BAV Food Symposium 2019 – two days focused on topics such as food safety, crisis management, test results from Stiftung Warentest, microbiology, mineral oils, food fraud, food law, and QM standards (IFS, BRC…)
Nov 18, 2019 - BAV Institute
BAV Food Symposium 2019 – two days focused on topics such as food safety, crisis management, test results from Stiftung Warentest, microbiology, mineral oils, food fraud, food law, and QM standards (IFS, BRC…)
On November 12 and 13, 2019, over 50 representatives of the German food industry and surveillance gathered at the BAV Institute in Offenburg to inform and discuss the latest developments.
Here is a summary of the topics:
- Listeria monocytogenes – a pathogen with high risk potential! Current cases, legal basis, Listeria monitoring, and errors in Listeria management
Mr. Paul Andrei
Managing Director BAV INSTITUTE, Member DGHM-AG Microbiological Criteria Microbiological Guideline and Warning Values of the DGHM - Genotypic methods for outbreak investigations and operational epidemiological clarifications using the example of Listeria monocytogenes
Prof. Dr. Roger Stephan
Director Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich - Joint LAV/BLL project on mineral oil (MOH)–orientation values. Current status and application of the values
Dr. Sieglinde Stähle
Scientific Director at the Federation for Food Law and Food Science BLL e.V. for many areas such as food hygiene - Food fraud
International and national examples and aspects
and
Current updates from food surveillance
Dr. Ulrich Busch
Senior Government Director and Head of the Department of Food and Cosmetic Products at the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) - Transparency in food law - What rules apply and what is yet to come for the economy?
Rochus Wallau
Head of the Food Law and Quality Management Division,
EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Südbayern mbH - Cause or Root Cause Analysis
A sensible approach to errors and complaints
and
Updates on IFS and BRC – pitfalls and practical examples
Beate Heidorn-Thoß
Head of Quality & Management, Tentamus Analytics GmbH - Reporting and information obligations for food companies, laboratories, and authorities. Overview and case examples
Dirk Lorenz
Certified food chemist; Reference sample expert, Key Account Manager BAV INSTITUTE - Under scrutiny – Food under the test of Stiftung Warentest: Current test results, from planning to advertising
Dr. Birgit Rehlender
Certified food chemist
Project Leader for Food Tests at Stiftung Warentest - Current updates from ALTS (ALTS: Working group of experts active in the field of food hygiene and food derived from animals)
and Food Law Update and Current Case Law
and
New EU Control Regulation 2017/625: What will food companies face from 2020?
Dr. Boris Riemer
Law Firm Seitz & Riemer, Lörrach
A big thank you to the great speakers who gave presentations at our Food Symposium, exhibitors, and participants.
We are already looking forward to the event next year!