HACCP Training Course

Pleasant Prairie, WI – December, 2009 - LMI Packaging Solutions, Inc., a printer and converter of flexible packaging materials used in heat seal die-cut, roll stock, daisy-chain lidding, hosted a day and a half training session on the development and implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). The training was given by Harry Field, from Professional Food Safety Ltd. LMI Packaging made the course available to both customers and Kenosha area companies.

"LMI Packaging’s deep commitment to manufacturing excellence originally motivated us to conduct this HACCP training course," said Randy Troutman, Vice President of Engineering for LMI Packaging. "After deciding to include other companies we realized it underscored our vision of developing and supporting best-in-class solutions for all of our valued customers."

The HACCP training course was attended by representatives of LMI Packaging Solutions, Roundy's, Lakeview Farms and St. Specialty Foods.  Each course participant received a certificate for successfully completing the introductory course for the development and implementation of a HACCP Program.

"LMI Packaging’s goal is to maintain superior, lasting relationships with our customers," said Jean Moran, CEO of LMI Packaging. "HACCP compliance, especially for the food industry, helps us provide the foundational support our customers expect when they select our lidding products."

HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product.  The class fulfills USDA and FDA regulatory requirements for HACCP training and the SQF institute HACCP training requirements for practitioners and auditors/ consultants.

LMI Packaging has an established heritage as a leading innovator of flexible lid packaging solutions used in a wide variety of food, beverage and medical product market segments. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.lmipackaging.com.

Front row, left to right: Tim Badziong (LMI Packaging), Roy Garcia (LMI Packaging), Joe Dobrzynski , (LMI Packaging) Denis Sandecki (LMI xPackaging)

Back row, left to right: Cindy Suidikas (Lakeview Farms), Don Strickland (LMI Packaging), Gary Badziong (LMI Packaging), Cindy Mijalevic (LMI Packaging), Larry Seibel (LMI Packaging), Maqbool Querishi (Roundy’s), Harry Field Professional Food Safety Ltd., Jamie Kamin (Roundy’s), Turino Salas (St. Specialty Foods), Ernesto Mendoza (Lakeview Farms), Dale Itzenheiser (St. Specialty Foods)