2014 ‘First Nations Knowledge’ Webinar Series Focusing on Food Safety for Native American Food Producers LONGMONT, Colorado (March 14, 2014) – For the second year in a row, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) will host a series of free webinars called “First Nations Knowledge” during 2014. This year’s series focuses on food safety, and will provide specialized and technical webinars to develop the capacity of tribes, Native businesses, farmers, ranchers and other individuals involved in growing, processing, packaging and/or marketing food products. First Nations will present the webinars in partnership with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville. Each webinar will last 1-1/2 hours, with the first hour for presentations followed by a half-hour of questions and answers. The first of this year’s nine-part series will be Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Noon Mountain Time. It will be the first of two webinars on biological, chemical, radiological and physical hazards. The second part will be scheduled for April. Registration is limited, so act soon to reserve a seat for the March 20 webinar. The registration link can be found here: https://attendee.gotowebinar/register/1748072112415784194. The March 20 webinar will discuss various hazards and how they affect local foods and food systems. Hazards are biological, chemical or other agents that are reasonably likely to cause illness or injury in the absence of control. Over the webinar series, presenters from the University of Arkansas will include Steven C. Seideman, Ph.D., who is extension food processing specialist at the Institute of Food Science & Engineering; Janie Simms Hipp, J.D., LL.M. (Agricultural Law) (Chickasaw), who serves as founding director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative; and John Marcy, Ph.D., a food microbiologist with more than 35 years associated with the meat and poultry industries. The planned schedule for this year is as follows. Dates will be formalized on a monthly basis, and scheduling or topics may change depending on availability of expert presenters. To receive information about each webinar as it is scheduled, follow First Nations on Facebook and Twitter or sign up to receive informational emails from First Nations at this link. You can also check on the First Nations Knowledge webpage at this link: firstnations.org/fnk. March 20 – Part 1: Biological, Chemical, Radiological and Physical Hazards April – Part 2: Biological, Chemical, Radiological and Physical Hazards May – Basic Legal Environment for Food Safety June – Documentation and Record-keeping; Validation and Verification July – Your Business Plan & Food Safety August – The Five Principles of Good Agricultural Practices September – Raw Products, Wild Products and Value-Added Products October – Food Labeling, Nutrition and Allergens November – Food Defense
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:36:49 +0000