Conference was held on 30/31st July 2009 at the Knutsford Court hotel, Kingston under the theme Food Safety & Security the Future. This event saw over 200 persons in attendance over the two day period as well as exhibits from a number of companies such as Jamaica Trade and Invest, Lasco, ProSolutions, Bureau of Womens Affairs, HABC UK Co.

Programme

Keynote Presenter Dr. Lowe (Ministry of Agriculture) brought Greetings on behalf of Ministry as well as addressed conference on the importance of food safety and security to the region. Dr. Lowe stated the timeliness of this event to his Ministry and that he would be interested in an alliance with the Bureau in areas of food safety.

Dr. Eva Fuller also brought greetings on behalf of the Ministry of Health

Presenters at conference included:

• Dr. Lisa Ackerley Hygiene Audit Systems, United Kingdom
• Dr. Roy Costa, Environ Health Associates, United States
• Richard Sprenger, Highfield Publishers, United Kingdom
• Jason Sprenger, HABC, United Kingdom
• Marva Hewitt-Heaven, Kingston, Jamaica
• Colin Cooper Public Health Inspector, Kingston, Jamaica
• Dr. Audia Barnet, Scientific Research Council, Kingston, Jamaica
• Dr. Lisa Indar, Epidemiology Centre, Trinidad
• Dr. Eva Fuller, Ministry of Health, Kingston
• Dr. Pena…..Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organisation

PRESENTATION PAPERS were:

• Food Safety who cares
• Auditing HACCP systems
• Norovirus Public Health Enemy Number One
• Useful technology towards Food Security
• Food Safety Concerns for the Caribbean Region
• Infectious Disease and Prevention
• HABC Qualifications
• Influenza A, H1N1 Preparedness
• Food safety training, an Investment or a Cost
• Preventing E.coli outbreaks
• Food Allergens, what’s it all about

The Food Hygiene Bureau wishes to express sincere gratitude to their sponsors as follows:

• Jamaica Trade & Invest
• HABC
• Power 106
• Hot 102

Our next event will be Food Safety Train the Trainer Symposium in January 2010.

If you missed it, maybe next year but in the meantime, you can scroll down to see what you missed.

Click here to read even more detailed information on our featured speakers.

 
Read the last press release for the Food Hygiene Bureau's Food Safety Conference 2009.