Categories: Food Safety and Production, Product Liability Emerging Issues in Food Products Litigation TASA ID: 1926 On September 14, 2011, at 2 p.m. ET, The TASA Group, Inc., in conjunction with food and beverage expert Dr. Darrel Suderman, presented a free, interactive, one-hour webinar, Emerging Issues in Food Products Litigation, for all legal professionals.Even though U.S. safety standards are equivalent to the best in the world, most food contamination and product failures are the result of manufacturing operations and food safety negligence and compliance errors. In addition, as the U.S. continues to source more and more food from other countries, the liability of food companies to guarantee safe food to the American public is growing exponentially.During this one-hour event, the following issues were discussed: Broken Cold Chain FailuresReduced Oxygen Packaging FailurePoor HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) Plans Developed for New ProductsPoor Sanitation PracticesIncomplete Tracking and Tracing SystemsMock Recalls Poorly ExecutedAbsence of Food Safety CultureCorporate Food Safety Advisory Councils Poorly AssembledOrganic and Natural Foods Tracking and Tracing Systems Poorly DevelopedNasty Industry Secrets If you are an Illinois attorney and would like to receive IL MCLE credit for viewing the archived recording, please click here.About the Expert Dr. Darrel Suderman, President of Food Technical Consulting, has worked for food manufacturing and leading restaurant chains for over 20 years. He has served as an expert witness/consultant seven years for both plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the United States. Dr. Suderman received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in agricultural education and his Ph.D. in Food Science from Kansas State University in 1979. He holds two U.S. patents, co-authored a food processing book, and has written over 40 peer-reviewed and trade magazine articles and white papers. He has worked in Research & Development, Quality Assurance, and Food Safety for many of the leading restaurant chains including KFC, Boston Market, Church’s Chicken, Quiznos, Captain D’s, Chick-fil-A, and Wendy’s International.In addition, Dr. Suderman co-founded Business IQ LLC as a business intelligence IT consulting company, which has been accepted as an official partner of SAP software company. A few of his clients have included Foster Farms, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Gold’n Plump Poultry, Johnsonville Sausage, E & J Gallo Winery, Tyson Foods, Organic Valley, and Givaudan Roure Flavors. Previous Article The Proper Safety Zones for Sporting/Recreational Venues Next Article Critical Issues in School Bus Passenger Safety Print Tasa ID1926