QA 101 is a 1 1/2-day symposium covering the fundamentals of quality assurance in the meat industry.
Date & Location
Saturday, June 21 - Sunday, June 22, 2008
Gainesville, Florida
Registration Fee
AMSA & NAMP Members: $395
AMSA Student Member: $195
Non-Members: $445
After May 15, add $50
To register: Register by filling out this form and faxing or mailing with your payment to AMSA. Online registration to be posted soon!
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Program Description
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Prior to the American Meat Science Association’s 2008 Reciprocal Meat Conference, you will have the opportunity to spend time with some of the industry’s top experts in the field of quality assurance. On June 21-22 your quality assurance staff will have the opportunity to spend time with some of the industry’s top experts in the field of quality assurance.
QA 101 is a brand new program from AMSA written by a team of industry and university meat scientists with strong backgrounds in quality assurance applications. The June class is being sponsored by NAMP.
Program topics will include:
- Introduction to QA Philosophy
- Product Quality Principles
- Collection and Use of Data
- Regulatory Issues
- Preparing for Audits
- Food Safety Concerns
- Shelf Life Issues
THE AMSA QA 101 TEAM
Robert Delmore, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Kerri Harris, International HACCP Alliance
Collette Schultz Kaster, Farmland Foods
Sharon Beals, Smithfield Foods
Lynn Delmore, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Joel Coble, Tyson Foods
Margaret Hardin, Texas A&M University
Kevin Ladwig, Johnsonville Sausage
Accomodations
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
1714 SW 34th St., Gainesville, FL 32607
Phone: 352-371-3600
Rate: $129 single/double
Group Name: AMSA Cutoff date: June 1