0. Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Food Safety Committee Overview
April 2017

1. Leveraging the Collective Power of the Dairy Community
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Leveraging the Collective Power of the Dairy Community 29
CEOs & Chairmen
450
Companies
1,000
Individuals
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy is a forum that dairy farmers created to bring together leading dairy companies, cooperatives and dairy farmer organizations to:
Proactively addresses important precompetitive issues and opportunities that impact the entire industry, but no one company or sector can address alone
Leverage the collective assets and know how of the dairy community

2. Food Safety Committee Objective
Strengthen manufacturing practices in all dairy processing facilities and advance science-based tools to diminish food safety risks that could compromise the reputation of the U.S. dairy industry

3. Innovation Center Food Safety Team
Jack Jeffers - Dean Foods
Jeff Acker - DFA
Eric Van Den Heuvel - Foremost Farms
Jeremy Travis - Hilmar Cheese & Ingredients
Danny Tyndell - HP Hood
Clay Hough - IDFA
Sara Mortimore - Land O’Lakes
Edith Wilkin – Leprino Foods
Joe Delaney - Prairie Farms
Greg Desautels - Saputo
Janet Raddatz – Sargento Foods Inc
Tom Hedge, Vinith Poduval - Schreiber Foods
Sheri Cole - Tillamook
Steve Baxley - United Dairymen of AZ
Steve Ballard – Ballard Cheese
Bill Graves, Tim Stubbs, Chad Galer - DMI
Dave Cook, Jim Mueller, Tom O’Connell – Facilitators
50+ additional Subject Matter Experts
Industry members are highest level Food Safety at their company, most report to CEO.

4. Food Safety Action Platforms
Pathogen Control - Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshops
Best practices, uniform approach to in-plant pathogen control programs
Supplier Food Safety Management Workshops
Risk control tools and training to mitigate risk from materials / services
Artisan / Farmstead Cheese Food Safety Workshops
Mitigate pathogen risks in small operations
Verification via Auditing
Strengthen audit standards. Dairy input to GFSI, BRC, & SQF
Regulatory Roundtable
Engagement strategy to enhance relationships and dialogue with regulators
Listeria Control Guidance Document
Comprehensive written guide to controlling Listeria
Listeria Research Platform
IC collaboration and consortium funding model for Listeria research
Pathogen Control
Supply Chain
Verification via Auditing
Artisan
Regulatory
Research
Over 2500 trained in first 3 platforms, 2017 workshops scheduled with generous sponsorship from companies

5. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop
Two day workshops
Volunteer industry expert trainers
Lectures, hands-on exercises, peer learning, expert Q&A
Started 2011, 32 sessions, ~1750 trained
Traditional and “Dry / Powders” versions
Online tools, guides, checklists
Industry adoption of a uniform approach to in-plant pathogen control programs targeted at large enterprises
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6. Supplier Food Safety Management Workshop
Two day workshops
Volunteer industry trainers
Started 2011, 12 sessions, ~200 trained
Audience of quality, supplier quality, purchasing, and suppliers
Companies learn risk identification and mitigation tools
How to assess and address risks in the supply chain
Risk Assessment Calculator
Food Safety Guidance Document
Online tools
Will help with FSMA Domestic Supplier Controls

7. Listeria Control Guidance Document
Comprehensive guide to controlling Listeria
Dairy industry specific
Built on “Pathogen Equation” & DPFS
Industry wide effort
13 primary authors
Industry, Academic, Government reviewers
Expands activation beyond workshops
Published October 15, 2015
Revised June 2017
Spanish version published 2017
Available at

8. Artisan Cheesemaker Safety Platform
Deliver accessible training and tools for artisan/farmstead cheese processors
Started 2012, 21 sessions, 750 Artisans and Regulators trained
Leverage University or extension trainers with artisan credibility
Converting class to Online modules for 2017
Artisan Advisory Team governs:
Collaboration with ACS, Academia, Artisans, Suppliers & Retailers
Consolidated guides and resource website
Online training
National hands-on support sessions under development

9. Listeria Research Consortium
Established January 2015 with funding from
Core companies
Darigold, Foremost Farms, Glanbia, Great Lakes Cheese, Hilmar Cheese, Land O’Lakes, Leprino, Prairie Farms, Saputo, Sargento Foods, Schreiber Foods, Wells Blue Bunny
All Innovation Center board companies made a “greater good” contribution
National Dairy Council
New member companies welcome
Target Focus
Listeria controls, product and plant environment
Listeria virulence research
Critical risk mitigation - surface ripened & fresh cheeses
2016 four projects funded, 2017 four additional selected
(Global experts convened 2014 & 2016)
(Industry consortium scientists 2016)
(Listeria monocytogenes)

10. 2017 Food Safety Training
Non-Profit Training programs developed and sponsored by the Dairy Industry for the Dairy Industry, trained by Food Safety professionals from Industry
Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop
Dairy Industry Quality, Sanitation, Engineering…
Corporate & Plant (QA, management, sanitation, maintenance…)
Mar 7 & 8 Visalia CA (Dry version)
April 25 & 26 Portland OR
June 6 & 7 Baraboo WI
Aug 1 & 2 New Berlin NY
Oct 3 & 4 Dallas TX
Supplier Food Safety Management Workshop
Dairy Food Safety, Quality, and Supply Chain leaders
Supplier Quality and Purchasing Leaders
Suppliers of Ingredients, Packaging, and Services
Upcoming Workshops
May 23 & 24 Rosemont, IL
Sept 19 & 20 Rosemont, IL
Artisan/Farmstead Cheesemaker Food Safety Workshop
Online version coming in 2017
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