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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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Must be present to win raffle prizes.
  6. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs)/Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (NDTRs) continuing professional education units pending.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 16-19

IFT first
McCormick Place
Chicago

September 20, 2023

Dinner Meeting
TBA
TBA

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