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Maple Leaf Foods presents 13th annual Food Safety Symposium to bridge the gap on food safety and sustainability
Maple Leaf Foods presents 13th annual Food Safety Symposium to bridge the gap on food safety and ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Maple Leaf Foods presents 13th annual Food Safety Symposium to bridge the gap on food safety and sustainability\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Food safety and\n \n \n sustainability experts gather to share learnings and insights\n \n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Oct. 25, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Maple Leaf Foods Inc\n \n . (TSX: MFI), yesterday held its 13th annual Food Safety Symposium as part of the company's commitment to providing safe food for all Canadians and foster knowledge sharing among experts within the food industry. Guests met again in person for insightful and innovative conversations about how food production processes can be optimized while improving sustainability.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n With the theme\n \n Bridging the Gap: A Symposium on Food Safety and Sustainability,\n \n the symposium began with an introduction from Maple Leaf Foods' President and CEO,\n \n Curtis Frank\n \n , and Chief Food Safety and Sustainability Officer,\n \n Randy Huffman\n \n .\n \n \n \"We must have an open mind about the things that we are learning, to listen to the critics of our industry and people who think the food system should change. We need to embrace change,\" said Huffman, speaking on the future of sustainable food production.\n \n \n Keynote speaker,\n \n Evan Fraser\n \n , Director, Arrell Food Institute,\n \n University of Guelph\n \n , spoke on the topic of the future of food. Fraser led a dynamic discussion on the current and future state of food production, highlighting the importance of food safety in this innovative journey. \"Feeding the future is one of the defining challenges of humanity. While this challenge is huge, we have new ways of producing food that can boost the environment and health of people,\" said Fraser.\n \n \n Fraser shared three predictions that will frame the next 10 years in the future of food. \"I think we're about to go through a confusing period of disruption. As we look forward into th...