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: membership@IFPSglobal.com

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.