Speaking & Teaching
Speaking & Teaching
Speaking
Contact Christine Blackledge or P. Vincent Hegarty to have them speak on any of these topics, or click here to find their workshops.
Sector HACCP and Food Safety
Learn how international food safety laws have been affected by the Food Safety Modernization Act
USAID Projects
Move beyond your textbooks with on the ground perspectives on Africa, the Middle East, and Central America.
Swallowing Trust
Examining the trustworthiness of the safety of our entire food chain — from farm and sea to our plates.
If Our Food Is Not Safe, We Are Not Safe
Over 200 diseases are caused by unsafe food (World Health Organization). Protection and prevention of unsafe food is important for all 7.8 billion of us in the world.
Dr. Hegarty
Swallowing Trust
Examining the trustworthiness of the safety of our entire food chain --- from farm and sea to our plates.
Global Food Safety
Much of the food we eat is global in origin. Its safety could be a matter of life or death.
If Our Food Is Not Safe, We Are Not Safe
Over 200 diseases are caused by unsafe food (World Health Organization). Protection and prevention of unsafe food is important for all 7.8 billion of us in the world.
Christine Blackledge
Sector HACCP and how it could change food safety.
Following enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act, a Food Safety Plan or HACCP is required for all firms in the processing sector of the food industry. The commitment to producing or trading in safe food starts in the agriculture production sector with good agriculture practices. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, (HACCP) can be incorporated into any piece of the food production to help ensure the safety of raw and processed foods in global trade.
USAID Projects in Africa, Middle East, and Central America.
For the past ten years I’ve had the privilege of working from farm to table on thirty-five projects with various international organization in Latin America, the Middle East, the Near East, and in 13 African countries. I have learned more from them than anything I’ve read in textbooks about cultures, farming, food and life. I now know where much of that food comes from on the USA grocery shelves and what it took to get it there. Let’s explore what USAID projects are doing.
Food Safety is Everyone's Business: From Farm to Table, From Farm to Trade, Make Food Safe
It is a Farmer’s Job to Grow Safe Food. It is a Producer’s Job to Produce Safe Food. It is a Government’s Job to Ensure Safe Food. It is a University’s and NGOs Job to Teach about Safe Food. It is a Consumer’s Right to Eat Safe Food. What we are here to do, Is figure out how we get there!
Teaching & workshops
You can find our fee schedule here.
Webinars and in-person education on the processes of global food safety.
Dr. HegartyWorkshops
Swallowing Trust
How trust in the safety of our food affects many aspects of our lives --- health, business, social interactions, tourism, etc.
The Importance of Food Laws in Maintaining Food Safety
Up to date food laws, based on good science, are essential for food safety.
Traveling the Global Food Chain
Stories and lessons on food safety from around the world.
ChristineBlackledgeWorkshops
FSMA, compliance Labeling and Foreign Verification for Developing Countries: The Paperwork versus the Reality.
The Foreign Supplier Verification Rule’s purpose is as follows: “To ensure that imported foods are produced as safely as products made in the U.S., and are following FSMA regulations.” Is this realistic? What is it like on the ground and what can be done to improve compliance and global trade?
Food Hygiene starts with soap: Soap making in Africa, medicinal to clothes
The CDC tells us before preparing or eating food, it is important to always wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds for general food safety. What does that mean in countries where soap is not readily available? Learn how soap can and has been made in developing countries.
Farm to Table Protocols for Food Safety in Africa, Middle East, and Central America.
Explore ways to manage food safety practices from the supply chain to the marketplace in multiple countries. What are the challenges for global food partners? Is it working and what else can be done?