing Category, Portfolio Manager, Petro-Canada Lubricants
	Patrick Chih-Kang Lo Vice President, Food Safety Center, Ting Yi Holding Corp.
	Paul Gallemore Chief Compliance Officer, Walmart China
	Paul Hanlon Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs, Abbott Nutrition

	Phyllis Hu Research Scientist, Shanghai Silliker Testing Services CO., LTD
	Qian Heng President, Shandong Institute of Standardization, China
	Qingli Dong Associate Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
	Song Xiaoyu Research Associate, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
	Steve Gruler President & CEO, Global Quality Consulting
	Sun Yabin Certification Office of Liaoning China Entry Exit Inspection Quarantine Bureau
	Wan Zaotian Vice President, COFCO Corporation
	Wu Shuyu Scientific Program Officer, Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (Global Disease Detection), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Wu Yongning Chief Scientist, China National Center of Food Safety Risk Assessment
	Xavier Bodenes Food Safety & Quality Director Carrefour China; Secretary General of Carrefour China Foundation for Food Safety
	Xie Minqiang (tbc) Former Deputy Director, Shanghai FDA; Board Member of Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
	Xu Jie Director, Quality & Food Safety, Corporate Affairs, DANONE
	Yan Zuqiang Director General of Shanghai FDA, Deputy Director General, Shanghai Municipal Food Safety Committee, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai FDA Committee
	Yao Zhongping Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
	Yao-wen Huang Professor, University of Georgia, U.S.A. and Member of Advisory Council, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
	Zhang Zhiqiang Division of Food Safety, China National Health & Family Planning Commission
	Zhou Pei Professor and Director, Bor S. Luh Food Safety Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Secretary of the Party Committee of School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
	Deng Xiaoling Chief, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
	Dyane Burke Sr. Director - Quality, Audits, & Training, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
	Gong Mingjie General Manager, LongDa Food Group Co.,Ltd, China
	James McVitty Policy and Advocacy Manager, Fonterra SEA
	Lai-King Ng Director, National Laboratory for Bacteriology & Enteric Diseases, Health Canada; Adjunct Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada
	Liu Haiyan General Manager, Anqiu Foreign Trade Foods Co., Ltd, China
	Xia Shengli Institute for Infectious Disease Control & Prevention, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention
	Xu Jinghe Director General, Department of Legal Affairs, China Food and Drug Administration (tbc)
	Yang Zhigang Food Safety General Manager, COFCO, China
	Yu Xiaojie HeiLongJiang CDC
	Zhu Jianghui China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Representative from:
China Food & Drug Administration, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine
China Association for Food Protection, Kraft; Cargill, 3M, AIB, DNV, InfinityQS, Merieux
Regulatory Officials from France, Germany , Canada, EFSA and DG SANCO, European Commission

Global Host:

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Global Partners:

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Speaking / Sponsorship / Exhibiting
Globalization of food has brought many benefits to consumers and businesses. But globalization has presented its own food safety challenges, which must be addressed. If you have a solution you would like to share with the audience, please contact Angela Cheng at the Event Secretariat for more information about speaking, sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities. Email: angela.cheng@infoexws.com

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