WEBCAST - Food Safety Modernization Act: What it Means and How to Prepare
Downloadable to an MP3 Player, Your Desktop or Laptop
Duration: 2 hours
Fee: NEXCO Members: $49 - Non NEXCO Members: $80
The newly passed “Food Safety Modernization Act” became law on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. These new federal regulations on food safety have broad implications for the food industry. The make sense of the changes, NEXCO is pleased to present “The Food Safety Modernization Act: What it Means and How to Prepare.”
The new laws gives the FDA increased authority over food recalls, including authority to inspect records related to food and affects any factory, warehouse, or importer that manufactures, processes, packs, or stores food. Full implementation will take years, but some provisions are effective immediately and many others are effective within the next 6 to 18 months.
The webcast provides a comprehensive overview of the new law and will include effective dates for the new requirements. Major provisions of the bill include:
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Registration and Inspection Requirements
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Hazard Analysis and Preventive Control Plans
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Import Requirements
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Recordkeeping and Record Access
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Fees
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Recall Authority
To make sense of the changes, purchase this webcast and listen at your leisure! Our speakers Benjamin England, Esq. Founder of FDAImports.com (
www.fdaimports.com
) and Rick Quinn, Esq., Senior Associate of FDA Imports.com will review the Act.
About Our Speakers
Mr. Benjamin L. England, Esq. is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and privately practicing attorney operating out of Washington DC. Miami, Fl, and Baltimore, MD. He routinely assists his clients in identifying USDA, FDA, FTC, EPA, and State requirements. His representation enables his clients to better understand and fully comply with these federal and State requirements and thereby reduce the risk of regulatory interference with products being imported, exported, or distributed in interstate commerce. Read more about Benjamin England at
http://www.fdaimports.com/about/attorneys/benjamin_england.php
Mr. Rick D. Quinn, Esq. practices in the areas of food, drug, cosmetic, and dietary supplement law, as well as related corporate and securities matters. In addition he assists companies with various transactional matters, including private offerings of securities, commercial contracts negotiations and drafting, and business law consulting for start-up firms. Read more about Rick Quinn at
http://www.fdaimports.com/about/attorneys/rick_quinn.php
