Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Mitigation Strategies and Common Pitfalls
October 6, 2026 – October 7, 2026
Golden Valley, MN, USA
Read more about Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Mitigation Strategies and Common Pitfalls
IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee Research Roundtables 2026
September 3, 2026 – October 15, 2026
Virtual, Event
The food system is experiencing increasing challenges in ensuring food safety in food production. The roundtable includes a series of three conversations that will inform current and future work of the IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee.
Read more about IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee Research Roundtables 2026
IAFNS at American Dental Association Scientific Sessions
October 8, 2026 – October 10, 2026
Indianapolis, Indiana
The American Dental Association and IAFNS are collaborating to gather leading experts to examine evolving evidence on added sugars and low- or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) and their implications for oral health.
Read more about IAFNS at American Dental Association Scientific Sessions
IAFNS at Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo
October 24, 2026 – October 27, 2026
San Antonio, Texas
In this IAFNS session at FNCE in San Antonio, experts will discuss a possible consensus operational definition, the objective measurement, and use of evidence-based nutritional interventions for the treatment of ‘brain fog.’
Read more about IAFNS at Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo
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Past Events
Joint IAFNS/AOCS Webinar on Interesterified Oils in Food
December 10, 2025
Virtual, Event
There is interest and confusion about the health effects of dietary fats/fatty acids, including interesterified oils. Providing evidence-based information to stakeholders on dietary fats and health could be helpful, including the reformulation efforts of food producers to improve the fatty acid profile of some commonly consumed foods while maintaining functionality.
Read more about Joint IAFNS/AOCS Webinar on Interesterified Oils in Food
The Role of Science, Technology, and Communication in Advancing Healthful Foods and Diets: A Workshop
December 5, 2025
Virtual , Event
Public workshop held by the National Academies focused on healthy foods and discuss processing and formulation.
Webinar on IAFNS Principles for Food Classification Focused on Processing and Formulation
December 2, 2025
Virtual, Event
Evidence—not assumptions—should guide public health. To help advance the science basis of the discussion on food classification, the IAFNS Working Group on Science-Based Principles for Food Classification to Support Public Health convened a public-sector Writing Team to develop nine Principles for Food Classification.
IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity Fall Meeting
November 13, 2025
Virtual , Event
Our Fall 2025 IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity meeting took place.
We reviewed current projects and initiatives and discuss new opportunities for the remainder of this year and into 2026.
Read more about IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity Fall Meeting
LNCS Stakeholder Dialogue and Exchange
November 12, 2025
Washington DC, USA
IAFNS annual invitation-only LNCS Stakeholder Dialogue and Exchange took place Nov. 12th from 1-4 pm.
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[is_month] =>
[is_day] =>
[is_time] =>
[is_author] =>
[is_category] =>
[is_tag] =>
[is_tax] =>
[is_search] =>
[is_feed] =>
[is_comment_feed] =>
[is_trackback] =>
[is_home] => 1
[is_privacy_policy] =>
[is_404] =>
[is_embed] =>
[is_paged] => 1
[is_admin] =>
[is_attachment] =>
[is_singular] =>
[is_robots] =>
[is_favicon] =>
[is_posts_page] =>
[is_post_type_archive] =>
[query_vars_hash:WP_Query:private] => 78bebf6cfcf0e9bef11849818493b679
[query_vars_changed:WP_Query:private] =>
[thumbnails_cached] =>
[allow_query_attachment_by_filename:protected] =>
[stopwords:WP_Query:private] =>
[compat_fields:WP_Query:private] => Array
(
[0] => query_vars_hash
[1] => query_vars_changed
)
[compat_methods:WP_Query:private] => Array
(
[0] => init_query_flags
[1] => parse_tax_query
)
[query_cache_key:WP_Query:private] => wp_query:d3e106cbfed300ebfd57e8717ea4f3ee
)