We are grateful to have been able to speak at the FDA Retail Food Protection Seminar and the Illinois Environmental Health Association (IEHA) Annual Education Conference. This even was held from September 11th to 13th, 2024, in Rosemont, IL. We presented on how crowdsourcing helps monitor real-time food safety trends. For more details about the event, click here.
The annual Retail Food Protection Seminars are organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of State Cooperative Programs, Division of Retail Food Protection. They partner with state regulatory agencies and food safety associations nationwide. This year’s seminars were and will be held in:
- Chicago, Illinois – September 11-13, 2024
- Sacramento, California – September 25-27, 2024
- Jacksonville, Florida – October 22-25, 2024
- Burlington, Vermont – November 13-15, 2024
We attended the seminar in Chicago this past week. All seminars invite retail food program managers, standardization officers, regulators, academia, and industry professionals to learn about various topics, including food safety, general environmental health, private wastewater, private water, and issues pertinent to both industry and academia.
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We had a fantastic time speaking at the event and connecting with attendees! We also enjoyed meeting food safety specialists Francine Shaw and Matthew Regusci and joining their podcast. Francine is the CEO and Founder of Savvy Food Safety and Matt is the Founder of Fostering Compliance. If you're not subscribed, we highly recommend it for an accessible take on current food safety topics from two experts. Click here to check out their podcast.
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The Illinois Environmental Health Association (IEHA), a state-wide, non-profit organization formed in 1950, co-hosted the event held in Chicago. The IEHA oversees the well-being and health of nearly 13 million people—IEHA’s mission is to advance the Environmental Health Profession and promote sound environmental health practices throughout Illinois. Their membership comprises administrators, environmental health practitioners, sanitarians, and technicians from governmental agencies, educational and healthcare institutions, and industry.
The IEHA aims to promote the highest degree of skill, efficiency, and professional competence among sanitarians and other environmental health professionals through the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience. By fostering continuous learning and skill refinement, the IEHA's ultimate goal is to protect and enhance community health.
We commend them for their great work and look forward to continuing our collaboration to advance public health and food safety!
For additional information about our upcoming and previous presentations, please visit our events page.
