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Past Events
A Taste for Change: Sodium Reduction Challenges and Opportunities in Food Service
March 23, 2023
Virtual, USA
Read more about A Taste for Change: Sodium Reduction Challenges and Opportunities in Food Service
2023 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
March 19, 2023 – March 23, 2023
Nashville, TN
IAFNS funded research will be presented at the 2023 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo will take place March 19–23, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
February 27, 2023
Virtual, Event
Food manufacturers can now include information on the amount of beneficial live microbes present in food products, specify the level (low, medium or high) of microbes and optionally indicate the microbe species. These data will support research on associations between beneficial live dietary microbes and health when linked to biomarkers of health and data on health outcomes.
Read more about Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
Roundtable on Sustainable Food Packaging
February 22, 2023
Virtual, Event
The Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) is hosting a virtual roundtable on sustainable food packaging.
This event will bring together stakeholders from food companies, retailers, manufacturers, academic institutions, and government regulators to share sustainability initiatives and goals.
Food Policy Impact 2023
February 7, 2023 – February 8, 2023
Washington, DC
Food Policy Impact is sponsored by the D.C. Section of the Institute of Food Technologists and in partnership with ASN.
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This webinar will present the outcomes of the evidence map and scoping review and a high-level overview of the development, methodology and validation of taste databases.