Nearly 700 professionals met in Seville this past week to talk about Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak, which occurred in 2019.
The Minister of Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre, opened the International Symposium on the
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IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also
The deadline for applications to the 2020 IAFP European Symposium Student Travel Scholarship is coming up next week. IAFP is offering the scholarship to support the travel of two students to attend the IAFP European
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Experts gather in Germany at foodborne outbreak meeting
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment discussed current trends and causes of foodborne outbreaks at a meeting this week.
Experts from scientific institutions, food regulatory authorities and businesses discussed zoonoses and food safety during
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FSAI and BfR events highlight food safety
Two events in recent days focused on food safety in Ireland and Uruguay.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) hosted the first Latin American
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Step by step, program by program, food safety leaders in government plan to make a difference
LOUISVILLE, KY — New blood in the nation’s top two food safety jobs is promising a new era of food safety in the United States as the FDA and USDA continue to work on everything
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IAFP 2019 opens with a bit of humor and a dose reality about the fun of learning
LOUISVILLE, KY — The Grand Ballroom of the Kentucky International Convention Center turned into a playground Sunday night as Barbara Chamberlin burst onto the stage to deliver this year’s Ivan Parkin Lecture.
Few nerds could
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Discounted registration available for IAFP 2019 in Louisville this July
Registration is open for the 2019 conference of the International Association for Food Protection, set for July 21-24 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville. Attendees who register early receive a discount, which is
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IFST event to discuss food safety culture
IFST’s Food Safety Group is hosting an event ahead of World Food Safety Day to highlight the importance of a food safety culture.
The event on June 6 will feature presentations from Sterling Crew, chair
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Mobile App helps attendees get the most of Food Safety Summit
CHICAGO — The Food Safety Summit, which continues here today, has been on the cutting edge since its inception and remains there. Mobile apps for conferences and events have gone in the blink of an
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Food Safety Summit Opens Today in Chicagoland’s ‘food cluster’
CHICAGO — The 21st annual Food Safety Summit with Trade Show and Conference, begins today at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
The May 6-9 events are technically occurring in Rosemont, a Chicagoland municipality that
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AFDO agenda at summit includes preventive checks, retail programs
For the first time in its 21-year history, the Food Safety Summit will include a meeting of members of a regional affiliate of the Association of Food and Drug Officials.
The summit organizers are offering
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