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.

Who Should Attend: Professionals in food safety and quality, technical sales, compliance, regulatory affairs, science and innovation, microbiology, research and business development.

In this webinar, Dr. Jessie Vipham will share findings from research examining how Salmonella contamination in beef trim and lymph nodes influences pathogen levels throughout grinding and refrigerated storage. Attendees will learn why initial contamination levels are a key predictor of final product risk, how processing and storage affect Salmonella dynamics, and how upstream interventions and trim-based monitoring can help identify and manage elevated-risk product. In addition, the presentation will explore the potential consumer impact of low-, medium-, and high-level contamination scenarios, highlighting how varying pathogen loads can influence public health outcomes, risk assessment, recall decisions, and consumer confidence. By connecting contamination dynamics with downstream consumer implications, this session will offer practical insights for strengthening food safety strategies across the ground beef supply chain and improving risk-based decision making.

From appealing non-compliance reports to product labeling to recent inspection issues and policy updates, the Meat Institute's bi-monthly Regulatory Services Update provides members access to experts who understand how to navigate the regulatory environment. We offer a wealth of resources and support to meet and exceed compliance standards and provide guidance on FSIS policy, HACCP, enforcement actions, and recalls, among other regulatory topics. Keep up with ever-changing rules and regulations, join us for our next update on Thursday, September 24th, and stay fully informed on changes affecting your business.

This update we will cover:

• MAHA update
• Expectations on digital records
• Noncompliance Record: how to draft an NR response, appeal, best practices, examples of less than great arguments.
• Notification 418.2 and Directive 8140
• Hot topics

For more than two decades, the National Meat Case Study has provided the industry with a unique benchmark for understanding how the retail meat case is evolving. Join Ann-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics and the CRYOVAC® team for an exclusive look at findings from the 2026 study and what they reveal about today's meat department. Learn how strong consumer engagement continues to support meat sales, why case-ready packaging has become the industry standard, how smaller package sizes are reshaping offerings, and what the dominance of private label means for retailers and processors. Drawing on more than 20 years of trend data, this session will provide valuable insights into the assortment, packaging, merchandising, and branding shifts shaping the meat case today and influencing its future direction.

New employees in meat production are often onboarded to survive the first 90 days: learn the tasks, pass the checks, meet the requirements. But the companies seeing the best long-term results are the ones treating those same 90 days as the start of a career, not just a compliance milestone. For meat producers facing a retiring workforce, thin talent pools, and constant production pressure, that shift changes how consistently people meet compliance expectations and whether they stick around long enough to grow.

In this webinar sponsored by WorkForge, Grant Prenzlow, Director of HR at Wholestone Prestage, will share how his team rebuilt onboarding and early-tenure development as a strategic lever for growth, not a compliance checkbox. Grant will walk through how shifting the focus from compliance to competency built stronger habits from day one, earned executive buy-in by tying training to business outcomes, and delivered measurable results: a 25% reduction in turnover and a 3x increase in training engagement.

Attendees will leave with practical strategies for turning the first 90 days into the first chapter of a career: building compliance habits that last well past onboarding, making the executive case for investing in L&D as a profit driver, and structuring supervision and coaching so new workers feel like they're being developed, not just processed. Key Takeaways

• How to reframe the first 90 days as the start of a career, not just a compliance checkpoint
• How to build compliance habits that last well beyond onboarding
• How to build the executive case for L&D investment by tying training to turnover, productivity, and profitability
• Real results from Wholestone Prestage: 25% reduction in turnover and a 3x increase in training engagement

This is the premier event where the efforts you make in your operation meet with the entire meat value chain to address the multitude of sustainability, supply chain management, animal welfare, food safety, and consumer trust challenges. This is not just a conference with endless speeches; it's a reimagined platform where industry leaders can come to benchmark their strategies, where innovators collaborate to find solutions, and where we all partner on pre-competitive action. Attend to discover how forward-thinking companies are future-proofing their business and leave with practical insights to help your organization reach its goals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, COOs, sustainability, FSQA, animal welfare, legal and supply chain executives.

Foreign material contamination is a persistent and costly challenge for the food industry with impacts on safety, brand reputation and operational efficiency. In this exclusive webinar, FlexXray will unveil the results of its 2026 Foreign Material in Food Benchmark Survey, capturing the latest data, trends, and industry insights from food safety and quality leaders across the country.

Be among the first to access this year’s findings and take away actionable insights to strengthen your foreign material control program, protect your brand, and safeguard your bottom line.

You’ll discover:

• How the frequency and cost of foreign material incidents have shifted since last year’s benchmark.
• The technologies and detection methods that are gaining—or losing—industry confidence.
• Where contamination risks are most common in 2026, from raw ingredients to finished goods.
• Best practices companies are using now to prevent and respond to incidents more effectively.

As California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) rolls out, meat processors doing business in the state face a fundamental shift in how greenhouse gas (GHG) data is collected, stored, and validated. Beginning in 2027, covered organizations will face expanded disclosure expectations compared with 2026, including Scope 3 emissions reporting, while also requiring independent third-party assurance of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. While large public corporations may already routinely undergo GHG data assurance for standard disclosures, private packing and processing firms face a steep learning curve.

Starting in 2027, simply calculating Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions will no longer be enough - companies must obtain limited assurance from an independent third-party auditor. This means your utility bills, refrigeration logs, fuel records, and operational assumptions will be scrutinized under formal standards. Join experts from Environ Energy for a practical discussion of what companies need to know today to prepare for 2027.

The webinar will begin with an overview of SB 253 reporting requirements, including the evolving Scope 3 disclosure landscape and key compliance milestones. Additionally, we’ll then explore how meat processors can prepare their data, systems, and teams for third-party verification. Drawing on real-world experience helping organizations transition from manual spreadsheets to audit-ready compliance frameworks, this session demystifies what "limited assurance" actually means for day-to-day facility management.

Rising living costs and persistent inflation are reshaping how consumers shop for meat and poultry. From Gen Z consumers managing tight budgets to Baby Boomers adapting to fixed-income realities, each generation is making different purchasing decisions based on affordability, convenience, household size, and value.

Join Amcor and Circana for a data-driven discussion on how Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers are responding to economic pressures and what those shifts mean for meat and poultry manufacturers and retailers. The session will explore key differences in purchasing behavior, the role of pricing and promotions, evolving household demographics, and the growing demand for convenient, right-sized packaging solutions.

Attendees will gain insights into effective strategies for marketing to four generations, including how to tailor messaging, merchandising, and product offerings to meet distinct consumer needs. The webinar will also examine opportunities for packaging innovation, including smaller pack sizes, accessible price points, sustainable packaging solutions, and formats designed to address changing household sizes over time.

Learn how brands can balance value, convenience, and sustainability to better connect with today's shoppers and drive growth across generations.

RTE manufacturers face the constant challenge of controlling Listeria monocytogenes to produce safes products. This intimate workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of Listeria control, sanitation, sanitary design, environmental monitoring, investigations, corrective actions, and critical information to effectively navigate regulatory issues and standards. Attendees will engage in hands-on exercises, including a critical thinking exercise focused on ‘seek and destroy’ scenarios. This unique learning experience provides valuable insights and actionable takeaways that can be directly applied to your plants with take-home action items for continuous improvement. Seats are limited, and participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop.

Who Should Attend: Professionals in food safety and quality, technical services, production, sanitation, HACCP, regulatory affairs, microbiology, maintenance, engineering, research development and operations.