AFI Town Meeting

Attendees will board buses at 9:45 a.m. to be transported to the port of Elizabeth. The program will begin with Richard Larrabee, director, Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, giving an overview of port operations. A tour of port facilities will follow. After the tours, attendees will be transported back to the hotel for lunch and a Q&A session with top personnel from USDA, FDA and Customs and Border Protection.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Adele Fasano, director,  Port of New York/Newark
Edward Fox, assistant port director, Port of New York/Newark
Kevin McCabe, chief, Port of New York/Newark

Food & Drug Administration

John Moore, special assistant to director, New York office

U.S. Department of Agricutlure – APHIS/PPQ

George Nelson,  N.J. state plant health director
Randolph Cadet, port director

FSMA Follow-Up – Changes to the Proposed Rules
Bob Hahn, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz
The questions (and answers) were so plentiful at last year’s meeting when Bob Hahn outlined the proposed FSMA rules that we’re bringing him back to update attendees on changes to the foreign supplier verification and preventive control rules.

$$ Losses Associated with Non-Physical Risks to Your Goods – Insurance Protection Tools
Adi Hochman, vice president, Hub International
1.    Supply Chain Disruptions Insurance – including risk assessment of your suppliers
2.    Insurance protection in case of rejection of your goods by the government of the country of import -   even when shipments arrive physically intact.
3.    Trade Credit Insurance – protection of your open receivables against bankruptcy, slow pay & political risk of your customers
4.    Product Recall Insurance Protection

Closing Reception
Join fellow attendees for drinks and hors d’oeuvres before heading home.

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Doubletree Hotel Newark Airport
128 Frontage Rd, Newark, NJ 07114
973-690-5500