PROCEEDINGS
June 2, 2009
Plenary Session
The Development of a National Agriculture and Food Traceability System in Canada in Partnership between Industry and Governments
Susie Miller, Director General, Food Value Chain Bureau, Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
A Food Retailer’s Perspective
David Wilkes, Senior Vice President, Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
Concurrent Session #1
Session Provided by Consumer and Market Demand Network
Traceability and Quality Assurance: Who Do Consumers Trust?
Jill E. Hobbs, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business & Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Japanese Willingness to Pay for Traceability in Imported Beef from Canada
Ellen Goddard, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta
Costs, Benefits and Levels of Traceability: Findings from a Survey of Italian Fish
Processors
Andreas Boecker, Department of Food, Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Guelph
Traceability and Liability in the Agri-food Value Chain
Patricia L. Farnese, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Concurrent Session #2
Seafood Traceability
Validation Tools for Traceability
Begoña Pérez-Villarreal, Business Director – Food Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia (Spain)
Concurrent Session #3
Data and Database Management
Traceability of Living Animals and Their Products at the European Union Level
Didier Carton, European Community, Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)
Bridging the Traceability R&D Gap: An Ontario Solution
Brian Sterling, OnTrace Agri-food Traceability
Lunch
Vision of Research and Development in Canada’s Agriculture and Food Sectors
Christiane Deslauriers, Director General, Science Policy and Planning, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Concurrent Session #4
Traceability and Food Safety
A New Way of Communicating Product Recall information
Tim White, GS1 Canada
Advances in Traceability Systems: The Integration of Supply Chain Logistics and Quality
Greg Bennet, Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Concurrent Session #5
Economics and Market Access
Hurdles Facing Traceability Adoption for Canadian Meat Export Markets:
Perspectives on Competitiveness from an Animal Health Economist
David C. Hall, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, University of Calgary
The Benefits and Costs of Implementing a NAIS-Based Animal ID and Traceability System in California
Leslie J. Butler, University of California, Davis
A Review of Country of Origin Labelling Impact Studies from Supply Chain Effects to Trade Flow Effects
Derek Brewin, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba
Implementing Full Value Chain Produce Traceability – Simply and Cost Effectively
Andrew Kennedy, FoodLogiQ
Concurrent Session #6
Livestock Traceability, Technologies
Susan Hosford, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Yves Gervais, Référence Systèmes
Michael Miskin, Merit-Trax Technologies Inc.
Plenary Session
Technological Vision in Traceability
Mary Helander, Research Scientist, IBM
Legal Issues in Traceability
Tom McMahon, AAFC Legal Services
Bulk Grain Exports: Is Full Traceability a Realistic Goal?
Ian White, CEO, Canadian Wheat Board
June 3, 2009
Strategy Workshop Breakout
Eric Aubin, IGAC Traceability R & D Core Strategy Development Leadership Team
Pierre Bilodeau, Director, Bio-Industries Division, NSERC
Cindy Bishop, Facilitator/Moderator
Betty L. Green, Cattle Producer from Manitoba
Andrew Watt, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
