Food Contamination, Fraud, Disease Containment

11-MAY, 2009 MEDIA RELEASE

Food Contamination, Food Fraud And Disease Containment
Global Conference To Examine Requirements And Solutions

“As an exporting nation, traceability and point of origin systems are of increasing importance for our customers and their associated regulatory bodies in international markets.” said Peter Lennox, Group General Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. “With counterfeiting and product safety scares these systems and technologies for delivering our assurance to customers are vitally important. The GoTrace conference is a forum for hearing what is new and what others are doing both here and internationally. As such it is a conference that New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is pleased to endorse.”

GoTrace, the Global Origin and Traceability Symposium will be held on 2nd July, 2009 at Te Papa Museum. This symposium will provide the first forum in Australasia where delegates will examine the issues and requirements of international markets, the development of new technologies, and the applications of these technologies to a wide-range of food and other products. Delegations representing scientists, producer groups, exporters, government agencies and service providers are expected. Case studies involving meat, dairy, wool, horticultural products are among just a few expected.

Keynote speakers have been selected based upon their leadership within respective fields. European, Australian and New Zealand speakers alike will brief the delegation on what is happening both here and in foreign markets and how shifting requirements will impact their ability to export in the future. Conference sponsors include GNS Science, GS1 New Zealand, Oritain and the University of Otago. Register today at www.gotrace.org. This exclusive conference will be limited to the first 100 delegates to register.

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