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Office of China Programs |
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International Symposium on Certification and Traceability for Food Safety and Quality 18-19 October, 2007, Beijing, China |
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I. Introduction
Moreover, China is emerging as a major player in international trade in food and agricultural products. Such products require greater attention to food safety, quality and environmental issues. These are now major concerns of the Chinese and other governments as well as of retailers and consumers. Enhanced attention to these issues is an integral part of the Chinese government’s goal of building a new countryside for a harmonious society.
To date, a wide range of systems of certification and traceability has been put into practice, but they are neither consistent with each other nor widely understood. This symposium will offer an opportunity for representatives of government agencies, international agencies, academic scientists, private sector, and NGOs to come together to discuss issues of common interest.
This Symposium is co-sponsored and supported by Chinese Ministry of Agriculture/Department of Marketing and Information, the United States Department of Agriculture/Economic Research Service, the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service, and organized by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Michigan State University (MSU) and Agri-food Quality and Safety Center (AQSC). Mead Johnson has also generously provided support. |
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III. Forum Venue and Hotel Reservation The Symposium will be held at the Central Garden Hotel, Beijing, China. Participants will enjoy a discounted room rate when room reservations are made through the Symposium Organizing Committee. Room reservation requests are sent to Symposium Organizing Committee no later than September 17th, 2007.
IV. Payment Overseas participants are required to pay a registration fee of USD $150. This covers the symposium program, symposium attendance, meals on October 18th and 19th, interpretation facility rent and the laboratory visit on the October 20th.
V. Application and Invitation Application for participating in the Symposium can be made through our co-sponsor in the US: Michigan State University. When your application is accepted, we will contact you for the payment of registration fees. Upon request, the Organizing Committee will issue you a confirmation letter with an official invitation letter to help you get your entry to China on a business visa at the Chinese embassy or consulate-general near your location.
VI. Contacts
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 Opening Ceremony |
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10:30-10:35 |
Chairperson Opening Remarks (CAAS) |
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10:35-10:40 |
Remarks by Representative of the Minister of Agriculture, Zhang Yuxiang, Director General, Department of Markets and Economic Information |
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10:40-10:45 |
Remarks by USDA Representative, Betsey Kuhn, Director, Food Economics Division, USDA/ERS |
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10:45-10:50 |
Welcome Remarks by Zai Huqu, President, (CAAS) |
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10:50-10:55 |
Remarks by Dr. Ian Gray, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Michigan State University |
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Keynote presentations |
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11:00-11:30 |
Lawrence Busch, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University “Food and Agro-products Certification in the US and the World.” |
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11:30-12:00 |
Ma Aiguo, Director General/Senior Agronomist, Center for Agro-products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture “Current situation and development trend of certification for quality and safety of Agro-products in China.” |
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12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-13:50 |
Sterling Andrew Starbird, Professor, Operations & Management Information Systems, Santa Clara University “The Incentive Effect of Food Safety Testing and Certification.” |
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13:50-14:10 |
Wu Laiping, College of Economic Management, China Agricultural University “The government role in food safety certification.” |
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14:10-14:30 |
Maki Hatanaka, Assistant Professor, Utah State University “Third-Party Certification as a Governance Tool: From the Perspective of the Actors in the Global South.” |
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14:30-14:50 |
Ye Zhihua, Director General, Institute of Agriculture Quality Standard and Test Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences “Study of Certification for Quality and Safety of Agri-food in China.” |
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14:50-15:05 |
Questions and Answers |
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15:05-15:20 |
Coffee Break |
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15:20-15:40 |
David Jukes, Senior Lecturer in Food Regulation, The University of Reading “Traceability and Product Recall – the EU Regulatory Framework.” |
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15:40-16:00 |
Daniel March, Director, Food Safety Global Quality Assurance, Mead Johnson “Global Quality Assurance: An Industry Perspective. ” |
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16:00-16:20 |
Jin Fazhong, Deputy Director General/Senior Agronomist, Center for Agro-products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture “Management of Package labels and traceability for agro-products in China.” |
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16:20-16:40 |
Peter Sousa Hoejskov, Associate Professional Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations “The role of FAO in capacity building for improvement of food quality and safety certification.” |
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16:40-16:55 |
Questions and Answers |
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18:00 |
Banquet |
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Friday, October 19, 2007 |
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09:00-09:20 |
Jean C. Buzby and Fred Gale, Senior Economists, USDA Economic Research Service “Traceability for Trade: Food Safety from the Perspective of an Importer.” |
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09:20-09:40 |
Zhou Yingheng, Dean, College of Economic Management, Nanjing Agricultural University “The role of information traceability in food safety management.” |
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09:40-10:00 |
Steven L. Holcombe, President and CEO of Pardalis, Inc. “Methods for Protecting Granular Information Ownership along Complex Supply Chains.” |
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10:00-10:15 |
Questions and Answers |
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10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30-10:50 |
Yun Zhanyou, Director of Technical Center of Yili Group Company Ltd. “Application of food safety management system in dairy products quality control.” |
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10:50-11:10 |
Alison Burrell, Associate Professor Wageningen University “Traceability in the animal/meat chain.” |
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11:10-11:30 |
Yang Shuming, Director of Animal Products Lab, Institute of Agricultural Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences “Pigment tracing technique for poultry products.” |
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11:30-11:50 |
Questions and Answers |
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12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-13:50 |
Ma Mingzhu, General Manager, Dongshen Farm, Guangdong Province “Quality and safety control over vegetable production.” |
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13:50-14:10 |
Deepa Thiagarajan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University “Relationship of Third Party Certification to SPS measures and the International agri-food trade, Case study: European GAP certification for Fruit & Vegetables.” |
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14:10-14:30 |
Li Yang, Director General/Senior Research Fellow, Green Food Development Center of Heilongjiang Province “Certification, Traceability and Establishment of Beidahuan Brand.” |
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14:30-14:50 |
Linda Calvin, Economist, USDA/ERS “Certification and Traceability for Improved Food Safety in the California Fresh Spinach Industry.” |
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14:50-15:05 |
Questions and Answers |
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15:05-15:20 |
Coffee Break |
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15:20-15:40 |
Song Yi, Director, Aquatic Products Certification Branch Center, Center for Agro-products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture “Certification and Traceability for quality and safety of aquatic products in China.” |
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15:40-16:00 |
Luis G. Flores, Michigan State University “Prioritizing public/private investments in food safety certification and traceability programs: the case of the peanut and dry bean industry in Nicaragua.” |
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16:00-16:20 |
Gao Shan, Senior Research Fellow, Beijing Ruide Jingsui Information Technology Center "Food safety traceability and Beijing Olympic Games" |
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16:20-16:30 |
Questions and Answers |
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16:30-16:45 |
Summary of the symposium |