The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA) is expanding its Food Safety Series in 2026 to include an additional symposium in the Southeastern U.S.

The PTNPA Food Safety Series comprises four distinct food safety events offering national and regionally tailored knowledge and solutions to help address the nut industry’s diverse food safety challenges through networking, professional development, and information-sharing.

The four 2026 PTNPA Food Safety Series events will take place on:

• West Coast Food Safety Symposium: March 25, 2026, California State University, Fresno, California
• Operations and Technical Food Safety Forum: June 23–24, 2026, Oak Brook, Illinois
• Northeast Food Safety Symposium: October 14, 2026, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Southeast Food Safety Symposium: November 4, 2026, University of Georgia, Tifton, Georgia.

Registration for the first event of the series is now open. For more information about the full 2026 Food Safety Series and to register for the West Coast Food Safety Symposium, visit PTNPA.org/Symposium.