Upcoming Events
Federal and State Efforts to Restrict PFAS: Impact on Food Companies
November 14, 2022
Virtual, Event
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Impact of Ingested Live Microbes on Health: An Evidence Map
October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada
Join us at Supply Side West! This review sets the stage for determining where a systematic review on a specific live microbe-health relationship is merited.
Read more about Impact of Ingested Live Microbes on Health: An Evidence Map
Food Service Sector Sodium Dialogue
October 25, 2022
Washington, DC
The FDA Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals and Targets published in 2021 specifically addresses food sold in the food service sector. In this meeting, IAFNS brought together leaders from across the food service sector and government to participate in an open dialogue about sodium reduction opportunities and challenges specific to food service.
IAFNS Dialogue on IARC, Codex, and Food
October 20, 2022
Virtual , Event
Join the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) for this invitation-only discussion on how determinations by intergovernmental organizations such as IARC and Codex affect the food and beverage ecosystem.
Sample Collection, Preservation, and Data Analysis in Gut Microbiome Research: Current Methods and Potential Impact on Results
October 13, 2022
Virtual, Event
Part of the American Society for Nutrition’s NUTRITION 2022 Annual Satellite Series
In this session, the current state of knowledge related to sample collection, utility of standards, sequencing, and bioinformatic and biostatistical approaches will be reviewed by experts working in the field. Speakers will expand on how selection among the various methodological options can impact study results.
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Past Events
IAFNS Protein Spring Committee Meeting
March 20, 2024
Virtual, Event
IAFNS will host its spring Protein Committee Meeting on March 20, 2024.
IAFNS Dietary Lipids Committee Meeting
March 19, 2024
Virtual, Event
The IAFNS Dietary Lipids Spring Committee Meeting will be held March 19, from 10:00 a.m. -12:oo p.m.
IAFNS Expert Dialogue on Sodium Reduction and Public Health
March 14, 2024
Washington, DC
The IAFNS Sodium in Foods & Health Implications Committee hosted an Expert Dialogue on sodium’s role in the food supply and opportunities to update current public health strategies for sodium reduction.
Read more about IAFNS Expert Dialogue on Sodium Reduction and Public Health
Translation of Nutrition & Cognitive Health Science: Understanding Stakeholder Strategies, Challenges and Needs
February 15, 2024
Virtual, Event
There is an opportunity to bridge the spheres of consumers and science, and help consumers better understand what can be achieved based on existing knowledge, and to meet consumers where they are to improve translatability.
Webinar Series: Why is Reducing Sodium So Hard? Sensory Science, Consumer Insights and Culinary Solutions
January 31, 2024
Virtual, Event
Sodium reduction lies at the center of a complex world of taste, food safety, consumer perceptions and culinary solutions. Speakers will address the science behind taste and smell, while also exploring the various factors that influence consumers’ sodium perceptions and behaviors.
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