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IAFNS’ Resources Support National Food Safety Education Month

By Food Safety Tech Staff
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IAFNS supports National Food Safety Education Month which is observed every September to raise awareness about preventing foodborne illnesses and to promote safe food handling practices year-round.

The month of September serves as a reminder for individuals and food safety professionals to commit to reducing the risk of sickness from contaminated food, which affects millions of North Americans annually.

IAFNS participated in a Collective Day of Action on September 18, 2025, started by the Partnership for Food Safety Education. The day supports collective effort to bring awareness to safe food practices that help to reduce the risk of food poisoning.

Below are some IAFNS links to resources available to expand food safety awareness and practice.

Multiple recordings of food safety webinars and presentations are available on IAFNS’ YouTube channel. These include scientific webinars on Nano- and Microplastics in Food Containers, Federal and State Efforts on PFAS chemicals, and many others.

The IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee focuses on improving the understanding and control of microbial food safety hazards to enable scientifically informed decision making. To support this mission the Committee’s “Reference Strain Collection” houses over 100 strains comprised of Listeria monocytogenes, Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella and bacterial isolates from floodwater samples that are available for research purposes here.

And lastly, IAFNS provides thought leadership and awareness building through Op-Eds on important food safety topics that encompass both food chemical safety and food microbiology:

Op-Eds

Shared Science for Safety: Strategies for Pet and Human Food Safety

Heavy Metals in Rice and Leafy Greens: Paths to Reductions

 

STOP Foodborne Illness

STOP Foodborne Illness Kicks Off National Food Safety Education Month with STOP3000 Campaign

By Maria Fontanazza
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STOP Foodborne Illness
Mitzi Baum, Stop Foodborne Illness
Mitzi Baum, CEO, STOP Foodborne Illness, will moderate a panel about STOP’s Recall Modernization Working Group during an episode of the 2021 Food Safety Consortium Virtual Conference Series. Join us on Thursday, October 14.

Each year the CDC estimates that more than 3000 people die as a result of contracting a foodborne illness. This month—National Food Safety Education Month—STOP Foodborne Illness is launching a fundraising campaign to educate the broader community about the issue, by encouraging participants to take 3000 steps per day.

STOP3000 begins today and runs through the entire month of September. This fundraiser will help STOP Foodborne Illness in its continued efforts to push food safety initiatives forward while engaging with key industry stakeholders, including federal regulatory agencies, food manufacturers, food retailers and the food service community.

“This is a way for everyone to participate in raising awareness about food safety,” Mitzi Baum, CEO of STOP told Food Safety Tech. “It’s about how you can make small changes in your daily habits to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness. People can sign up to walk, ask friends and family to post on their social media, or you can make a donation. Each day we’ll push out food safety facts and information, so you’re getting a little bit of knowledge every day during National Food Safety Education Month.”

If you’re interested in participating in the campaign, you can sign up on the JustGiving website. You can also search for and donate to current participants by typing “STOP3000” into the Search box on the JustGiving site.