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Food Safety Consortium Conference

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Food Safety Tech is excited to announce that the 2026 Food Safety Consortium will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, from October 22-24. The 2026 event will focus on the convergence of policy, science, and best practices. With the conference being held near Washington, D.C., this year will place a renewed emphasis on policy discussions, reflecting the growing need to address regulatory and legislative issues. The program will also prioritize the sharing of best practices, offering attendees the chance to learn from one another and engage in collaborative problem-solving on hot-button issues. A Call For Abstracts will be announced soon.

GFSI: Preparing for the Future

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The webinar will explore the next chapter of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), offering insights into emerging priorities, strategic shifts, and the technologies shaping tomorrow’s food safety landscape. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how GFSI is adapting to meet the challenges of a dynamic global supply chain, including climate-related risks, digital traceability, and evolving regulatory expectations. The session will highlight key updates to benchmarking requirements, the role of third-party certification, and how GFSI is working to harmonize standards across regions while maintaining flexibility for innovation.

Food Safety Hazards Conference

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The Food Safety Hazards Conference will take place April 20-22 in St. Louis MO. The Program starts on Monday April 20 at 12 pm which leads into two full days of high-level panel discussions and educational presentations concluding Wednesday, Aprill 22 at 12 noon CST.

Organized by Food Safety Tech, who also runs the Food Safety Consortium Conference since 2012, the Food Safety Hazards Conference will focus on the detection, mitigation, control and regulations of food safety hazards through technology, best practices and data analytics. The Hazards addresses in the program include Listeria, e-Coli, Salmonella, Allergens, Chemicals and Foreign Matter. The conference scope includes both human and pet foods.

Registration in now open.

The Link between Food Safety and Cybersecurity Webinar

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As the food industry becomes increasingly digitalized, the intersection of food safety and cybersecurity is no longer a future concern—it’s a present-day priority. This forward-thinking webinar brings together two essential domains to explore how cyber threats can directly impact food safety, and what proactive steps industry professionals can take to mitigate risk.

Frustrated with audit “repeats”? Are you tired of saying “But we fixed that!!!”?

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“Repeats” found in Management Systems’ Audits have been a nagging occurrence since the world of management systems began. No matter what type of audit we have, it seems like there are always those frustrating “repeats”. “But we fixed that!” is frequently heard during audits. This webinar will review the “corrective action” (CA) process, which will include examples of how to truly use this “process” to an advantage, reducing “repeats.”

Food Safety Supply Chain Management Virtual Conference

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Although the FSMA 204 compliance date has been extended, there remains global momentum for traceability, with many downstream suppliers still requiring full traceability plans, consumers pushing for transparency, and businesses discovering unexpected benefits – providing cause of businesses to continue their drive to compliance without pause. The extension has provided time to develop and fine tune a robust, industry interoperable program. Join us in the virtual conference where you will learn the best practices of companies well into FSMA 204 compliance, potential pitfalls that you might encounter, how to navigate the complexities of FSMA compliance and finally, how to achieve end-to-end traceability across your supply chain.

Food Safety and Risk Management and the role of an often overlooked stakeholder, your Insurance Company

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Risk mitigation is in the best interest of ALL parties involved, and that includes the insurance underwriters and brokers who service the food industry with recall and other liability policies. Increasingly, insurers are finding ways to provide financial support to food companies. The drivers and benefits for doing so are the subject of this webinar. Join Melanie Neumann of Neumann Advisory Services and David Hatch from Neogen as they provide attendees a view into how digitized food safety testing programs offer much-needed data fuel to risk assessments. Melanie and David will recount real-world examples to illustrate how data management, analytics and workflow automation technologies are being applied to mitigate many forms of risk, and why insurers are increasingly becoming involved in advancing these capabilities. WATCH THE RECORDING: https://innovativepublishing2.actonsoftware.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/3357/p/p-0211/t/page/fm/0

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere! Episode 3 Recording: Partnership for Food Traceability

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Watch this recorded webinar where host Rick Biros as he welcomes Dr. Ben Miller from The Acheson Group and Eric Marshall from Leavitt Partners on the “It’s Five o’clock Somewhere” webinar. They’ll unpack the FDA’s FSMA 204 Traceability Rule and explore how the groundbreaking Partnership for Food Traceability (PFT) is leading the way in helping companies and regulators prepare for the new rule.