The Georgia Association for Food Protection (GAFP), an affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection, is a non-profit organization comprised of over 400 food safety professionals spanning Industry, Government, and Academia throughout the state of Georgia. It is the organization's mission to provide food safety professionals with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply.
GAFP 2024 Officer Election Poll is open Now. Check your email for your ballot link.
Save the date! IAFP 2024 Meeting in Long Beach, California, July 14-17. We hope to see you there!
Save the Date!
Join us for our 2024 Spring Meeting!
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County Health Departments - District Office
Lawrenceville, GA
Agenda and registration details forthcoming.
We can't wait to see you there!
Join us for the 2023 GAFP Fall Meeting, a fun and informative gathering for all members! This in-person event will be held at the Sweetwater Brewing Company on Thursday, November 16th. Get ready for a day filled with informative food safety presentations, networking opportunities, and of course, delicious craft beer.
Meeting highlights include:
Chick-Fil-A’s Food Safety Culture
Commemorating 30 Years of the FDA Food Code
Jim Ayres Young Investigator Award Presentations
Sweetwater Brewing Tour and Tasting
Mark your calendars and get ready for an event you won't want to miss! Secure your space for this event here: Eventbrite GAFP Fall Meeting
A unique opportunity to network with governmental agencies and food safety professionals in Atlanta, GA on November 9th.
Hosted by the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech
Held at the Georgia Tech Research Institute
250 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA
Register here: 2023 Georgia Regulatory Breakfast Tickets
IAFP 2023 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario. Please visit https://www.foodprotection.org/annualmeeting/ for more information.
For a detailed agenda and to register please visit our eventbrite page here.
Join us for the GAFP and GFSDT Fall Meeting
Register at our Eventbrite below. Registration closes October 31st.
The Georgia Association for Food Protection annual Spring Meeting and 40th Anniversary is being hosted on May 18, 2022.
The Georgia Association for Food Protection is pleased to announce our upcoming annual Spring Meeting and 40th Anniversary Celebration will occur on May 18, 2022 at Eurofins US Microbiology Laboratories in Tucker, GA. For the first time since the pandemic began, GAFP will host an in-person, hybrid meeting with educational sessions dedicated to Food Safety Research, in honor of our 40th anniversary. Please join us as we come together to celebrate 40 years of service to food safety and public health professionals in the great state of Georgia!
To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gafp-spring-2022-meeting-40th-anniversary-tickets-317993405837
For more information : http://www.foodprotection.org/annualmeeting/
Mr. Tyrico English will present on FDA's newly launched New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Please join us to learn more on this educational and timely topic . Special thanks to the Georgia Manufacturing and Extension Partnership for hosting this virtual meeting!
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-new-era-of-smarter-food-safety-tickets-117601076987
Please join us on September 16, 2019 for the Fall 2019 Georgia Association for Food Protection (GAFP) meeting at the University of Georgia in Griffin GA. We're excited to share a diverse set of speakers covering topics spanning careers in food safety and food science as well as a presentation from Chick Fil-A on their food safety digital ecosystem.
Register at our eventbrite page to secure your spot at the meeting.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gafp-fall-2019-meeting-tickets-67940242093
Also, for the first time this year, the GAFP Fall Meeting will feature a poster presentation where area researchers can present their work, and students can enter for a chance to win cash prizes.
To participate in the poster session please register at the link below. Spaces are limited so register early to secure your spot.
The meeting will also include a tour of the Center for Food Safety laboratories as well as the Food Product and Innovation and Commercialization Center. Attendees are required to wear closed toed shoes to attend the laboratory tour. This is not a meeting to miss! Be sure to register early, as space is limited. Once the meeting reaches capacity, we will be unable to accept additional registrants.
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 2019 will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
The IAFP Annual Meeting is attended by more than 3,600 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.
IAFP Offers a series of pre-meeting workshops in advance of each annual general meeting. Pre-meeting workshops in 2019 include:
Using data and statistical analysis to guide food safety decision making
Developing environmental monitoring programs for small and and mid-size processors
Validating pasteurization processes for low-moisture products
Whole genome sequencing: A tutorial and hands-on workshop to understand and implement this breakthrough technology
Introduction to FDA iRisk 4.0: A comparative risk assessment tool with new features and case studies
Principles for establishing and extending shelf-life
Save-the-Date for the NEW Summer 2019 Meeting at Kroger Distribution Center in the Atlanta, GA area! Meeting details, including advance registration and the meeting agenda will be available in advance of the summer meeting.
Save-the-Date for the Spring 2019 Meeting at Food Safety Net Services! Meeting details, including advance registration and the meeting agenda will be available 6 weeks in advance of the spring meeting.
Please join us on September 26, 2018 for the first ever joint-meeting of the Georgia Association for Food Protection (GAFP) and the Georgia Food Safety Task Force (GAFSTF) at Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta, GA. Given the shared mission, goals, and objectives of both GAFP and GAFSTF, this joint-meeting will benefit members of both organizations by further building the network of food safety professionals in Georgia while creating a forum to share information, knowledge, and tools to advance food safety in Georgia.
The focus of the joint-fall meeting is sharing the lessons learned from the recent Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak attributed to romaine lettuce to give our members the knowledge and tools to prevent similar events in Georgia. The first speaker will explore how to identify and eliminate microbiological harborage sites in food processing facilities. Next, a panel with members representing various regulatory agencies and the retail food and leafy green industry will delve into the national and local romaine lettuce outbreak investigation and response effort. Attendees will receive updates from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Rapid Response Team, Georgia Department of Public Health’s Epidemiology and Foodservice Programs, and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The recipients of the 2018 GAFP Jim Ayres Young Investigator awards will present a summary of their graduate research. Finally, the meeting will conclude with a presentation from the Quality Lab Manager at Sweetwater Brewing Company, accompanied by a brewery tour and beer tasting.
This is not a meeting to miss! Be sure to register for your space early, as space is limited. Once the meeting reaches capacity, we will be unable to accept additional registrants.
Please join us on February 28, 2018 for an informative meeting at Coca-Cola Corporate Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Presenters include Researchers from the University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and food safety experts from IEH Laboratories & Consulting, The Coca-Cola Company, and Micreos.
The spring 2018 meeting is open only to members of the Georgia Association for Food Protection. All Members must register online, in advance, in order to attend the meeting. Members have the option to pay fees online, at the time of registration, or in-person upon check-in for the meeting. Please note that on-site meeting registration will not be possible. All GAFP members MUST register, using this online registration tool, no later than 9:00 am EST on February 21, 2018. Late meeting registrations, after February 21, 2018, and walk-up registrations will not be accepted.Only registered attendees will be permitted into the venue. Members of the media are not permitted to attend this meeting. Please note that group registrations are not available for this meeting. All members must register individually for attendance at the spring meeting.
