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Upcoming and Recent Events

The Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) works to advance understanding of traceability issues through participation in public events.

 

IFT’s Alison Grantham, PhD, Global Food Traceability Center, recently contributed her expertise in the FDA’s TechTalk Podcast.

Past Presentations

Food Traceability: Current Status and Future Opportunities
October 5, 2023
IFT's Bryan Hitchcock and Sara Bratager serve as panelists in this webinar discussing a joint issue paper by IFT and CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology) about the past, present, and future of food traceability.

GS1 Connect
June 8, 2022
Ready or Not! The Proposed Rule for Food Traceability is Coming
IFT's Bryan Hitchcock moderates this session

BRGC Food Safety Americas
May 10, 2022
Examining the New FDA Traceability Rule and its Implications for Supply Chain Management.
Powerpoint Presentation

FoodLogiq reConnectM
April 26, 2022
Traceability in a Global Food System
Blake Harris from IFT will share an update on how IFT is working with the industry to help address global food traceability challenges and opportunities across the supply chain.

The ABC’s of Traceability: Now and the Future
New York - February 23, 2022
PowerPoint Presentation
Recording of the Meeting

Foster Our Future 2020
Washington, DC – February 5, 2020

Northwest Food & Beverage World
February 17 - 19, 2020 – Spokane, Washington

North Atlantic Seafood Forum
Bergen, Norway – March 3-5, 2020

Seafood Expo North America
Boston, MA – March 15-17, 2020

Seafood Expo Global
Brussels, Belgium – April 21-23, 2020

Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association
Lancaster, PA – April 22, 2020

GS1 Connect 2020
Las Vegas, NV – June 15-18, 2020

Mensa Education and Research Foundation’s Colloquium 2020: Advances in Food Science
Kansas City, MO – June 20, 2020

GS1 US Webinar: The ABCs of Traceability with the Global Language of Business

Recorded September 16, 2020

New! IFT InFocus Deep Dive Event - Food Safety Transformation
Now available on-demand!
Explore the future of supply chain digitization and the regulatory landscape to solve food safety’s biggest challenges. Learn more

GDST Cologne Seafood Trackathon
October 21-22, 2019 – Cologne, Germany>

GDST Bali Seafood Trackathon
October 26-27, 2019 – Bali, Indonesia

IEEE's EmTech AG Forum
December 9, 2019 – Sacramento, California

Women in Agribusiness Summit 2019
September 25-27, 2019 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

GS1 Global Industry & Standards Event
September 9-13, 2019 – Lisbon, Portugal

Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference North America 2019
August 21 - 23, 2019 – San Diego, CA

2019 Foodservice Conference & Expo
July 26-27, 2019 –  Monterey, CA

IFT19 Traceability Central
June 2-5, 2019 – New Orleans, LA

Food Safety Supply Chain Conference 
May 29-30, 2019 – Rockville, MD

Seafood Expo Global
May 7-9, 2019 – Brussels, Belgium

PMA Tech Knowledge
May 1-2, 2019 – Monterey, CA

American Spice Trade Association Annual Meeting & Exhibits
April 7 – 10, 2019 – Amelia Island, FL

Seafood Expo North America
March 17-19, 2019 Boston, MA

SXSW
March 9-17, 2019 – Austin, TX

SPA Annual Producers Workshop
March 7, 2019 – Seattle, WA

UNC Clean Tech Summit
February 28 – March 1, 2019 – Chapel Hill, NC

IFT Oregon Section Traceability Workshop
February 25, 2019 - Portland, OR

Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference
February 13-16, 2019 – Bangkok, Thailand

Ag Professional Forum
November 14, 2018 – Durham, NC

2018 SQF International Conference
October 24, 2018 – Atlanta, GA

BC Food Protection Association Food Safety Workshop
October 18, 2018 – Vancouver, BC

Global Food Traceability & World Wildlife Fund
October 2, 2018 – Washington, DC

GS1 Industry Standards Event 2018
September 10-14, 2018 – Dublin Ireland

14th Annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum
August 16, 2018 – Raleigh, NC

ASABE 2018 Annual International Meeting
July 29-August 1, 2018 – Detroit, Michigan

IFT18
July 16-18, 2018 – Chicago, IL

SeaWeb Seafood Summit
June 19-21, 2018 – Barcelona, Spain

Digital Empowers: Accelerating Innovation for Business and Social Good
May 24th, 2018 – Washington, DC

Food Fraud and Traceability in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Recorded May 3, 2018

Seafood Expo Global
April 24-26, 2018 – Brussels, Belgium

National Institute of Animal Agriculture Annual Conference
April 11, 2018 – Denver, CO

Seafood North America
March 11-13, 2018 – Boston, MA

69th Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference
February 5-7, 2018 – Girdwood, AK

Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions Annual Meeting
By invitation only

Dubai International Food Safety Conference
November 19-21, 2017 – Dubai

China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2017
November 1-3, 2017 – Qingdao, China

Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) Annual Meeting
October 22-25, 2017 – Abuja, Nigeria

Our Ocean
October 5-6, 2017 – Malta

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Foodservice Roundtable
September 2017 – Monterey, CA

United States Roundtable on Beef Sustainability Meeting
August 21-22, 2017 – Denver, CO

International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting
July 9-12, 2017 – Tampa, FL

IFT17
June 25-28, 2017 – Las Vegas, NV

GS1 Connect
June 20-22, 2017 – Las Vegas, NV

SeaWeb Seafood Summit
June 5-7, 2017 – Seattle, WA

Food Safety Summit
May 8-11, 2017 – Rosemont, IL

Seafood Expo Global
April 25-27, 2017 – Brussels, Belgium

The Global Food Safety Conference
February 27-March 2, 2017 – Houston, TX

Seafood Expo North America
March 19-21, 2017 – Boston, MA

Latest Food Safety, Quality, and Policy News

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