Location: Courtyard by Marriott, LAX Airport 6161 W Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045Cost: $799*

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Includes Urner Barry’s NEW Compliance Manual for Selling Seafood in the United States, lunch, speaker presentations, premium networking opportunity

Make sure your business is

COMPLIANT.

Hear from an Expert Panel Featuring:Scott Zimmerman, Safe Quality Seafood AssociatesCorey Norton, Trade Pacific Law PLLCMichael Lieberman, Foa & SonSergio Lozano, Alpha Brokers Corp.Invited Representatives:

Seafood Import Workshop Series

URNER BARRY

Seafood Import WorkshopThursday, February 8, 2018 • 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Seafood Import Workshop AgendaDate: Thursday, February 8, 2017Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Location: Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles LAX/Century Boulevard, 6161 W Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 p.m. Welcome to Urner Barry’s Seafood Import Workshop in Los Angeles9:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. How Government Regulations and Voluntary Standards are Changing Seafood Trade in the U.S.

Speaker: Scott Zimmerman – Safe Quality Seafood Associates• Modernizing seafood safety, quality and sustainability compliance• Responding to FDA violations: Automatic detention, warning letters and import alert red list

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. New USDA (FSIS) Inspections of PangasiusSpeaker: Corey Norton, Partner, Trade Pacific Law• Current requirements, recurring issues, the future of equivalency and the effects on other species

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. – Noon Are Federal Laws Making Life Easier at the Border?

Speaker: Corey Norton, Partner, Trade Pacific Law

• The voluntary qualified importer program: Is your company eligible for expedited entry?

• What to expect from NMFS’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program, the difference between FSMA and seafood HACCP import tracking requirements

• Making sure your business is prepared for additional scrutiny to detect labor abuse

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided) and networking

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m An Automated United States Customs Department: Are Your Supply Chain Practices on the Cutting Edge?

Speaker: Sergio Lozano, President, Alpha Brokers Corp.• ACE, ITDS, DIS: What do these mean and how to know if your business is using these systems properly• Are you modernized? Questions to ask your customs broker or in-house customs team• Is my business at risk of a product code mistake? Learn how to identify small errors in customs paperwork that could cause huge penalties for your operation

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Quality Assurance and Control for the Seafood Supply ChainSpeaker: Scott Zimmerman – Safe Quality Seafood Associates• Why we need assurance and control• Audit schemes, seafood inspection standards, organizing inspections and common product evaluation problems

2:30 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. Coffee Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Insurance Options and Risk Management for Seafood ImportersSpeaker: Michael Lieberman – Foa & Son• From what risks do you need to protect your seafood business … and what options do you have?• Financial exposures related to contamination and recall loss• Seafood importer risk management practices focused on cold chain/ damage to product

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Expert Panel Addressing Questions on All Presented Compliance TopicsEngage with representatives from CBP, FDA and USDC. Plus, ask the other expert panelists any questions related to compliance discussions. This is an open discussion of major issues facing the seafood industry and an opportunity for authorities and industry to get on the same page.

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Thanks for Coming

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