Webinars

The list below shows upcoming webinars held by IAFP and IAFP’s Professional Development Groups (PDGs). Please note that all opinions and statements are those of the individual making the presentations and not necessarily the opinion or view of IAFP.

Upcoming Webinars

  • From Detection to Decision Part 2 - Lessons Learned: Managing & Preventing Foreign Material Incidents Sep 8, 2026 (10:00 AM -11:00 AM Eastern Time)

    Foreign material incidents remain a persistent challenge in food manufacturing, with the potential to impact consumer safety, disrupt operations, and damage brand trust. Physical hazards such as metal, plastic, glass, and rubber can be introduced at multiple points in the production process due to equipment failures, handling practices, or gaps in preventive controls. This webinar will share practical lessons learned from real foreign material incidents and outline effective strategies for prevention, detection, and response. Attendees will gain insight into strengthening physical hazard programs through improved equipment management, employee awareness, monitoring systems, and verification activities.

    Learning Objectives:

    Highlight best practices in managing physical hazards, including prevention, detection, and root cause analysis after incidents.

    Presenters
    • Jason Klein,Speaker Commercial Food Sanitation
    • Craig Lorei, Speaker Eriez Corporate
    • Paula Schwarz, Speaker Flex Xray
    • Maryam Blythe, Moderator Mars Inc.
  • Every Plate, Every Guest: Advancing Food Safety in Real-World Dining Sep 8, 2026 (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time)


    Food safety is not only a manufacturing challenge—today’s most pressing issues extend across dining operations in universities, senior living communities, K-12 schools, and restaurant chains. These settings serve diverse and often vulnerable populations, where a single lapse can have far-reaching consequences. This session brings together food safety leaders from multiple sectors to share how they are addressing emerging risks and strengthening trust with their diners. Topics will include building a culture of safety, protecting high-risk populations, meeting rising consumer expectations around transparency, allergen safety and balancing operational realities with uncompromising safety standards.

    Attendees will gain actionable strategies, sector-specific insights, and tools to strengthen food safety in their own operations. This session will conclude with a moderated discussion on the future of food allergen safety leadership across all nonmanufacturing foodservice settings.

    Examine sector-specific risks in non-manufacturing foodservice (universities, restaurants, senior living, K-12 schools) and identify how these environments require tailored food safety strategies compared to manufacturing.

    Apply practical approaches shared by industry leaders—such as Texas Roadhouse, Aramark, and Vanderbilt University—to strengthen safety culture, mitigate risk, and protect vulnerable populations.

    Evaluate innovative practices for allergen management, transparency, and communication that build diner trust while balancing operational realities.

    Discover leadership strategies that empower teams, align safety with business goals, and advance a culture of accountability across diverse foodservice operations.

    Anticipate emerging challenges and explore the future of food safety leadership n non-manufacturing foodservice through interactive discussion with experienced practitioners.

    Presenters
    • Jaymin Patel, Speaker Aramark
    • Sharon Humphries, Speaker Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
    • Jess Wiseinger, Speaker Vanderbilt University
    • Betsy Craig, Moderator Menutrinfo, LLC