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CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION 2025 BIENNIAL MEETING SUPPORT - CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT PAR-23-072 OCTOBER 2024 THE CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION (CFP), ESTABLISHED IN 1971, PROMOTES FOOD SAFETY THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN REGULATORY BODIES, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMIA, AND CONSUMER ADVOCATES. CFP WORKS CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES LIKE THE FDA AND USDA TO ADDRESS EMERGING FOOD SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS AND EVOLVING FOOD TECHNOLOGIES. THROUGH ITS BIENNIAL MEETINGS, CFP ASSEMBLES THREE COUNCILS— FOCUSED ON LAWS AND REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION, AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—COMPOSED OF EXPERTS FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS. THESE COUNCILS DELIBERATE ON APPROXIMATELY 100 SUBMITTED FOOD SAFETY ISSUES, GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FDA MODEL FOOD CODE AND RELATED REGULATORY PRACTICES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN FORWARDS THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FDA FOR FURTHER ACTION. IN 2023, THE CFP’S THREE COUNCILS REVIEWED 117 ISSUES, 91 OF WHICH WERE ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF STATE DELEGATES, DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF THE ORGANIZATION’S COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. THE CFP ENSURES EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION BY OFFERING TRAVEL SUBSIDIES AND INVOLVING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PLANNING, EXECUTION, AND DELIBERATION PROCESSES. THE NEXT BIENNIAL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN MARCH 2025 IN DENVER, CO, WITH ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION FROM 500 ATTENDEES. THE CONFERENCE PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN FOSTERING REGULATORY UNIFORMITY ACROSS U.S. STATES AND ALIGNING FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES WITH SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP IS OFFERED ALONGSIDE THE MAIN CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL, FOCUSED DISCUSSIONS ON KEY FOOD SAFETY TOPICS. OVERALL, THE CFP FACILITATES A UNIFIED APPROACH TO FOOD SAFETY, ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS ACROSS THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. 1

BIENNIAL MEETING 2023 - CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION PROJECT SUMMARY THE CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1971. THE STRUCTURE OF THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP OF REGULATORY, INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND CONSUMER PROFESSIONALS. THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DEVELOP PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. THE CONFERENCE CONVENES A MEETING EVERY TWO YEARS WITH WORK BEING CARRIED ON BY COMMITTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE BOARD BETWEEN THESE BIENNIAL MEETINGS. FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS, THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FOOD TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING INNOVATIONS CHALLENGE ALL GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER. THE SUCCESS OF THE CONFERENCE IS A FUNCTION OF ITS STRUCTURE, ITS PROCESS AND THE EXPERTISE AND COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT OF ITS MEMBERS. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION IS COLLABORATING WITH THE USDA AND FDA TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING FOOD SAFETY MATTERS THAT FALL UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION. THE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE PRODUCES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THREE COUNCILS, WITH REGARD TO THE FDA MODEL FOOD CODE, WHICH THE CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATES THROUGH A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE 2023 BIENNIAL CONFERENCE WILL BE EXPANDED VIA A LIVESTREAM FORMAT TO ALLOW ALL MEMBER PROFESSIONALS A CHOICE BETWEEN ON-SITE MEETINGS AND THE ABILITY TO WITNESS THE MEETINGS REMOTELY.

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