2025 Food Safety Conference

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2025 Food Safety Conference

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Join the Food Safety Consortium and our partners from academia, extension, industry, and government agencies as we discuss pressing issues in food safety and our roles in addressing current and future challenges.

October 29, 2025
Virtual

1:00pm - 5:00pm MST (Phoenix time/same as California)
Join us virtually for presentations

No cost to attend, registration required
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MST/AZ time
1:00 pm

Welcome, Introductions, and Conference Dedication

Sadhana Ravishankar - Food Safety Consortium Chair and Professor
The University of Arizona

1:20 pm

Keynote – Avian Influenza Response in Arizona

Dwayne Uhlig, MSEM, NEMAA, ICT3, OSC3, LOFR
Emergency Management – Arizona Department of Agriculture

2:00 pm

Research on Cyclospora and Other Foodborne Parasites

Alessandra Barlaam, DVM, PhD - Researcher
Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering (DAFNE)
University of Foggia, Italy

2:30 pm

Regulatory careers in food safety

Autumn Schuck – Assistant Program Director
Association of Food and Drug Officials

3:00 pmBreak
3:15 pm

Sanitation validation, resource challenges and personnel challenges faced by small scale producers

Lynette Johnston, PhD - Assistant Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist
Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
North Carolina State University

3:45 pm

Cottage Foods Program in Arizona

Rebekah Braden, RS – Public Health Sanitarian
Arizona Department of Health Services

4:15 pm

Extension activities in Santa Cruz County

Rodolfo Martinez Morales, PhD – Director, Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension
The University of Arizona

4:45 pmConference Wrap-Up
5:00 pmAdjourn

Past Food Safety Conferences

2024 Food Safety Conference

2023 Food Safety Conference

2022 Food Safety Conference

2021 Virtual Food Safety Conference

2020 Virtual Food Safety Conference