Program Detail

The IAFP Annual Meeting is the leading meeting concerned with the protection of the worldwide food supply. Educational sessions are dedicated to timely coverage of key issues and cater to multiple experience levels. With a reputation for high-quality and timely content, the Annual Meeting features technical papers, posters and symposia detailing information on a variety of topics related to food safety.

More than 2,500 attendees include professionals and developing professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services and HACCP management. You are also invited to participate in special activities such as the Cheese and Wine Reception, Lunches and Receptions in the Exhibit Hall.

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Sun Jul 22

Afternoon Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
Ivan Parkin Lecture presented by Jenny Scott: Industry and Government Roles in Food Safety Controls - A Perspective from Two Sides	Download

Mon Jul 23

Morning Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S6 - Control of Virus Contamination in Food Supply Chains
S3 - Environmental Assessments (Root Cause Analysis) during Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
S1 - FSMA from Legislation to Implementation
S8 - Making a Difference: Data Collection for Risk Assessments through Innovative Approaches
S9 -Food Packaging Sustainability: Food Safety with Sustainable Packaging
S7 - Measuring and Managing Norovirus Cross-contamination Risks in the Food Service Environment
S2 - Microbial Safety of Dry Spices
S4 -The Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety: Using Korea as an Example
S10 - The Pre-harvest Conundrum: Efficacy versus Adoption of Food Safety Interventions
S5 - Today Their Problem - Tomorrow Ours: Impact of International Trade on Food Safety
Technical Session 1 - Produce
Technical Session 2 - Non-microbial Food Safety, Food Toxicology and Epidemiology
Poster Session - Applied Laboratory Methods, Sanitation, Microbial Food Spoilage, Pathogens, Epidemiology, Food Toxicology, Communication Outreach and Education and Risk Assessment

Afternoon Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S16 - Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products Risk Assessment
S15 - Food Safety and International Trade: Opportunities and Challenges
S13 - HACCP - The Rise of the Prerequisites
S14 - Recall Management and Best Practices
S11 - Salmonella in Low-moisture Foods: A Continued Challenge
S17 - Toxoplasma: Detection and Risks Associated with Other Diseases and Latent Infection - Prevalence, Methods, Detection in Meat and Poultry and Burden of Foodborne Illness
S12 - What Goes around Comes around: Food Safety Concerns Associated with Water Re-use from Farm to Table
Technical Session 3 - Risk Assessment
Technical Session 4 - Produce
Poster Session - Applied Laboratory Methods, Sanitation, Microbial Food Spoilage, Pathogens, Epidemiology, Food Toxicology, Communication Outreach and Education and Risk Assessment

Tue Jul 24

Morning Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S22 - China: Food Safety in an Emerging Market Economy
RT3 - China - Food Safety for an Integrated World
RT1 - Current Controversies in Food Safety
S20 - Food Allergen Labeling: Challenges and Best Practices
S21 - Freedom Has a Thousand Charms: Gluten Free and How to Achieve It
S19 - Foodborne Disease Outbreak Update
RT2 - Microbiological Safety of Chilled ESL, Acidified and Low-/High-Acid Beverage Products
S18 - Microbial Transfer within Food Manufacturing Plants and Hygienic Zoning Control Verified by Environmental Monitoring
Technical Session 4 - Meat and Poultry and Seafood
Technical Session 6 - Pathogens
Poster Session - Meat and Poultry, Produce, Dairy, Antimicrobials, Novel Laboratory Methods and Pathogens

Afternoon Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S25 - Local Foods: Food Safety Risks and Benefits
S28 - Long Term Health Outcomes (LTHO) of Foodborne Illnesses and Their Contribution to Risk Assessment and Policy Evaluation
S24 - The Food Safety Modernization Act: Implementing the Preventive Controls and Other Aspects on Domestic Foods
S27 - Food Defense: Where are We and Where Do We Have to Go?
RT5 - Where Do We Go from Here: Discussion of Evidence-based Approaches to Education around Fresh Produce Safety
RT4 - Zero Risk Policies in a Non-zero Risk Environment
S23 - The Food Safety Modernization Act: Implementing the Provisions on Imported Foods
Technical Session 7 - Communication Outreach and Education
Technical Session 8 - Pathogens
Poster Session - Meat and Poultry, Produce, Dairy, Antimicrobials, Novel Laboratory Methods and Pathogens

Wed Jul 25

Morning Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S30 - Drivers for Global Food Safety: Aligning Public, Private and Government Resources
S31 - Harmonization of Methods to Evaluate and Validate Preventative Controls
S35 - Human Pathogens on/in Plants: Multidisciplinary Synergies for Enhancing Food Safety
S32 - Improving Retail Food Safety: Studies on the Presence and Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes and Predicted Public Health Benefits of Changes in Retail Practices
S34 - Sprout Safety: What We've Done, What We've Learned and How We Can Continue to Move Forward
S29 - STEC in Food: It's Time for Action!
S33 - Tales from the Food Safety World: A Collection of Extraordinary Stories from Our Profession
Technical Session 9 - Antimicrobials and Sanitation
Technical Session 10 - Applied Laboratory Methods and Novel Laboratory Methods
Poster Session - Seafood, Meat and Poultry, Produce, Beverages, Non-microbial Food Safety, General Microbiology, Antimicrobials, Pathogens and Novel Laboratory Methods

Afternoon Topics

Program Symposium/Roundtable Topics
S43 - 50 Years of Mycotoxins: A Retrospective and Prospective Examination
S42 - Bacillus cereus: Heat Resistance and Psychrotrophy for Better Life in RTE Foods
S36 - Microbiological Safety of Fresh Produce
S40 - Future Challenges in Food Safety: An International Perspective
S37 - Salmonella in Shell Eggs - Post-harvest Intervention Technologies
S38 - Sanitation Challenges in the Retail Food Kitchen
S39 - Translating HACCP to Lean, Six Sigma - Learning how Food Safety Fits into the Process Improvement Process
S41 - Using Nanotechnology to for Improved Food Safety Testing in Food Industry
Poster Session - Seafood, Meat and Poultry, Produce, Beverages, Non-microbial Food Safety, General Microbiology, Antimicrobials, Pathogens and Novel Laboratory Methods
John H. Silliker Lecture presented by Dr. Catherine Woteki: Challenges in Food Security and Food Protection	Download