U.S. Poultry & Egg Association : IPPE to Offer Free Educational Programs to Attendees

IPPE to Offer Free Educational Programs to Attendees.

The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is offering a variety of free education programs for attendees. The programs will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., from Tuesday, Jan. 28 to Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.

These programs offer a wide array of educational sessions covering pressing meat and poultry issues, including food safety developments, customer and media communication in the meat industry, health and wellness trends, new products of 2014 and export and international issues.

The Changing Food Landscape sessions will offer an overview of Salmonella and non-0157 E. coli. The Salmonella program will include a session on interventions for turkey processing, while the non-0157 E. coli program will focus on STEC interventions for beef and pork and the unique challenges of STECs and veal. A Traceability Workshop session will also be available for attendees.

The Customer and Media Communication in the Meat Industry program will provide attendees sessions on social media, including the impact of Twitter on risk perception, while product development and new products of 2014 will be highlighted in the Best New Products sessions.

The Health & Wellness Trends forum will offer sessions on sodium reduction in meat and poultry products and sodium reduction technologies, while the Export & International Issues sessions will focus on the Food Safety Modernization Act and financing the construction of meat processing plants in developing countries.

The Market Intelligence Forum will identify key issues facing the poultry industry and provide understanding into how domestic and international poultry industries are positioned to move forward in 2014.

The International Feed Education Forum will address issues unique to feed manufacturers and

will feature three sessions discussing topics impacting today’s feed manufacturers.

To register for the IPPE, visit www.ippexpo.org.

About IPPE

The International Production & Processing Expo is a collaboration of three shows – International Feed
Expo, International Meat Expo and the International Poultry Expo – representing the entire chain of protein production and processing. The event is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association
(AFIA), and the American Meat Institute (AMI), and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

About USPOULTRY

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is the all-feather organization representing the complete
spectrum of today’s poultry industry, whose mission is to progressively serve member companies through research, education, communication, and technical assistance. Founded in 1947, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is based in Tucker, Ga.

About AFIA

AFIA is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal feed industry and its suppliers. AFIA also is the recognized leader
on international industry developments. Member-companies are livestock feed and pet food manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and
companies which supply other products, services and supplies to feed manufacturers.

About AMI

AMI represents the interests of packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and
their suppliers throughout North America. Together, AMI’s members produce 95 percent of the beef,
pork, lamb and veal products and 70 percent of the turkey products in the United States. The Institute provides legislative, regulatory, public relations, technical, scientific and educational services to the meat and poultry packing and processing industry.

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