December 11, 2025
Virtual, Event
IAFNS teamed up with AOAC INTERNATIONAL for a webinar that addressed knowledge and data gaps required for human health risk assessment of micro- and nanoplastic particles.
July 27, 2025 – July 30, 2025
Cleveland, OH
The IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee and Food Chemical Safety Committee presented at the International Association for Food Protection 2025.
August 18, 2024 – August 22, 2024
Denver, Colorado
IAFNS will present at the American Chemical Society Fall 2024 Meeting.
July 14, 2024 – July 17, 2024
Long Beach, CA, USA
The IAFP 2024 Annual Meeting featured three sessions by the IAFNS Food Microbiology and Food Chemical Safety Committees.
July 16, 2023 – July 19, 2023
Toronto, Canada
Each year, the International Association for Food Protection hosts an Annual Meeting, providing attendees with information on current and emerging food safety issues.
WP_Query Object
(
[query] => Array
(
[post_type] => event
[posts_per_page] => 5
[type] =>
[area] =>
[before] => 2026-01-17
[after] =>
[tags] => food and chemical safety
[showtitle] => false
[meta_query] => Array
(
[relation] => AND
[0] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
[value] => 2021-01-17
[compare] => >=
[type] => DATE
)
)
[maxyears] => 5
[paged] => 1
[tax_query] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[taxonomy] => post_tag
[field] => name
[terms] => food and chemical safety
)
)
[meta_key] => _ilsi_date
[orderby] => meta_value
[order] => DESC
)
[query_vars] => Array
(
[post_type] => event
[posts_per_page] => 5
[type] =>
[area] =>
[before] => 2026-01-17
[after] =>
[tags] => food and chemical safety
[showtitle] => false
[meta_query] => Array
(
[relation] => AND
[0] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
[value] => 2021-01-17
[compare] => >=
[type] => DATE
)
)
[maxyears] => 5
[paged] => 1
[tax_query] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[taxonomy] => post_tag
[field] => name
[terms] => food and chemical safety
)
)
[meta_key] => _ilsi_date
[orderby] => meta_value
[order] => DESC
[error] =>
[m] =>
[p] => 0
[post_parent] =>
[subpost] =>
[subpost_id] =>
[attachment] =>
[attachment_id] => 0
[name] =>
[pagename] =>
[page_id] => 0
[second] =>
[minute] =>
[hour] =>
[day] => 0
[monthnum] => 0
[year] => 0
[w] => 0
[category_name] =>
[tag] =>
[cat] =>
[tag_id] => 74
[author] =>
[author_name] =>
[feed] =>
[tb] =>
[meta_value] =>
[preview] =>
[s] =>
[sentence] =>
[title] =>
[fields] => all
[menu_order] =>
=>
[category__in] => Array
(
)
[category__not_in] => Array
(
)
[category__and] => Array
(
)
[post__in] => Array
(
)
[post__not_in] => Array
(
)
[post_name__in] => Array
(
)
[tag__in] => Array
(
)
[tag__not_in] => Array
(
)
[tag__and] => Array
(
)
[tag_slug__in] => Array
(
)
[tag_slug__and] => Array
(
)
[post_parent__in] => Array
(
)
[post_parent__not_in] => Array
(
)
[author__in] => Array
(
)
[author__not_in] => Array
(
)
[search_columns] => Array
(
)
[ignore_sticky_posts] =>
[suppress_filters] =>
[cache_results] => 1
[update_post_term_cache] => 1
[update_menu_item_cache] =>
[lazy_load_term_meta] => 1
[update_post_meta_cache] => 1
[nopaging] =>
[comments_per_page] => 50
[no_found_rows] =>
)
[tax_query] => WP_Tax_Query Object
(
[queries] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[taxonomy] => post_tag
[terms] => Array
(
[0] => food and chemical safety
)
[field] => name
[operator] => IN
[include_children] => 1
)
)
[relation] => AND
[table_aliases:protected] => Array
(
[0] => wp_term_relationships
)
[queried_terms] => Array
(
[post_tag] => Array
(
[terms] => Array
(
[0] => food and chemical safety
)
[field] => name
)
)
[primary_table] => wp_posts
[primary_id_column] => ID
)
[meta_query] => WP_Meta_Query Object
(
[queries] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
[value] => 2021-01-17
[compare] => >=
[type] => DATE
)
[relation] => OR
)
[relation] => AND
)
[relation] => AND
[meta_table] => wp_postmeta
[meta_id_column] => post_id
[primary_table] => wp_posts
[primary_id_column] => ID
[table_aliases:protected] => Array
(
[0] => wp_postmeta
[1] => mt1
)
[clauses:protected] => Array
(
[wp_postmeta] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
[compare] => =
[compare_key] => =
[alias] => wp_postmeta
[cast] => CHAR
)
[mt1] => Array
(
[key] => _ilsi_date
[value] => 2021-01-17
[compare] => >=
[type] => DATE
[compare_key] => =
[alias] => mt1
[cast] => DATE
)
)
[has_or_relation:protected] =>
)
[date_query] =>
[request] => SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID
FROM wp_posts LEFT JOIN wp_term_relationships ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id) INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) INNER JOIN wp_postmeta AS mt1 ON ( wp_posts.ID = mt1.post_id )
WHERE 1=1 AND (
wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id IN (74)
) AND (
wp_postmeta.meta_key = '_ilsi_date'
AND
(
( mt1.meta_key = '_ilsi_date' AND CAST(mt1.meta_value AS DATE) >= '2021-01-17' )
)
) AND ((wp_posts.post_type = 'event' AND (wp_posts.post_status = 'publish' OR wp_posts.post_status = 'acf-disabled')))
GROUP BY wp_posts.ID
ORDER BY wp_postmeta.meta_value DESC
LIMIT 0, 5
[posts] => Array
(
[0] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 39949
[post_author] => 291
[post_date] => 2025-11-07 11:45:17
[post_date_gmt] => 2025-11-07 16:45:17
[post_content] =>
[post_title] => Do We Know Enough to Assess Health Risks Posed by Micro- and Nanoplastics?
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => do-we-know-enough-to-assess-health-risks-posed-by-micro-and-nanoplastics
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2025-12-29 08:42:10
[post_modified_gmt] => 2025-12-29 13:42:10
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=39949
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
[1] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 37520
[post_author] => 2
[post_date] => 2025-03-20 12:51:53
[post_date_gmt] => 2025-03-20 16:51:53
[post_content] =>
The IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee presented:
Symposium- Spores...Let's "B. cereus"
Expand
Wednesday, July 30 from 10:45am-12:15 PM
Speakers:
- Jasna Kovac, Penn State University
- Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
- Kristin Schill, UW-Madison
Symposium- Uncharted Territory: The Importance of Genomic Surveys of Foodborne Pathogens from Uncommon Environments
Expand
Monday, July 28 from 3:45-5:15PM
Speakers:
- Abby Snyder, Cornell University
- Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University
The IAFNS Food & Chemical Safety Committee presented:
Myth Busting - Safety of Food Additives and Ingredients
Expand
Monday, July 28 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Speakers:
- Myths and Realities of Food Ingredient Safety, Dr. Craig Llewellyn - Principal Scientist, Exponent.
- Challenges & Approaches for Ensuring Safety of Existing Food Ingredients & Constituents, Dr. Norbert Kaminski - Michigan State University.
- Association versus Causation, Myths and Realities, Dr. Dominik Alexander - President and Principal Epidemiologist, MetaMethod.
IAFNS is also participating in the following roundtable discussion:
Trusted Data Sharing: Collective Learning for Food Safety Insights
Expand
Tuesday, July 29 from 1:30-3:00PM
Panelists include:
- De Ann Davis, Western Growers
- Shelby Hollenbeck, FMI
- Martin Hahn, Hogan Lovells
- Cronan McNamara, Creme Global
- Wendelyn Jones, IAFNS
For more information on the IAFP 2025 Annual Meeting, click here
[post_title] => IAFP 2025
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => iafp-2025
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2025-09-24 12:41:18
[post_modified_gmt] => 2025-09-24 16:41:18
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=37520
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
[2] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 35684
[post_author] => 291
[post_date] => 2024-08-12 08:59:14
[post_date_gmt] => 2024-08-12 12:59:14
[post_content] =>
[post_title] => IAFNS at ACS Fall 2024
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => iafns-at-acs-fall-2024
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2024-08-12 08:59:14
[post_modified_gmt] => 2024-08-12 12:59:14
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=35684
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
[3] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 34677
[post_author] => 291
[post_date] => 2024-03-19 09:36:59
[post_date_gmt] => 2024-03-19 13:36:59
[post_content] =>
The International Association for Food Protection's 2024 Annual Meeting to feature three sessions supported by IAFNS.
The Food Microbiology Committee is presenting:
Roundtable on Establishing Clean Breaks- Hygienic Separation of Production in Low Water Activity Foods
Expand
Monday, July 15th from 1:30 - 3:00 PM PT
Speakers:
• Ben Warren, FDA
• Jeremy Travis, Hilmar Cheese
• David Clifford, Nestle
• John Holah, Pendennis Food Hygiene
• Dan Belina, Land O' Lakes
• Mistelle Signor, Mennel Milling
Symposium on Dry Cleaning and Sanitation in Dry, Low Moisture Environments
Expand
Tuesday, July 16th from 10:45AM- 12:15PM PT
Speakers:
• Lynne McLandsborough, UMass Amherst
• Alexis Hamilton, Virginia Tech
• Deb Smith, Vikan
The Food Chemical Safety Committee is presenting:
Symposium on Grounding the Discussion on Toxic Elements in Food: Updates from Production to Regulation
Expand
Monday, July 15, 2024, from 3:45 - 5:15 PM PT
Speakers:
• Angelia Seyfferth, University of Delaware on "Mitigating Toxic Elements in Food Crops: Perspectives and Realities"
• Emily Moyer, IFPA on "Toxic Element Management Through a Growers Lens"
• Eileen Abt, FDA on "Regulatory Update on FDA's Closer to Zero Initiative"
For more information on the IAFP 2024 Annual Meeting, click here.
[post_title] => IAFNS at IAFP 2024
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => international-association-for-food-protection-annual-meeting-iafns-presentations
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2024-07-19 09:56:41
[post_modified_gmt] => 2024-07-19 13:56:41
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=34677
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
[4] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 31927
[post_author] => 2
[post_date] => 2023-06-26 10:05:39
[post_date_gmt] => 2023-06-26 14:05:39
[post_content] =>
Join IAFNS at the IAFP 2023 Annual Meeting July 16-19, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: https://www.foodprotection.org/annualmeeting/
Genomics in Food Safety- How to Use the Tools to Prevent Outbreaks
Expand
Convenor: Heather Carleton, CDC
Speakers:
- Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University
- Yan Luo, FDA
- Jessie Heidenreich, Hilmar Cheese Company
Date and Time: Monday, July 17, 2023 from 10:45AM-12:15PM
Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8847
Data Sharing in the Digital Age of Food Safety
Expand
Convenor: Kathy Glass, University of Wisconsin
Panelist:
- De Ann Davis, Western Growers Association
- Angie Siemens, Cargill
- Sophia Santillana-Farakos, FDA
- James Doyle, Crème Global
- Marie Breton, Health Canada
Date and Time: Monday, July, 17, 2023 from 3:45 to 5:15 PM
Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8849
Investigating Ambiguous Outbreaks and Adverse Events
Expand
Convenor: Laurie Post (Deibel Labs) and Kelly Dawson (Conagra Brands)
Speakers:
- Craig Hedberg, University of Minnesota
- Tim Jackson, FDA
- Michael Vasser, CDC
- Mitzi Baum, STOP Foodborne Illness
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 from 1:30-3:30 PM
Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8835
From Farm to Food: A New Perspective on Heavy Metals in Human Diets
Expand
Convenor: Paul Hanlon, Abbott Nutrition
Speakers:
- Benjamin Runkle, University of Arkansas
- Felicia Wu, Michigan State University
- Kevin Boyd, The Hershey Company
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, from 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8577
[post_title] => IAFNS at IAFP 2023
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => iafns-at-iafp-2023
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2025-07-17 10:31:32
[post_modified_gmt] => 2025-07-17 14:31:32
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=31927
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
)
[post_count] => 5
[current_post] => -1
[before_loop] =>
[in_the_loop] =>
[post] => WP_Post Object
(
[ID] => 39949
[post_author] => 291
[post_date] => 2025-11-07 11:45:17
[post_date_gmt] => 2025-11-07 16:45:17
[post_content] =>
[post_title] => Do We Know Enough to Assess Health Risks Posed by Micro- and Nanoplastics?
[post_excerpt] =>
[post_status] => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status] => closed
[post_password] =>
[post_name] => do-we-know-enough-to-assess-health-risks-posed-by-micro-and-nanoplastics
[to_ping] =>
[pinged] =>
[post_modified] => 2025-12-29 08:42:10
[post_modified_gmt] => 2025-12-29 13:42:10
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid] => https://iafns.org/?post_type=event&p=39949
[menu_order] => 0
[post_type] => event
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count] => 0
[filter] => raw
)
[comment_count] => 0
[current_comment] => -1
[found_posts] => 8
[max_num_pages] => 2
[max_num_comment_pages] => 0
[is_single] =>
[is_preview] =>
[is_page] =>
[is_archive] => 1
[is_date] =>
[is_year] =>
[is_month] =>
[is_day] =>
[is_time] =>
[is_author] =>
[is_category] =>
[is_tag] => 1
[is_tax] =>
[is_search] =>
[is_feed] =>
[is_comment_feed] =>
[is_trackback] =>
[is_home] =>
[is_privacy_policy] =>
[is_404] =>
[is_embed] =>
[is_paged] =>
[is_admin] =>
[is_attachment] =>
[is_singular] =>
[is_robots] =>
[is_favicon] =>
[is_posts_page] =>
[is_post_type_archive] =>
[query_vars_hash:WP_Query:private] => 11118c2190df379713d137dd6c03c8ff
[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:7e25edcf726a7ed04af5202123412290:0.65999800 17686224840.64343000 1768622484
)
