Food Safety Legislation and the Organic System

Recent events have put food safety in the forefront of everyone's mind - from consumers, to the business community, to the Obama administration. Attend this session to get a briefing on the current status of pending federal food safety legislation, and an overview of the Organic Trade Association's Food Safety Legislation Task Force's work on the impacts of the various bills on the organic industry.
Thursday, June 18, 2009: 10:30 AM
E352 (Lakeside Center, McCormick Place)
Moderator:
Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager, Organic Trade Association
Food Safety Legislation Task Force
Craig Weakley, Director, Organic Agriculture & Sourcing, Small Planet Foods, Inc.
Overview of Current FS Legislation & What OTA is Doing
Christine Bushway, Executive Director, Organic Trade Association (OTA)
Food Safety Legislation and the Organic System - Moderator Comments
Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager, Organic Trade Association
Food Safety Legislation and the Organic System (Q&A)
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