Following up on the content at the Meat Industry Food Safety Conference, this series is designed to provide ongoing education and insight on the critical issues shaping food safety. Hosted in partnership with leading sponsors, each session offers a deep dive into timely topics— from clean ingredients and sanitation innovations to the latest strategies for preventing and detecting foreign material contamination. The series will consist of three webinars on September 18, October 1 and October 15, 2025.

Join the Meat Foundation, a contactor to the Beef Checkoff, for an in-depth look at groundbreaking Beef Baseline research funded by the Beef Checkoff. This webinar features Dr. Mindy Brashears of Texas Tech University, leading a nationwide study on Salmonella prevalence in ground beef. This research identifies seasonal trends and operational risk factors that shape food safety strategies. Also presenting is Dr.

The Meat Industry Food Safety Conference brings together food safety professionals across the industry, creating opportunities to openly share experiences and best practices that contribute to addressing the meat industry's most pressing challenges. From the latest scientific findings on foodborne pathogens and evolving food safety regulations and guidance documents to emerging threats, this event will inspire new innovative approaches to your food safety challenges and provide actionable and practical solutions to advancing your food safety programs.

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a foodborne pathogen that has recently had a resurgence of attention due to several listeriosis outbreaks and food product recalls. Lm is particularly troublesome due to its ability to survive in the food processing environment and grow at refrigeration temperatures. Thus, even though a food product may be refrigerated, it is not uncommon for Lm numbers to increase by 10- or 100-fold over the shelf life of a food product if allowed to grow unabated.