PROGRAM & TIMETABLE FORUM
13.00 Opening & Welcome T. Stenzel, Chair IFPS
MEET, NETWORK & LEARN....
TALK ABOUT
IFPSispleasedtoannounceitssecondglobalforumtobeheldat
FruitLogisticaonthe9thofFebruary2012.TheIFPSforum“Global
HarmonizationofFreshProduceStandards”willbeheldduringthe
tradefairintheHallForum,andisfreetoallFruit
Logisticaattendees.
Severalinternationalspeakerswillupdatethe
globalfreshproduceindustryonwhatis
happeningwithrespecttoFoodSafety,Product
IdentificationandSupplyChainInformation
Management.IwouldliketothankFruit
LogisticaforitssupportofthisForumandIlook
forwardtomeetingyouinBerlin.
Tom Stenzel,Chair IFPS, CEO United Fresh Produce Association, USA
Theforumisaimedatbusinessdirectorsandcompanymanagers
involvedintheglobalsupplyoffreshproducefromgrowerto
retailerandallpointsinbetween,includingpackhouse,logistics,
warehouse,transport,andIT.Theforumwillincludesessionson
FoodSafety,ProductIdentificationandSupplyChainInformation
Management.Forafullprogrammebreakdown,pleasesee:
The forum will be conducted in English, with translation services available in French, German, and Spanish.
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GLOBAL HARMONIZATION OF FRESH PRODUCE STANDARDS
SECOND GLOBAL IFPS FORUM
www.IFPSglobal.com/forum
Thursday, 9th of Februari 2012, 13.00 - 14.30
INVITATION
13.10 State of Food Safety Standardisation P. Hardman,DirectorFruitSouthAfrica;
Ph. Binard,SecretaryGeneralFreshfel
Can Standardisation and Harmonisationof Food Safety Standards Help the FreshProduce Industry?
Producersandretailersalikeagreeonthebenefitofconsistentfoodsafety
standards.Althoughproductionandprocessingmethodswillvaryfor
differentcommoditiesandregions,globalstandardswouldincreaseboth
foodsafetyandefficiencyintheglobalmarketforfreshproduce.
13.25 Tracking and Tracing in a Food Crisis J. Vooijs,QualityManagerFresQ,
ChairIFPSFoodSafetyCommittee
Can a Transparent Tracking & Tracing System Protect the Industry From the Fall-Out of a Crisis like EHEC?
InEurope,theEHEC-crisisimpactedthefreshproduceindustryfarbeyond
theactualproductsimplicated.Marketscollapsedandprofitabilitysuffered
throughoutthesupplychain.Couldafullytransparenttraceabilitysystem
minimiseamarketcrisislikethis?AsamemberoftheDutchEHEC-crisis
teamJ.VooijssharestheDutchexperiencelearnedfromthiscrisis.
45 MINUTES ON FOODSAFETY
GAP, GlobalGAP, GFSI,
Good Agricultural Practices,
Codex Alimentaris
Keywords & Tags
EHEC, Foodcrisis,
Tracking, Tracing
Keywords & Tags
WE ESPECIALLY INVITE....
ThisForumhasbeensetupforthebenefitofallcompaniesinvolvedin
theglobalfreshproducesupplychain.Inparticular,weinvitedirectors,
seniorexecutivesandmanagerswithresponsibilityforfoodsafety,quality,
logisticsandtransportmanagement;andtheITsystemsthatsupportthe
entireprocessfromfieldtotable.Ifyoudealwithfoodsafety,product
identificationandsupplychaininformationmanagementwithrespectto
freshproduce,thenthisforumisforyou.
13.40 Update on North American Produce Traceability Initiative Christian Harris,Directorof
BusinessDevelopment-Sourcing,
C.H.RobinsonWorldwide,Inc.
Creating Comprehensive Case Tracking Through Useof GS1 Standards
TheNorthAmericanfreshproduceindustrysupplychainfromgrowerto
retailerisworkingtogetherontheProduceTraceabilityinitiative(PTI).Learn
moreaboutthePTIanditsuseofGS1standardsforidentifyingcasesfrom
initialpackingtostore-leveldelivery.
45 MINUTES ON FOODSAFETY
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION OF FRESH PRODUCE STANDARDS
ORGANIZATION
ThefollowingnationalproduceassociationsaremembersofIFPS:
DO PRODUCE STANDARDS MATTER IN YOUR COUNTRY?
IF SO, JOIN IFPS TODAY!
Contact: Nigel Jenney Email: [email protected]
REGULAR MEMBERS
• UnitedFreshProduceAssociation
• CanadianHorticulturalCouncil
• FreshProduceConsortium
• UnitedFreshNewZealand
• NorgesFrukt-ogGronnsaksgrossisters
Forbund
• CanadianProduceMarketingAssociation
• AsociaciondeExportadoresdeChile
• ProduceMarketingAssociation
• FrugICom
• PMA-ANZ
• HorticultureAustraliaLtd.
• Freshfel
• FruitSouthAfrica
• SHAFFESouthernHemisphereAssociation
ofFreshFruitExporters
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
• GS1-Global
TheForumisfreeofchargeforallattendeestoFruitLogistica2012.
Pleaseconfirmyourattendancebyregisteringonourwebsite:
Date:Thursday, 9th of Februari 2012, from 13.00 - 14.30.
LocationTheHallForumisplacedbetweenthehalls18/11.2
(Entrance “Kleiner Stern”)
Translation services:in3languagesnamely:French,German
andSpanish.
Fair info: www.fruitlogistica.com
Event info: www.IFPSglobal.com/forum
ACCESS AND REGISTRATION
SPONSORED BY
This Forum has been sponsored by:Fair address:MesseBerlinGmbH
FRUITLOGISTICA
Messedamm22
14055Berlin
Germany
www.IFPSglobal.com/forum
BASIC INFO
30 MINUTES ON PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION & CHAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SSCC, GTIN, Databar, Readable code, GS1
Keywords & Tags
Databar, QR-code,
Smartphones, GTIN,
Scanning
Keywords & Tags
GS1, Databar, Global
Location number, Global
Trade Item Number
Keywords & Tags14.00 Fresh Foods: Smarter, Safer,
Fresher with GS1 DataBarTheGS1DataBarcanbeusedtoplacesmall
barcodesonfreshproduceitems.Globalretailers
areimplementingthetechnologyontheirpoint-of-saleforcheck-out.In
thissessionlearnhowfarretailersareinthisprocessandhowDataBaris
beingusedinfreshproduce?Topicswillincludenewstrategiessuchas
ExpirationDateManagement,AutomaticMarkdownsandwhat’sneeded
toimplementGS1DataBarinyourchain.
14.10 Connecting with Customers Through Data Standards J. Stroeken,Groenten&Fruitbureau
How New Technologies Provide an Opportunity to Connect From the Farm Direct to the Consumer
TheincreasinguseofDataBarandQR-codesincombinationwith
smartphonesgivesusanopportunitytoconnectconsumersdirectly
frompointofsalebacktothegrower.Thiswillbeahugeopportunity
inmarketingwherestandardisationplaysakeyrole.J.Stroekenshares
opportunitiesintheuseofsmartphonesinfruit&vegetablemarketing.
14.20 -14.30Questions and AnswersThisForumhasbeensetupforthebenefitofallcompaniesinvolvedin
theglobalfreshproducesupplychain.Inparticular,weinvitedirectors,
seniorexecutivesandmanagerswithresponsibilityforfoodsafety,quality,
logisticsandtransportmanagement;andtheITsystemsthatsupportthe
entireprocessfromfieldtotable.Ifyoudealwithfoodsafety,product
identificationandsupplychaininformationmanagement,thenthisforum
isforyou.
