Food Safety Innovation Award

The recipient of the Food Safety Innovation Award will receive a personalized plaque and $2,500 Honorarium at the IAFP Annual Meeting. Presented to an individual or organization for creating a new idea, practice, or product that has had a positive impact on food safety, thus, improving public health, and the quality of life.

  • Sponsored by: Walmart
  • 2025 Recipient(s): Western Growers Association

Submit a Nomination

Past Awardees

  • 2024 Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness
  • 2023 Vitsab International AB
  • 2022 bioMérieux
  • 2021 Hygiena
  • 2020 Clear Labs
  • 2019 Clean Works
  • 2018 QualMap
  • 2017 Novolyze
  • 2016 Sterilex Corporation
  • 2015 Alchemy Systems LP
  • 2014 David Kingsley
  • 2013 Ceeram
  • 2012 None given
  • 2011 Food Marketing Institute and GS1 US
  • 2010 Hyglos GmbH
  • 2009 Paula Fedorka-Cray
  • 2008 Bruce J. Bradley
  • 2007 Microbiology Laboratory Staff of the California Dept. of Health Services Food and Drug Laboratory Branch (FDLB)
  • 2006 Edward C. Mather
  • 2005 Maricopa County Environmental Services Deapartment, Environmental Health Division, Phoenix, Arizona