Food Labelling Regulatory Workshop
Food labelling regulations and meeting new market challenges for Irish Food Producers
On 24th May 2017 we held a very successful Food Labelling workshop in association with University College Cork, Taste4Success and Formium Consulting Ltd. The workshop was entitled ‘Food labelling regulations and meeting new market challenges for Irish Food Producers’ and was a follow on from our ‘Facts on FIC’ workshop (hosted at the Kingsley Hotel, Cork City with over 90 delegates in October 2014).
The on 24th May entitled ‘Food labelling regulations and meeting new market challenges for Irish Food Producers’ was divided into two sections: a look at changes and updates in food labelling since the FIC Regulation 1169/2011 was implemented in December 2014 and in the second half of the program the speakers will discuss the challenges and preparation for Brexit and opportunities for new markets for Irish food producers.
See the Program outline below:
9.30am Registration
10.00am Welcome Address – Dr. Paul Cotter, Teagasc Food Research Centre and Professor Alan Kelly, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences,
University College Cork
10.05am Introduction to workshop, overview of topics and speakers,
Dr. Karen Roche, Themis Food Advisory
10.15am Keynote speaker: Implementation of FIC-two years on and looking forward, Dr. Pamela Byrne, CEO, Food Safety Authority of Ireland
10.40am Food allergen labelling: Not just a declaration, Dr. James McIntosh, Safefood
11.00am Implementation & impact of FIC-a retailer’s perspective,
Lucille O’Connor, Musgrave Group
11:20 am Tea/Coffee break
11.35am Keynote speaker: Preparing for Brexit; preparing for change,
Karen Tyner, Bord Bia
12.00pm A new world of opportunities – navigating legal and regulatory challenges in new markets, Maree Gallagher, MGA Associates
12.20pm Tide-to-table traceability, Liz O’Leary, Keohanes Seafood
12.40pm Bracing for Brexit, Dr.John Colreavy, Meat Technology Ireland
1.00pm Embracing design thinking in New Food Product Development, Dr. Tim Roche, Formium Consulting Ltd
1.15pm Panel discussion
1.30pm Closing remarks