Marsh webcast february 10— implications of the fda food safety
modernization act
New york--(business wire)--as u.s. businesses look to understand recent sweeping changes to government oversight of food production and distribution, marsh will host a webcast exploring the implications of the fda food safety modernization act on thursday, february 10 at 11 a.m. et. panelists participating in marsh’s webcast, “risk and recall: implications of the new fda food safety modernization act,” will provide an overview of the act’s key provisions. the act, signed into law on january 4, 2011, gives the food and drug administration (fda), for the first time, the right to order product recalls. "as food safety has become more complicated due to global supply chains and increased government, media, and public scrutiny, it is among a company's most critical areas of risk,” said katherine cahill, leader of marsh risk consulting’s global product risk practice. “the fda food safety modernization act introduces many measures that can help companies improve their food safety efforts. however, it can also expose companies that have not instituted best practices to regulatory and other risk issues.” ms. cahill will be joined on the panel by patrick sterling, director of risk and administration for texas roadhouse, which operates more than 335 restaurants in 46 u.s. states. other panelists will include geoff mills, leader, marsh's product recall practice; mac nadel, leader, marsh’s retail/wholesale, food & beverage practice; and jan schnabel, leader, marsh’s hospitality & gaming practice. brian elowe, a managing director in marsh’s global risk management division, will moderate the panel discussion. click here to register for the webcast. the webcast and replay are free of charge. about marsh marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser, has over 24,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. marsh is a member of marsh & mclennan companies, a global professional services firm with over 50,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $10 billion, which is also the parent company of guy carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; mercer, the provider of hr and related financial advice and services; and oliver wyman, the management consultancy. its stock (ticker symbol: mmc) is listed on the new york, chicago and london stock exchanges.
