Food Labelling Requirement Webinar - US, Canada & Mexico (Package of 3 Courses)

Now a days wherever you go food labels, organic labels, advertising claims, marketing claims are more prevalent and hence there is a lot of pressure on food suppliers and manufacturers not only to have safety aspect of food taken care during manufacturing or processing but also the correct labelling and marketing is a must. On top of it the labeling need to be as per the regulations need to comply with the regulations formulated for a particular geography.

While USDA regulates the organic labelling for US market, Mexican Standard NOM-051.SCFI/SSA1-2010 has guidelines about sanitary control and labelling requirements and for Canada The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) sets the rules and policies.

To help food manufacturers comply with complex and various geography based regulatory requirements for food labelling and marketing , we have created a 3 module courseware of webinar recording CDs covering topics such as pasteurization; active and intelligent packaging technologies; good manufacturing practices for food contact packaging; FDA requirements for food contact packaging; and regulation of printing inks on food contact packaging materials in the US & EU.

Each webinar CD/USB has a series of modules. Experts have delivered the modules using PowerPoint slides.

This training is convenient to attend individually or in groups. You don’t have to travel from your office. This means you can afford to have your whole team attend. As the webinar recording CD/USB are licensed to be used multiple times in a location, you can schedule the training as many times for as many groups/batches as you wish. Your team members will learn the material together; everybody will get the same information.

Module 1: The Canadian Food Label
Module 2: Organic Labeling and Marketing - USDA Regulations
Module 3: The Mexican Labeling Standards and Labeling Requirements

• Senior leadership and management
• Manufacturing
• Quality Managers and Supervisors
• Regulatory Managers
• Food Safety Managers
• Production and Operations Personnel
• Marketing
• Business development
• Food packaging suppliers and manufacturers
• Labeling
• Food technologists
• Food inspectors
• Documentation
• R&D Managers
• Food Scientist

Module 1 : The Canadian Food Label

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The required elements of the Canadian food label
• Core labelling requirements
• Claims and statements
• Food-specific label requirements
• Bi-lingual requirements and additional regulations for French language labelling
• Key legislations and Acts governing current label requirements
• Defining the roles of the CFIA and related regulatory agencies regarding food nutrition labels
• Tools and resources available to ensure regulatory compliance for Canadian food labeling
• Perform a mock self-assessment of labels using the Labelling Requirements Checklist provided by the CFIA
• Frequently asked questions for common Canadian food labeling issues

Module 2 : Organic Labeling and Marketing - USDA Regulations

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• USDA National Organic Program
• Organic regulations and expectations
• National Organic Standards Board
• 3rd party Organic Certification & Accreditation
• USDA compliance and enforcement
• Organic labeling for consumers -- fact sheet
• What about Cosmetics? Who regulates Organic Cosmetics?
• Organic farming, production & marketing
• International agreements with other countries
• Organic food myths -- what nutritionally does it all mean?

Module 3 : The Mexican Labeling Standards and Labeling Requirements

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Description of Mexican Standard NOM-051.SCFI/SSA1-2010
• Understand the application of NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010
• Description of the amendments Regulation of Sanitary Control of Product and Services
• Description of the labeling requirements guideline document
• Know the new mandatory Front of Pack labeling
• voluntary nutritional quality seal

Derrick Swint, Principal Consultant, Zoetic Global Consulting has worked several leadership roles in Sanitation, Pest Control, and Environmental Services. His food safety credentials include Certified Sanitarian, HACCP, Certified CIP Manager and Licensed Pest Control Operator and has additionally obtained certifications in BRC, SQF, and ISO 22000.

Abdesselam Benelmbarek, Director of International Programs, Zoetic Global Consulting, with a master in agro-food engineering, has spent several years in the food industry as HACCP coordinator and quality manager with a wide knowledge and mastery of the HACCP system.

Kristina Lauzon, is a Certified Chef & Nutrition Manager. Her areas of expertise include: Clinical Nutrition, Diet Therapies, Nutrition Education, Food Technology & Food Manufacturing, HACCP, GMP`s, Quality Assurance & Food Production. Ms. Lauzon has experience working in the Healthcare, Hospitality & Food Processing industries.

Sergio Ernesto Gutierrez Serdan is a Food Engineer with over 10 years of experience as Operations/Logistics Executive in the Flavor industry in Mexico. His area of expertise includes Quality Assurance & Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs on Food ingredients, Supply Chain & Logistics Coordination, Inventory Control, Strategic Planning, Production planning and control