ALT The deadline has been extended to Monday, June 8, 2026, to participate in IAFP's "Hands-On Marketplace on Tools and Resources for Food Safety Modelling and Risk Analysis" during IAFP 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are seeking up to 20 marketeers to participate on Monday, July 27, 3:45-5:15 p.m. Objectives include: Meet and connect food safety professionals with an interest in food safety; establish networks; and share ideas and experiences that develop into collaborations, projects, training, and shared activities to advance food safety. Contact Leon Gorris at leon@foodsafetycultures.org to reserve your Marketeer space.

ALT Public awareness of the risks of raw flour consumption has increased in recent years. Consumers and various organizations have created online resources that offer home-scale solutions claimed to reduce pathogens in raw flour. In the May issue of IAFP's Journal of Food Protection, a study was conducted to test the efficacy of such treatments for reducing Salmonella in a variety of flours. Read this study, "Assessment of Home-Scale Heat Treatment for Reducing Salmonella in Multiple Flours,” here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X26000475

ALT Join IAFP for this week's two FREE webinars! "Using Data Trends to Improve Microbial Risk Detection in Food Safety Systems" will take place on Thursday, May 28 (1:00-2:00 pm Eastern Time). This webinar will demonstrate how trend-based analysis of routine monitoring data can help identify early signals of microbial risk before contamination events occur. "How FSMA Qualified Exempt and Not Covered Produce Growers are Filling Learning Gaps Using Innovative Education Program Delivery Methods" is on Friday, May 29 (2:00-3:30 pm Eastern Time). This 90-minute webinar explores this regulatory gap through a complementary approach that integrates the West Virginia University-developed Willing–Ready–Able (WRA) framework with the UNH Extension Jumpstart to Produce Safety Program. Sponsored by the IAFP Foundation, both webinars are free; advance registration is required. Learn more details about each webinar here: https://www.foodprotection.org/events-meetings/webin

ALT Memorial Day in the U.S. falls on Monday, May 25. This holiday is observed to honor fallen service members of the U.S. military. It also marks the "unofficial start of summer" in the nation with some recognizing it as a long weekend to gather with friends and family around the barbeque. The Partnership for Food Safety Education provides good advice on handling food safely when firing up the grill. Learn more here.https://tr.ee/aCdaKJ7tau Link >> https://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/how-grill-safely-summer

ALT Small-scale food processors often face challenges accessing adequate training, which can negatively impact consumer safety and limited compliance with regulations and audit success. Interactive tools such as virtual labs, games, and VR offer engaging ways to deliver food safety training, yet few studies have evaluated their effectiveness. This study, "Enhancing Food Safety Training for Small-Scale Processors: An Interactive Digital GMP Educational Module," helps provide accessible Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training for small-scale processors. Read this article in the May-June issue of IAFP's Food Protection Trends. Link >> https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/trilix/fpt_20260506/index.php#/p/232

ALT The FDA recently announced results from the largest and most rigorous examination ever conducted focused on chemical contaminants in infant formula available on the U.S. market. The FDA tested more than 300 infant formula samples representative of products sold at retail across the U.S.—generating more than 120,000 data points—for lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, pesticides (including glyphosate and glufosinate), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and phthalates. Read this article included in May's IAFP Report. https://tr.ee/tD3HL4sKqV Link >> https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-releases-results-largest-ever-testing-infant-formula-us

ALT IAFP extends an invitation to take part in "Hands-On Marketplace on Tools and Resources for Food Safety Modelling and Risk Analysis" during IAFP 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are seeking up to 20 marketeers to participate on Monday, July 27, 3:45-5:15 pm. Marketplace's objectives are to meet and connect food safety professionals with an interest in food safety; to establish networks; and to share ideas and experiences that develop into collaborations, projects, training, and shared activities to advance food safety. To reserve your Marketeer space, contact Leon Gorris at leon@foodsafetyfutures.org by May 31, 2026.