This fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be convening a series of Food Defense Workshops around the country. The goal of these full-day workshops is to provide members of the food industry with an understanding of food defense, the tools and resources available, and to walk participants through a series of exercises on how to create a food defense plan for their facilities.

At each workshop, much of the day will be spent introducing the FDA’s Food Defense Plan Builder software program. Participants will be guided through a series of exercises using the tool and there will be open discussions and question and answer sessions throughout the day.

  • Oct. 5 – Las Vegas, NV; in cooperation with the American Bakers Association and the International Baking Industry Exposition.

  • Oct. 21 – Denver, CO; in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

  • Oct. 23 – Albuquerque, NM; in cooperation with the Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center.
  • Nov. 6 – Chicago, IL; in cooperation with the International Dairy Foods Association at the International Dairy Show.

Because space is limited, registration is required; visit the FDA’s Food Defense Workshops web page for registration information. Additional workshops are being planned and will be posted on the FDA’s Food Defense Website as they become available.


Author(s): Staff