Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Start
July 26, 2026
7:30 PM
End
July 28, 2026
6:15 PM
Time Zone
Central America (-06:00)
Each year, the International Association for Food Protection hosts an annual meeting, providing attendees with information on current and emerging food safety issues, the latest science, innovative solutions to new and recurring problems, and the opportunity to network with thousands of food safety professionals from around the globe. Held in various locations throughout North America, this meeting has grown over the years to become the leading food safety conference worldwide. IAFP 2026 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The IAFP Annual Meeting is attended by more than 3,800 of the top industry, academic and governmental food safety professionals from six continents. This renowned event owes its reputation and success to the quantity, quality and diversity of each year’s program; the quality and relevance of exhibits sharing the latest in available technologies; leading experts speaking on a variety of timely topics; and special recognition of outstanding professionals and students for their contributions in the food safety field.
Our experts from SGS and SGS Food Nexus, will be on hand at Booth 816-820 to offer insights and advice to help you protect your products and brand at every stage of your supply chain. Meet them and learn about our services, including:
- Food testing and analysis
- Food inspections
- Regulatory compliance and advisory services
- SGS Food Nexus, digital intelligence platform for food risk and regulatory compliance
Join our experts from SGS Food Nexus for two sessions:
- Workshop 5 — Building an AI Culture in Food Safety: Practical Use Cases for Professionals
Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Room 209
A full day of practical AI use cases, real-world case studies and hands-on exercises, with experts from the industry, the FDA, and more.
- Session 47 — Advancing AI in Food Safety Through Student Competition on Benchmark Datasets
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · 8:30 – 10:00 AM · Room 203-205
The top three student finalist teams present their algorithms on open benchmark datasets for contamination detection, risk forecasting, and computer vision.
For further information, please contact:
Jennifer Buckley
Senior Global Marketing Manager
t: +1 973 461 1498