The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced it will sponsor five additional education programs at the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), scheduled to take place January 26-28, 2016, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The “Ingredient Specification and Allergen Control Workshop”, scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on January 25, will look in-depth at best practices for raw material and ingredient control and will review in-plant practices that can protect employees and businesses from unwanted allergen issues. Session speakers include Joe Baumert, assistant professor and co-director, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, University of Nebraska; Jean Theiss, senior director, global regulatory and government affairs, Newly Weds Foods, Inc.; Laura Fenton, president, Fenton Food Safety and Management Consulting; and Brent Brehmer, corporate manager of regulatory compliance and HACCP, Hormel Foods Corporation. The workshop costs $150 for registered IPPE attendees.