The opportunity is open to current graduate students. Project areas may include research on reducing heavy metals and toxic elements and on frameworks to identify indicators of high-quality science.
Taking place June 5–9 in Columbus, Ohio, the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) 130th Annual Education Conference offers sessions focused on manufactured food safety, retail food safety, and produce safety.
The Fumigation Company will hold a master-level, hands-on training class on post-harvest fumigation practices from June 9–10 at Kansas State University.
By prioritizing evaluation, a food business can ensure that training programs deliver real value to the employee and business while optimizing resources, driving growth, and promoting continuous improvement.
In 2026, Penn State University will host a series of three-day, in-person short courses designed for food safety and quality assurance professionals, food inspectors, plant managers, sanitarians, and food engineers, overing food microbiology, food science fundamentals, sanitation, and FSMA compliance.
The Food Production Solutions Association (FPSA) will introduce two leadership development programs in 2026 aimed at addressing workforce gaps in the food production and manufacturing sectors.
Motion Industries’ Learning and Development Center (LDC) trainings are designed to empower industry professionals across North America, including in-person and virtual courses on technical skills, soft skills, and Microsoft Office.
Quality assurance professionals and frontline leaders must ensure that food handlers learn and apply food safety principles on the job. Effective food safety training should be action-oriented, engaging, and designed to build competence.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. David Dyjack, Executive Director and CEO of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), about the multitude of challenges and opportunities facing today’s food safety workforce, along with NEHA’s projections for the future of this workforce.
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