International Food Safety & Quality Network
IFSQN was launched in 2002 to provide food safety professionals with an online platform for sharing knowledge and collaborating on the implementation, operation and continual improvement of food safety and quality management systems.
As food safety regulations continue to develop and GFSI food safety certification standards become mandated globally the importance of IFSQN has never been greater.
The future will continue to bring fresh challenges for food safety professionals and IFSQN aim to be your preferred choice for information, learning and support.
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America
Headquartered in Washington DC metro area, the NCBFAA represents more than 1,200 member companies with 110,000 employees in international trade – the nation’s leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs and air cargo agents, serving more than 250,000 importers and exporters. The Association’s members handle more than 97% of the entries for goods imported into the United States and are directly involved with the logistics of these goods. Further, members operating as OTIs are involved with approximately 80 to 85% of all exports from the United States.
TraceGains
TraceGains’ mission is to promote quality and safety within the food supply chain by offering process automation solutions to mitigate risk, improve quality, and empower 365 Audit Ready™ companies. TraceGains provides a SaaS-based supplier, quality, and regulatory document management solution to food, ingredient, beverage, and packaging companies, helping you achieve and maintain compliance with the Food Safety Modernization ACT (FSMA), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements, without needing to add additional staff. Each TraceGains product can work independently as a standalone solution, or side-by-side with legacy quality management systems (QMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), product life-cycle management (PLM), or laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
Marc C. Sanchez, CIHCC, LLC
Marc Sanchez represents FDA-regulated companies in the food, dietary supplement, beverage, cosmetic, medical device and drug industries. With a focus on international trade, he advises clients on the regulatory requirements and strategic corporate considerations that affect the importation, distribution and exportation of FDA regulated products. Marc is a frequent national speaker on FDA compliance issues affecting the food, dietary supplement, and medical device industries. He is also considered a leading voice in understanding the Food Safety Modernization Act, which has fundamentally changed food law in the U.S.



