Listeria - Survival, Interventions & Monitoring

Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Director of Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada: Best practices for monitoring Listeria in RTE food processing plants, a review of the issues at Maple Leaf and positive lessons learned
Dr. Kevin J. Allen, Assistant Professor of Food Microbiology, University of British Columbia
Listeria’s ability to survive in foods and food production environments and how to tailor effective interventions to reduce its impact

Listeria Flyer - June 15 10

Doing Business in the US – Reducing Your Tax Exposures

Many private companies in BC are currently operating in the US or have plans to expand into this vast market. With recent tax developments, Canadian private companies need to navigate through a host of tax pitfalls and identify hidden opportunities. 

Please join us for an informative session where our presenters will share with you regulatory updates that can impact your operation:

Manufacturing Insights 2010 - Lessons from the trenches: seizing opportunity

Manufacturing Insights 2010 - Lessons from the trenches: seizing opportunity

For many Canadian manufactures, 2009 was a time to hunker down, hold on, and ride out the economic shockwave. The dust seems to have settled but there are many opinions on what will happen next. Is this new landscape one of unknown risk, unexpected opportunity or both?

HST update for manufacturers, distributors and the commercial sector: Uncovering what matters to you

The Federal 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) and BC’s 7% Social Service Tax (PST) are due to harmonize into a 12% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on July 1, 2010. You’re running a sophisticated operation and you need to understand how HST will impact your business, your customers and suppliers and the economy around you.