The International Association for Food Protection will hold IAFP 2024, the Association’s Annual Meeting, July 14–17, in Long Beach, California. Registration and housing are now open via the Association website at: www.foodprotection.org.
IAFP 2024 will feature hundreds of technical papers, posters, and symposia, detailing current information on a variety of topics relating to food safety. The quantity and quality of contributed presentations provide information on the latest methods and technologies available. In addition to the science-based presentations, the four-day meeting will include committee and Professional Development Group (PDG) meetings, educational exhibits, and an awards banquet.
This event also includes the Ivan Parkin Lecture, featuring Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; the John H. Silliker Lecture, featuring Dr. Robert Brackett, Senior Vice President and Dean, IEH Academy, Herndon, Virginia; and the U.S. Regulatory Update, presented by Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban, Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., and Mr. James Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.
The IAFP Annual Meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference worldwide and is attended by top industry, academic, and governmental food safety professionals. This broad mix of attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services, and HACCP management.