Conferences

Past Conferences and Events

AIC Semi-Annual Meeting

Food Safety Policy and Regulations and Their Impact on Marketing and Trade

AIC held their Semi-Annual Members Meeting this spring in Victoria to bring together members for professional devlelopment and to provide input on issues facing the agri-food sector.

The Food Safety Policy and Regulations and Their Impact on Marketing and Trade Symposium kicked off the meeting on Friday April 8, 2005 at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria British Columbia.

Final Program and registration form

Presentations from the Symposium are below

• A Canadian Approach to Food Policy: Preparing for the Future Michele Brenning, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Vision canadienne de la politique alimentaire: Preparer L'avinir Michele Brenning, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
  
• Traceability and Quality Verification in the Canadian Food Chain Jill Hobbs, University of Saskatchewan
  
• It's 2005 and Where Are We? A Country of Origin Labelling Update Patricia Farnese, University of Saskatchewan
  
• Speaking Notes: Keynote address Rory McAlpine, Deputy Minister, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
  
• Rory McAlpine supporting slides Supporting slides for the Keynote Address
  
• Canadian Consumer Perceptions on Food Safety and Quality Curtis Johnson, Ipsos Reid
  
• Implementing an On-farm Food Safety Program: A Pork Industry Persepective Dawn Lawrence, Canadian Pork Council
  
• Exporting, Marketing Strategy and Performance Craig Mello, Agri-Beef Co., USA
  
• The Evolving Environment of Food Safety- Meeting the Challenge form a BC Berry Industry Perspective Raman Gill, BC Blueberry Council/Raspberry Industry