In-House or Out House, A Corporate Dilemma

Duration 60 Mins
Level
Webinar ID IQW15C9056

  • Who is doing what
  • Purpose of testing
  • Organisms of concern and risk factors
  • Analytical methods
  • Time constraints
  • Laboratory capabilities and facilities
  • Laboratory accreditation and FSMA
  • Analyst competency
  • Cost considerations
 
 
 
 

Overview of the webinar

There are many issues beyond simply cost of testing to consider when trying to decide if analytical support services should be retained in-house or sub-contracted out. Accreditation Status and FSMA requirements, Scope of Accreditation, Availability of technical skills, Technology, Communication and facility suitability are all elements that will influence the final decision. Each corporate entity should evaluate its own needs based on these considerations before committing to “in-house” or “out-house” laboratory services.  But do not assume that “in-house or out-house” are mutually exclusive

Who should attend?

  • Quality Assurance Managers
  • Laboratory Technicians
  • Laboratory Managers
  • Technical Service Directors
  • Executive Management Teams
  • Plant Managers
  • HACCP Personnel
  • Sanitation Personnel
  • Regulatory Compliance Officers
  • Legal Counsel
  • Company owners

Why should you attend?

This session will address factors that food companies need to consider before making decisions on outsourcing analytical food testing or retaining an in-house laboratory and the pros and cons of each approach.   The focus will be on the who, what, when, where, why and how of analytical microbiological services for the food industry 

Faculty - Mr.Michael Brodsky

Michael Brodsky has been an Environmental Microbiologist for more than 47 years. He is a Past President of the Ontario Food Protection Association, the International Association for Food Protection and AOAC International. He serves as co-Chair for the AOAC Expert Review Committee for Microbiology, as a scientific reviewer in Microbiology for the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis and the AOAC Research Institute. He is a reviewer for Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and a chapter co-editor on QA for the Compendium of Methods in Microbiology. He is also a lead auditor/assessor in microbiology for the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation.

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