Research Symposium
- Workshop Description
The FAPC and the Institute of Food Technologists-Oklahoma section will be holding a Research Symposium February 19, 2008 in room 201 of the FAPC.
The symposium will include oral and poster presentations of research conducted at the FAPC and OSU, as well as a keynote address from Will Daniels of Natural Selection Foods/Earthbound Farm. Daniels will discuss how his company overcame an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak that was linked to its fresh spinach sold under the Dole brand.
- Sponsors
- Details:
- February 19, 2008
- 2nd Floor Atrium - FAPC
- Speaker
Will Daniels is the Vice President of Quality, Food Safety and Organic Integrity at Earthbound Farm.Daniels has been with Earthbound Farm since 1999. He has helped the company grow from a small, regional salad producer to the nation’s largest grower, packer and shipper of organic produce.
In this role, Daniels is responsible for leading the continued enhancements to Earthbound Farm’s food safety program, including work on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program, which includes the implementation of the two-level “Test & Hold” process. In addition to leading these crucial programs for our the company’s processing facilities, he will is responsible for the implementation of these programs at co-packers’ facilities.
Daniels also leads the Food Safety and Organic Integrity Advisory Panel, consisting of some of the leading food safety scientists in the country.
An active leader in the organic industry, he also serves on the board of directors of California Certified Organic Farmers as Chair, as well as being President of the Processor/Handler Chapter. He also serves on the Technical Advisory Committee of the United Fresh Produce Association. Prior to working with Earthbound Farm, he had his own food service consulting company where he worked on projects in menu revision, nutrition and food safety. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a bachelor of science in nutrition. In his free time, Daniels likes to cook - he makes a mean barbecue sauce - and enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.
- February 19, 2008
- Agenda
February 19, 2008 9:30 a.m Registration/Poster Presentations 10:15 a.m. Welcome - J. Roy Escoubas - FAPC Director
10:30 a.m. Crisis Management Seminar - Will Daniels, Natural Selection Foods/Earthbound Farm
San Juan Bautista, Calif.
noon Lunch/Poster Presentations 1:30 p.m. Oral Presentations - OSU Graduate Students
2:30 p.m. Break/Poster Presentations 2:45 p.m. Oral Presentations - OSU Graduate Students
4:00 p.m. Awards Presentations 4:15 p.m. Adjourn
- Registration:
- Cost: This event is free of charge
- Deadline: February 8, 2008
- Click here to complete our online registration form.
