Connected Food Safety: From Science to Solutions in the Meat Industry

The Meat Industry Food Safety Conference brings together food safety leaders and technical experts to strengthen programs through shared learning, candid discussion, and practical application. This year's agenda is built around a simple goal: connect the people, tools, and science needed to reduce risk in real operations.

Bridge the Gap Between Science & Operations

  • Leadership Alignment: Build a culture of accountability and ownership across the organization
  • Live Regulatory Updates: Director discussion on the latest policies affecting your operations
  • Root Cause Analysis: Real-world investigations that connect data to training and prevention
  • Salmonella Research: Insights into the latest plant-level prevention and control methods
  • Metagenomics: Advanced applications for both raw and RTE environments
  • Practical AI: Real-use cases for analytics in modern food safety teams
EXPLORE 2026 AGENDA

Why the Meat Industry Food Safety Conference?

You'll leave with the knowledge, peer network, and real-world strategies to anticipate risk, modernize decision-making, strengthen culture, and apply innovations that improve outcomes in your facility.

Who Should Attend

Representatives from every corner of food safety and operations:

Regulatory Affairs

Microbiology

Compliance

Research

Technical Services

Science & Innovation

Business Development

Food Safety & Quality

See Who Attended

Network with the brightest minds in food safety. Don't miss your chance to hear from and network with scientists, government officials, academics, and industry peers from across the country. View the attendee list below and make sure you join them in September! 

Thomas Boyd
Clemens Food Group
Director of Technical Systems and Regulatory Compliance
Alex Brandt
Food Safety Net Services
Chief Science Officer
Dr. Mindy Brashears
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Under Secretary for Food Safety
Reagan Brashears
Beaconpoint Labs
Business Development Manager
Philip Bronstein
OSI Group
SVP GLobal FSQA
Kim Brown
Birchwood Foods
Director FSQA
Karly Brungardt
Corbion
Sales
Carlie Bullard
Ruprecht/Kilcoy Global Foods
regulatory
Andrew Buschow
Eurofins
Chief Science Officer
Janeen Butterfield
Old Trapper Smoked Products, Inc.
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Lynn Byrns
SGS NA - Health & Nutrition - Food
Key Account Manager
Ken Cable
Buckhead /Newport Meats - Sysco
Regional Director

2026 Featured Speakers

Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors

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