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Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial Team on 20 February 2006

Food supply chain seminar programmes at
Foodex

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All you need to know about the food supply chain seminar programmes at Foodex-Meatex: the Food Processing Faraday Partnership is leading a series of seminars on Food Futures at the exhibition

The Food Processing Faraday Partnership is leading a series of seminars on Food Futures at Foodex Meatex 2006, and International Food Hygiene is running a Health and Safety Forum, an extensive programme of talks on food safety management and legislative issues Designed to create an environment in which visitors and exhibitors can easily access information about all the most important issues affecting the food and drink supply chain, the seminars have been broken down into manageable chunks so that visitors can hand pick the talks that are of most interest to them, leaving plenty of time to visit the different elements of the show

* The Food Futures programme, which is supported by Food Manufacture, will be led by Dr Bob Marsh, chief executive, Food Processing Faraday Partnership, whose keynote address will examine the Challenges facing the food manufacturing sector, highlighting such important business issues as customisation, minimising downtime, energy costs, health and safety and R and D.

* A Technical Insight into Applications of technology for the Food Manufacturing Sector, will be given by Barry McCrea, Technology Translator at FP Faraday.

He will look at development of new products, processes and equipment for exploitation by the food and drink industry and look at some of the advances being made in applications for nano-technology in food, sensors, and controls for food quality.

* In another exciting Technical Insight NC Hyperbaric will discuss a Revolution for Cold Pasteurisation.

Described as "the most significant bacteria-killing breakthrough in years", cold pasteurisation is set to be a big step in preservation technology.

* The Food Futures seminars will take place on March 20 in a purpose-designed seminar theatre within the 350m2 Pack-it Processing meets Packaging Special Feature in Hall 10.

The sessions will run alongside a series of seminars covering.

* Retail Ready Packaging and Efficient Consumer Response Sessions, sponsored by The Grocer.

* Processing meets Packaging Machinery Solutions, again sponsored by Food Manufacture.

* The Appliance of Science, a look at emerging packaging technologies and sustainability sponsored by PIRA International.

* Brands, Products and Packaging Design supported by the British Brands Group and Faraday Packaging Partnership.

* Foresight Drivers for the Packaging Sector supported by the IOP - Packaging Society and Packaging Magazine, including the WRAP sessions about the Waste and Resources.

* Action Programme: an £8 million programme of retailer-led innovation projects that have the potential to deliver millions of pounds of savings and reduce household waste.

The Health and Safety Forum, sponsored by International Food Hygiene magazine, and taking place in the Foodex Meatex Events Arena in Hall 12, will include a number of industry experts who will provide detailed exploration of international food standards, including.

* Complying with and bringing HACCP to life - validation and verification.

* Food Safety Management: Is industry doing enough to fulfil the new EU requirements for food microbiology testing? * The potential impact on ready to eat foods of new concerns over Clostridium botulinum among food safety officials, and much more.

To register for any of the seminar sessions and view the full programmes visit the website.

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