The Wisconsin Association for Food Protection is a non-profit professional association aimed at advancing the cause of food safety and quality in Wisconsin. Founded in 1943, WAFP has approximately 150 members from all phases of the dairy and food industries.

WAFP is an affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection.

To provide our members educational and networking opportunities to enhance the safety of our food supply.

Note: WAFP's new address is
PO Box 620705, Middleton WI 53562

SEMINARS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming 2012 Workshops
(Click on the link for more information)

CDR: Wisconsin Process Cheese Short Course, February 21-22
CDR Buttermakers Short Course, February 28- March 1
UW Better Process Control School for low acid canned foods, March 5-8
FRI : Better Process Cheese School for Process Cheese Safety, March 14-15
CDR: Cheese Tech Short Course, March 19-23
UW: Wisconsin Meat Processing School; March 20-21
IAFP Microbial Challenge Testing for Foods Workshop, May 1 - 2, 2012
CDR: Cleaning and Sanitation, May 8
CDR: Dairy HACCP, May 9
UW: Food Safety & Meat Microbiology School; July 17-19
UW: Basic HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors, August 30-31

Conferences
Wisconsin Dairy Field Representatives Conference, February 7-8,
Focus on Food Safety: Mycotoxin, April 12, Rosemont IL

Master Meat Crafter Training Program
Course Information 2012 Class Application!

Link: Real Raw Milk Facts

UW-Madison
Food Research Institute Seminars
Also available as webinar. See FRI website for registration details

Feb 7 "Organic Seed Potato Production in the Midwest"

Feb 23 "The Future of Nuclear Power Post-Fukushima"
Mar 6 "Food Manufacturer's Role in Food Safety and Nutrition"
Mar 20 "Genomic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum"
Apr 17 Organic Valley

May 1 "Murine Maternal-Fetal Interface due to Listeria"

IAFP Webinar Archives
http://www.foodprotection.org/events/webinars/

Water of Appropriate Quality for Its Intended Purpose; October 26, 2011
Michelle Smith; FDA, Rick Gelting, CDC; Mike Villaneva, California Leafy Green Handlers Marketing Agreement; Michelle Danyluk, University of Florida

Optimization through Hygienic Design, October 12, 2011
Dennis Bogart, Randolph Associates

The Chemistry of Sanitizers, July 6, 2011
Dale Fredell, Ecolab

Package Failures-Root Causes & Implications for Public Food Safety, June 15, 2011
Albert Elboudwarej, Heald College

Reportable Food Registry and the Produce Safety Alliance, June 14, 2011
Ted Elkin, FDA,

The Chemistry of Clean, June 1, 2011
Dale Grinstead, Diversey Inc.

The Cost of Cleaning - Knowing the Costs, May 4, 2011
Gerry Lang, Dan Porter, Diversey Inc.

2012 IAFP Annual Meeting

July 22-25, 2012
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, Rhode Island

Submit a Poster or Technical Abstract!
Deadline for submission is January 24, 2012