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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging farmers, health professions, and regulators, and food business operators to attend this week's Food Safety Forum in order to get up to speed on the impact of new federal regulations.
Tuesday's Food Safety Forum will be held Tuesday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Admission is free and includes lunch.
“This year’s forum will focus on how the federal Food Safety Modernization Act will affect international accountability, international trade and the importation of food products,” Troxler said in a news release. “In addition, a panel of North Carolina producers will discuss consumer food choices and food safety practices on the farm.”
The event will feature comments from former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) associate commissioner Dr. David Acheson. He will focus on the impacts of the food safety law on international trade.
Other speakers include Jeff Hawley, food safety manager with Harris Teeter, and Kim Taylor, meat and seafood director with Delhaize America.
Following lunch, attendees are invited to stay for a screening of the documentary “Farmland,” which focuses on the lives of young farmers and ranchers.
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