Allergen Training Seminars October 2007

Tuesday, 28 August 2007 20:00

FACTA are pleased to offer all Allergen Bureau members a discount on attendance fees for their new series of Allergen Training Seminars in October 2007. Allergen training seminars are once more being held in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with the addition of Adelaide for the first time. For more details please visit www.factaaustralia.com.au.

The seminars are provided as two units – a morning seminar as an introduction to Food Allergens and an afternoon seminar delivered as a more detailed session dealing with control and management of allergens within food facilities and highlighting industry best practice. Participants can choose to attend either session, or both if they prefer.

Dates for the seminars are below:

Brisbane - Wednesday, 10th October 2007 (Novotel Brisbane)

Adelaide - Tuesday, 16th October 2007 (The Shores Conference Centre)

Sydney - Tuesday, 23rd October 2007 (Mecure Hotel)

Melbourne - Thursday, 25th October 2007 (Novotel Melboune)

Seminar speakers

Main speaker - Robin Sherlock, Principal Allergen Scientist and Technical Director of FACTA. Rob has been the allergen scientist at EML QLD and now FACTA for the past 6 years, and was instrumental in setting up a NATA-accredited allergen testing facility. She has participated in two Australian Allergen Forum projects (Testing and Thresholds, and Allergen Risk Assessment Working parties), and was recently voted in as an Allergen Bureau management committee member. Robin has been an invited speaker and guest lecturer at a number of technical seminars and educational campuses in both national and international venues.

Guest Speakers

Brisbane - Justine Tarrant, Environmental Health Unit in Queensland Health

Sydney - Bill Porter, NSW Food Authority

Melbourne - Terry Oughtred, Department of Human Services

Adelaide – Karen Mocatta, Johnson Diversey on Allergens and Sanitation

Participants will receive:

• Latest information on best practice guidelines, relevance, and strategies for control of allergens.
• Full copies of all presentations given.
• Participation in interactive workshops which allows attendees to trial procedures learnt and work through likely scenarios involved in the daily management of ingredients and materials.
• Resource list.
• Statement of attendance.

If you would like more information on these allergen seminars, please visit www.factaaustralia.com.au or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

So, who should attend?

• Quality Assurance (QA) personnel
• Production Schedulers
• Food Facility staff
• Facility Managers
• Customer Care personnel/Complaints staff
• Risk Managers & Co-ordinators
• Food Safety Professionals

If you believe your suppliers or customers would benefit from an increase their level of allergen awareness, please forward this invitation on to them.

Pricing

Morning session (8:30 - 11:30) $150 ex GST

Afternoon session (13:00 - 17:00) $200 ex GST (includes lunch - 12:00 - 13:00))

Both seminars - $350 ex GST (includes lunch and satchel)

Individuals from the morning session who would also like to stay and network for lunch are encouraged to. A fee of $30 will be charged to cover lunch costs.

Discounts of 10% available to Allergen Bureau Members, and for 3 or more individuals attending from the same company.