Upcoming Events
Webinar Series: Benefits of Potassium Substitution for Public Health
January 29, 2024
Virtual, Event
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Webinar Series: Emerging Science — Leveraging Innovation to Address Technical Challenges of Reducing Sodium in Foods
January 26, 2024
Virtual, Event
Many food manufacturers and food service organizations have made commitments towards sodium reduction in their products and have introduced them into the market. There are many technical obstacles to reducing sodium in food products considering the functional roles of sodium-containing ingredients.
Webinar Series: Effects of Sodium Reduction on Food Safety and Quality
January 25, 2024
Virtual, Event
Today, salt remains essential in many food commodities, such as dairy and ready-to-eat meats, not only as a preservative but also as a flavor enhancer and a means to improve texture. However, the need to reduce sodium consumption has become more critical to public health.
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Webinar Series: Lessons Learned — Opportunities and Challenges to Monitoring Sodium in the Food Supply
January 24, 2024
Virtual, Event
Monitoring sodium in the food supply to evaluate progress against voluntary sodium reduction targets is the focus of this webinar.
Webinar Series: Continuous Improvement — What Manufacturers are Doing to Reduce Sodium in Food Products
January 23, 2024
Virtual, Event
Sodium reduction initiatives date back to the 1970s and have impacted many types of products including bread, soups and canned food products, seasoning blends, savory snacks and more. However, as the food supply and consumer behaviors evolve, more work is needed to further reduce sodium.
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Past Events
2023 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
March 19, 2023 – March 23, 2023
Nashville, TN
IAFNS funded research will be presented at the 2023 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo will take place March 19–23, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
February 27, 2023
Virtual, Event
Food manufacturers can now include information on the amount of beneficial live microbes present in food products, specify the level (low, medium or high) of microbes and optionally indicate the microbe species. These data will support research on associations between beneficial live dietary microbes and health when linked to biomarkers of health and data on health outcomes.
Read more about Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
Roundtable on Sustainable Food Packaging
February 22, 2023
Virtual, Event
The Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) is hosting a virtual roundtable on sustainable food packaging.
This event will bring together stakeholders from food companies, retailers, manufacturers, academic institutions, and government regulators to share sustainability initiatives and goals.
Food Policy Impact 2023
February 7, 2023 – February 8, 2023
Washington, DC
Food Policy Impact is sponsored by the D.C. Section of the Institute of Food Technologists and in partnership with ASN.
The Value of Live Dietary Microbes: Probiotics, Fermented Foods, and Beyond
January 25, 2023
Virtual, Event
This webinar is an IAFNS, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and American Society for Nutrition collaboration. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is an accredited CPE provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 CPEU for completion of either the live or recorded viewing of the webinar.
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