16th Annual Scientific Symposium

Validation and Verification in the FSMA Era

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Prevention of food safety issues is the central tenant of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Core to prevention in the production of food products is the use of processes verified to control pathogens. For many industries, verifying process kill steps has been challenging. Validated methods for microbial detection have always been important, but never more so than in today's global food marketplace. The 2017 bioMerieux Scientific Symposium and round table will feature experts to discuss validation and verification expectations from the perspective of the regulator, industry and reference laboratory.

Regulatory expectations for validation and verification
Dr. Robert Brackett, Institute of Food Science and Health

Process control verification
Melody Thompson, Cargill

Supply chain – how do you verify?
Robin Forgey, Costco

Global harmonization approaches for diagnostic validations
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories