US: Consumer and industry leaders collaborate to promote food safety innovation and best practices - (Cooperating for Food Safety)
October 3, 2007 – 5:37 pmWASHINGTON, DC — In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, leaders of national consumer organizations and major food companies will jointly convene a public symposium on October 31 at the Embassy Suites Convention Center Hotel in Washington, DC., to highlight opportunities for improving food safety through wider adoption of industry-developed best practices. Featuring senior executives and food safety leaders from industry, along with national consumer food safety advocates, the symposium will build awareness of food safety best practices among industry executives, consumer representatives, public officials, and food safety experts, and will explore the common interest of consumer and industry leaders in the promotion and wider adoption of best practices that go beyond the requirements of government regulation.
A year in the making, the symposium is being held under the auspices of Cooperating for Food Safety (CFS), a new, non-profit, consumer-led organization working to recognize the central importance of food industry commitment and innovation to […]
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