2023 Southern California Food Industry Conference

Emerging Trends in Food Technology

March 1, 2023

CERTIFICATION CREDITS AVAILABLE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS

SESSION	TECHNOLOGY AND BEST PRACTICES
	Leadership in the New Era of Food Safety Sean Leighton, Global Vice President of Food Safety, Quality, Regulatory Cargill President-Elect of National IFT
	Food Law-Plastics and Water John A. Belcher, Principal The Law Offices of John A. Belcher
	Re-Tooling Technical Leaders to Lead Food Safety Culture Jill Stuber and Tia Glave, Co-Founders Catalyst LLC
SESSION	FOOD PACKAGING, PLASTICS, AND SUSTAINABILITY
	Improperly Discarded Plastic Food Packaging Jack Cooper, Executive Director Animal Digestable Food Packaging Initative
	Bio-based and Biodegradable Alternatives To Plastic in Packaging Jessica Bowman, Executive Director Plant Based Products Council
	Fresh Produce and Sustainable Packaging Jeffrey S. Brandenburg JSB Group, President Q Fresh Lab, Founder
SESSION	WHAT ABOUT THOSE PLANT-BASED FOODS?
	The Health Effects of a Plant Based Diet Matthew J. Landry, Ph.D., RDN, LDN Postdoctoral Research Fellow Stanford Prevention Research Center
	Four Hits and Misses To Labeling Plant-Based Foods Debra Tophman, Director & Owner knowledge bank

CERTIFICATION CREDITS

This program qualifies for Certified Food Scientist (CFS) recertification contact hours (CH). CFS Certificants may claim a maximum of 4.25 CH for their paricipation in this program. For more information, please visit ift.org/certification or email ifscc@ift.org

0.6 for ASQ Certified Food Safety and Quality Auditors.

Credits pending for Registered Dieticians and Nutritionists.

SCFIC SPONSORS

SCIFTS extends our thanks and appreciation to the following sponsors of this conference:

GOLD

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Policies:

Schedule and speakers are subject to change without notice. Speaker list is current as of January 20, 2023. Organizers may make substitutions at their sole discretion.
Photography, recording, video-taping, or other digital retention methods by conference attendees is not included in the conference fees nor permitted except for SCIFTS use in promotion of the organization. Contact speakers directly if you wish more information about their topic and if they have handouts available.
SCIFTS intends to take photo stills and video of this event for use in SCIFT news and promotional material, in print, electronic and other media, including the SCIFTs website. By participating in the virtual event, you grant SCIFTs the right to use any image, photograph, video, voice, or likeness, without limitation, in its promotional materials and publicity efforts without compensation. All media become the property of SCIFTs. Media may be displayed, distributed, or used by SCIFTS for any purpose.
Neither marketing of products, nor distribution of samples to participants will occur during the educational sessions. Support by our sponsors will be disclosed only only during the lunch break and at the end of the conference.
Must be present to win raffle prizes.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs)/Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (NDTRs) continuing professional education units pending.

2023 Southern California Food Industry Conference

Emerging Trends in Food Technology

March 1, 2023

THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 16-19

September 20, 2023