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IAFP 2026 Annual Meeting

Booth #325 • New Orleans, LA

Hear from food safety experts from around the globe, explore today’s most common industry challenges, and discover innovative ways to address them in an ever changing industry landscape. Neogen is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the IAFP 2026 Conference. Visit Booth 325 to connect with Neogen team and learn about the latest technologies and solutions.

Monday

July 27, 2026

1:30 – 3:00 pm
Room 210

RT11: Every Drop Counts: Advancing Safe Water Reuse in Dairy and Food Processing

 

Organizer and Moderator: Preetha Biswas (Neogen Corporation)
Panelists: Brendan Higgins (Auburn University), Raquel Medeiros (Nestlé), Chantal Nde (PepsiCo, Frito-Lay), Allen Sayler (Center for Food Safety & Regulatory Solutions), Anett Winkler (Cargill)

1:30 – 3:00 pm
Room 228–230

S11: Culture or Molecular? Rethinking When and Why We Confirm Pathogens

 Organizer and Convenors: Jesse Miller (Neogen Corporation), Season (Yicheng) Xie (Bio-Rad Laboratories), Pamela Wilger (Post Consumer Brands)
Panelists: Rachel Binet (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), Robert Barlow (CSIRO), Amy Bosco (Cargill)

Tuesday

July 28, 2026

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Room 228–230

S30: A Food Safety Data Standard: Update and Report

 

Organizer and Convenor: Angela Anandappa (Alliance for Advanced Sanitation)
Panelists: Donald Mayer (Neogen Corporation), James Doyle (Creme Global), Vikrant Dutta (BioMerieux Inc.)

1:30 – 1:45 pm
Room 221

TS7: Validation of the Neogen® Molecular Detection Assay 2 for the Detection of Salmonella, E. coli O157, Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli from Raw Beef and Raw Pork Sampling Cloths, and Raw Chicken Parts and Raw Turkey Carcass Sampling Mitts

 Organizer and Speaker: Quynh Le (Neogen Corporation)

Wednesday

July 29, 2026

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Great Hall BC

R27: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Culture: We Need a New Gold Standard for Confirmations!

 

 

Organizers: David Legan (Eurofins), Nisha Corrigan (Hygiena), Erin Crowley (Neogen Corporation)
Roundtable Moderators: Christopher Crowe (Eurofins), Julie Weller (Hygiena)
Panelists: Daniele Sohier (Hygiena), Jerome Combrisson (Mars), Catharine Carlin (IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group), Laura Bleichner (Gold Standard Diagnostics), Joelle Salazar (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), Shawn Stevens (Food Industry Counsel, LLC)

IAFP 2026 Scientific Posters

  1. Performance Evaluation of the Neogen® Reveal® Q+ MAX for Zearalenone Test Kit
    Author: Jennie Orantes​

     

  2. Performance of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method to Screen Most- Probable Number of Tubes for Enumeration of Salmonella in Poultry Matrices
    Author: Gabriela Lopez Velasco

     

  3. Advancing Salmonella Detection: Performance Evaluation of QRED Enrichment Media
    Author: Tina Caskey

     

  4. Impact of Sanitizer Residues on the Performance of Listeria Right Now™ Rapid Detection Assay
    Authors: Lei Zhang and Preetha Biswas​

     

  5. Novel Listeria spp. Detection Method for Effective Environmental Monitoring Program
    Authors: Lei Zhang and Preetha Biswas​

     

  6. Automated Liquid Handling System Precision Transference Evaluation through a Pathogen Molecular Detection Assay
    Author: Vanessa Tsuhako​

     

  7. Evaluation of Microorganism Recovery Using an Alternative Manual Sampling Swab Device in Comparison with N60 Sampling for Boxed Beef Cuts in Brazilian Beef Industry
    Author: Georgia Barros

     

  8. Assessment of Extended Sample Holding Time Impact for Mesophilic Bacteria Quantification in Beef Carcass
    Author: Georgia Barros

     

  9. Rapid Detection of Salmonella spp. Using the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay – Bioluminescent in Primary Production Boot Socks and Boot Socks with High Amount of Lime Powder Collected from Brazilian Farms
    Author: Vanessa Tsuhako​

     

  10. Rapid Detection of Milk Allergens by Lateral Flow Immunoassay in Dairy Ingredients
    Author: Tim Yuan

     

  11. Verification of Rapid Microbial Methods for Commercial Sterility of Dairy and Alternative Drink Products with Identification of Changes in Metabolic Activities from Heat-Resistant Spore-Forming Bacteria
    Author: Jedsadaporn Nuchaikaew

     

  12. Evaluation of Neogen® Microbial Luminescence System (MLS) for Reduced Running Time Using a Modified Protocol in Rapid Sterility Testing of Plant-Based UHT Products
    Author: Jedsadaporn Nuchaikaew​

     

  13. Evaluation of Rapid Technology to Enumerate Yeast and Molds on Dairy-Based Fermented Matrices
    Author: Flor De Maria Ortiz​

     

  14. Validation of a Rapid Method to Detect Yeast and Mold in a Broad Range of Foods Following China GB 4789.45
    Author: Haley Wang

     

  15. Harmonized Validation Study of a Novel Film-Based Method for Quantitative Determination of Bacillus cereus Group in a Broad Range of Foods and Animal Feed
    Authors: Wesley Thompson, M. Joseph Benzinger, Jr. and Benjamin Bastin (Q Laboratories)

     

  16. Independent Laboratory Study Evaluation of the Soleris® E. coli Test-Level 2 Modification for the Detection of E. coli in Select Foods
    Authors: Wesley Thompson, M. Joseph Benzinger, Jr. and Benjamin Bastin (Q Laboratories)

     

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Location Details

Ernest Morial Convention Center

900 Convention Center Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70130