Webinar: Demystifying Food Safety
Hosted by Food Secure Canada as part of the Food Business Bootcamp
October 28th, 10AM pacific / 1pm eastern
What really is required to produce safe food as well as what is obligatory under law can seem like a frightening maze. Yet providing safe food consistently is key to an enterprise reputation and brand. Food Technologist, Sylvia Caldwell, will walk webinar attendees through the requirements for small and medium sized businesses. The workshop goal is to provide participants with information so that they can assess their own regulatory and food safety position and determine what they need for their food enterprise planning.
Participants are encouraged to complete a short questionnaire before attending the webinar so that the information can be tailored to your needs.
Sylvia Caldwell
Sylvia Caldwell is the food alchemist behind Foundtree Product Design, a food consulting firm that specializes in helping small-scale food businesses achieve more. A graduate of the food science program of the University of Guelph, Sylvia received a NSERC Industrial Post-Graduate Scholarship to complete a Master’s Research project on pork quality, and has since accumulated over 15 years of food industry experience. Her employment and projects include quality assurance & food safety management in the processed fruits and vegetables industry, research and development in animal welfare, animal feed, meat quality and sanitation, food analysis, sensory evaluation and horticulture, product development of raw and cooked meat products, salads, sauces, dressings, dips, fruits and vegetables, entrees, spice, herb and seasoning blends and beverages, and regulatory compliance for both the food and natural health product industries. Sylvia resides in the Slocan Valley of BC where she is currently working on integration of honeybees with medicinal herb cultivation in a natural woodland. Sylvia has also been a cheerleader and coach but her current focus is on advancing the position of agriculture and the food processing industry in the Kootenay region by enabling businesses to capture opportunities and grow.
About the Food Business Bootcamp
Entrepreneurs from diverse sectors and civil society are working to promote healthy, local, and sustainable food that is accessible to all. But running a values-based food business requires diverse skills and an understanding of what is required both legally and procedurally to produce a safe, appealing and viable product. With support from The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the Local & Sustainable Food Systems Network of Food Secure Canada is hosting a Food Business Bootcamp. It is being delivered through a series of webinars and draws on food business experts from across Canada and North America to help foster vibrant, viable businesses and knowledgeable entrepreneurs.