Quality on a Shoestring: Practical Steps to Big League Food Safety for Business

Event description

This webinar will show you how to implement affordable, real-world food safety and quality assurance steps tailored to small businesses. Learn everything you need—from FSMA essentials to supplier vetting—to help you confidently raise your safety standards. 

What you'll learn:

• Discover how prevention-focused practices under the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) apply to small-scale retailers and producers.
• Develop a simple, actionable food safety plan using HARPC/HACCP principles.
• Master low-cost best practices in hygiene, sanitation, allergen control, and supplier verification.
• Gain know-how on choosing the right suppliers—checking certifications, specs, recalls, and more

Presented by: Cassandra Harbour

As founder & CEO of CH House of Quality Solutions & Consulting, Cassandra Harbour combines her extensive experience in Biochemistry Engineering & Quality Management with a deep understanding of business operations. Her journey from a seasoned Quality Manager to an entrepreneur in the Quality Consulting world has been shaped by over 15 years of hands-on experience in laboratory, medical device, pharmaceutical, & manufacturing industries. Through this work, she has become an expert in every phase of quality assurance—from design concept & Research & Development to production & post-market surveillance.

Throughout her career, Cassandra has gained invaluable regulatory & quality assurance experience at well-known companies within the life science & manufacturing industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Purdue University, is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, & is certified as an ISO 13485 Lead Auditor by the Illinois Business Innovation Services.