Best Overall Affiliate Meeting Award

Awarded to the Affiliate hosting a comprehensive meeting addressing a wide range of food safety topics.

Award Criteria

The Best Overall Affiliate Meeting Award is given to the Affiliate hosting a comprehensive meeting addressing a wide range of food safety topics. The award consists of a mounted certificate.

Selection Method and Criteria

The selection committee will consist of the chair, past chair and secretary of the Affiliate Council. The committee will judge the quality of an Affiliate’s meeting based on information and material submitted along with a brief explanation (500 words or less) on Attachment B of the Affiliate’s annual report of why the Affiliate deserves this award. Material submitted could be a food safety program agenda or other documents that include background/objectives of program; presentation/activity titles; speakers’ names and employer affiliations; and/or brief biographic or presentation summaries, sponsors, etc. Please do not submit copies of speakers’ entire PowerPoint slide presentations.

Past Recipients

• 2024Arkansas Association for Food Protection
• 2024Arkansas Association for Food Protection
• 2023Colombian Association of Food Science and Technology and the Turkish Food Safety Association
• 2022Turkish Food Safety Association
• 2021New York State Association for Food Protection
• 2020Quebec Food Protection Association
• 2019Argentine Food Safety Commission
• 2018Arkansas Association for Food Protection AND Oklahoma Association for Food Protection
• 2017Mexico Association for Food Protection
• 2016Alabama Association for Food Protection
• 2015Arkansas Association for Food Protection
• 2014Taiwan Association for Food Protection
• 2013Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2012Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2011Alabama Association for Food Protection
• 2010Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association
• 2009New York State Association for Food Protection
• 2008Turkish Food Safety Association
• 2007Washington Association for Food Protection
• 2006Missouri Milk, Food and Environmental Health Association
• 2005Missouri Milk, Food and Environmental Health Association
• 2004Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2003Kentucky Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• 2002Washington Association for Food Protection
• 2001Wyoming Environmental Health Association
• 2000Florida Association for Food Protection
• 1999Iowa Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• 1998Kentucky Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians