Staying Compliant: What the Food Safety Act Means for Sanitation and Food Production
Staying Compliant: What the Food Safety Act Means for Sanitation and Food Production
September 10 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
September is National Food Safety Education Month, and FPSA is proud to support the FDA’s campaign by connecting their core food safety messages to real-world practices in food and beverage manufacturing. This week’s focus — Clean — reminds us that safe food starts with clean hands, surfaces, and equipment. In production, sanitation is more than routine — it’s the foundation of compliance and trust.
The second of four Food Safety Month webinars, this fireside chat — with no PowerPoint slides — will explore how companies are staying compliant with the Food Safety Act while meeting modern sanitation and regulatory expectations. Guided by a moderator and featuring insights from an industry expert, the discussion will highlight real-world practices in automation, good manufacturing, and facility operations, along with strategies to adapt to new technologies and evolving food safety standards. Open to both members and non-members, this session offers practical takeaways to maintain high standards and keep operations audit-ready.
Speakers
Application Engineer-Food and Packaging
Festo Corporation
John is an Application Engineer with Festo Corporation, concentrating mainly on the Food and Packaging Industry. He has over 25 years of experience in the Automation Industry, with 10 years at Festo. As an Application Engineer John works with customers to solve automation challenges with a specific focus on solutions that improve the safety of the food products being manufactured or packaged. Part of this problem-solving process is educating customers how to use products properly and in the most efficient manner while meeting food safety requirements within the industry. As Subject Matter Expert for the United States market and a technical educator in the area of Food Safety, John trains colleagues and customers on topics in design, cleanability, materials and chemical compatibility.
Senior Director of Project Development, Industrial Food & Beverage
Ryan Companies US
Over 30 years of experience in multi-discipline engineering (architectural, civil, structural, MEP, communications) design and construction projects in various market sectors for national and regional companies in Food & Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Commercial, Federal Government, Municipalities, Telecommunications, Automotive, Industrial Institutional, Healthcare.
SQF Practitioner – Implementing SQF System – Manufacturing Ed. 8
FSPCA – PCQI Preventive Controls For Human Foods
USFDA Principles of Acidified Foods , Aseptic Processing and Packaging Systems, Closure for Glass Containers, Flexible and Semi-Rigid Containers.
Procore Certified: Project Management
Over 30 years of experience at senior level management as Senior Project Manager, Program Manager, Director of Engineering, and Operations Manager managing large staff of multi-discipline architects and engineers, subconsultants and contractors for projects up to $600M in construction cost.
Over 22 years of experience in Food & Beverage facilities design and construction (USDA, FDA, and GMP), process and packaging equipment, CIP/COP processes, dairy processing (pasteurization) and utilities (ammonia refrigeration, high pressure compressor, and boiler) systems, storage silos, etc.
Project/Program management experience including responsibilities for providing technical directions and quality assurance for completion of large, multi-discipline CAPEX projects to meet Corporate's requirements and performance objectives, including Sustainable Design and Development goals.
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