Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Delivered online via zoom
Registration: Click here to register
Join the MushroomLink team for the first webinar of Food Safety Month, part of the Hort Innovation funded, AMGA managed project, MU20000 – Extension and Adoption of Food Safety, Quality and Risk Management.
This webinar looks at the challenges of Food Safety Certification and how to navigate them.
About the presenters
Dr Jenny Ekman
Dr Ekman is a postharvest physiologist and communicator who works to maximise produce freshness and value while minimising supply chain losses. She is passionate about applying science to improve commercial and consumer outcomes.
Dr Ekman has more than 20 years’ horticultural research experience in Australia, USA and the Philippines. She has led research projects on food safety, fruit-fly management, broccoli, chestnuts and vegetables, and is developing a definitive postharvest manual and app for the Australian vegetable industry. She has worked extensively in fruit physiology, completing projects funded by HAL, RIRDC and ACIAR.
Dr Ekman has excellent writing and communication skills and is an effective translator of scientific language into information readily understood and used by growers.
Melisa Cavallaro
Melisa Cavallaro is a certified HACCP Practitioner with over 15 years’ experience in food safety consulting, specialising in fresh produce. She is passionate about safe guarding the Australian agricultural industry and is dedicated to bridging the gap between GFSI certifications and small family-operated farms.