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FEATURE: IPE/IFE 2012

Expo hours
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. who will deliver a regulatory update of ingredient approvals, unapproved animal drugs, calorie labeling and the future of GRAS listings in the Ofﬁcial Publication. An ingredient supplier question and answer panel will be an opportunity to gain insight into establishing supplier relationships and issues facing the pet food ingredient sector. The concluding panel, featuring a number of speakers, will highlight the future of food and feed safety. The AFIA’s International Educational Forum will be held the morning of Jan. 25. This year’s program will feature a technical presentation from Tim Lease, president of WL Port-Land Systems, Inc., on selecting the proper equipment to maximize efﬁciency, as well as regulatory updates from Richard Sellers, vice-president of feed regulation and nutrition for AFIA, and Keith Epperson, AFIA’s vice-president of manufacturing and training.Sellers will give an update on the Food Safety Modernization Act and Epperson will address the Combustible Dust Rule and the NESHAP Rule. IFR MEETING The Fifth Annual International Feed Regulators meeting, organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Feed Industry Federation, will take place Jan. 23-24, prior to the Expo. The meeting provides an opportunity for regulators and feed industry professionals from across the globe to exchange their thoughts and discuss concrete ideas for providing safe and affordable feed and food from around the world. Topics at this year’s meeting include: • An update on the ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal Feeding. • Technical barriers to the international trade of feed with an update on

the progress of redesigning the U.S. feed ingredient approval process and presentations on comparison of the management of undesirable substances between countries. • Discussions on emergency notiﬁcation and nuclear emergency preparedness affecting the feed industry, including a case study on crisis management in Japan. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Pre-registration for the 2012 IPE/ IFE is available on-line at $40 through Jan. 6. Registration will increase to $60 after Jan. 6. Online registration will remain open

until Monday, Jan. 23. Attendee and exhibitor badges will be mailed before Jan. 8. Badges for registrants after that date can be picked up on-site using the scan code in the veriﬁcation e-mail. If your company is a member of AFIA or USPEA is actively producing eggs and/or poultry meat for consumption, feed or pet food, you are eligible for a complimentary registration by completing the online registration before Jan. 8. To register, go to: https://register.rcsreg.com/r2/ipe2012/ga/index2.html
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IPE/IFE event schedule
Monday, Jan. 23
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Attendee and exhibitor registration open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: International Poultry Scientific Forum 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.: International Feed Regulators Meeting 1 – 5 p.m.: Animal Ag Sustainability Summit: Sustainability in Lean Times

Tuesday, Jan. 24
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Attendee and exhibitor registration open 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.: International Poultry Scientific Forum 8: a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Pet Food Conference • 8 – 8:10 a.m.: Welcome and overview • 8:10 – 9 a.m.: Domestic and Global Industry Trends • 9 – 9:45 a.m.: Ingredient Variability • 10:15 – 11 a.m.: Third-Party Certification Programs • 11 a.m. – noon: Ingredient Supplier Q&A Panel: Establishing Quality Relationships and Safety Issues of Concern • Noon – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch • 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Food Safety Modernization Act and Salmonella from FDA’s Perspective • 2:30 – 3 p.m.: AAFCO Update: IDC Review Process, Listing GRAS in the Official Publication • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Pet Food Safety Topics: Salmonella and Mycotoxins • 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Panel: What’s Next in Food Safety 9 a.m. – noon: Animal Ag Sustainability Summit: Sustainability in Lean Times 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.: International Feed Regulators Meeting Noon – 5 p.m.: Expo halls open Noon – 1:30 p.m.: UEA Further Processors 1 – 5 p.m.: College Student Career Program

Wednesday, Jan. 25
8:30 – 11 a.m.: AFIA International Feed Education Program • 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.: Selecting the Proper Equipment to Maximize Efficiency • 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Government Compliance Update: Food Modernization Act • 10:30 – 11 a.m.: EPA & OSHA Updates: Combustible Dust Rule and NESHAP Rule 8 a.m. – noon: Charting the Course: An Executive Conference on the Future of the American Poultry Industry 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Expo halls open

Thursday, Jan. 26
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Expo halls open 1 – 5 p.m.: International Rendering Symposium

Friday, Jan. 27
8 a.m. – noon: International Rendering Symposium

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