NCIA 2019 Cannabis Business Summit

What You Need to Know About Food Safety and GMP Certification in the Cannabis Industry (Room Executve G)

23 Jul 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Cannabis Processing, and Retail, Retail, Delivery, & Distribution

Speaker(s): Laurel Friesen, Founder and CEO, Heylo Cannabis; Maureen McNamara, Founder & Chief Facilitator, Cannabis Trainers; Trevor Morones, Food Safety Liaison, Control Point

Moderator(s): Ellice Ogle, CEO, Tandem Food LLC;

A strong food safety culture is particularly relevant to the cannabis workplace because of the unique history of the workers and the unique needs of the consumers. The behavior and mindset of workers in the cannabis industry must adjust to new regulations. Also, with cannabis legalization in several states, cannabis reaches a larger, wider population including consumers most vulnerable to foodborne illness such as people with immunocompromised systems; the elderly, pregnant women, or young people. Therefore, it’s important to develop a food safety culture in the workplace to promote safe quality cannabis for large-scale production for a wider audience.