The 2025 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC) was held March 13-14 in Houston, Texas at the Sysco Headquarters.
This biennial conference brings together industry partners, the latest research, and the creative outreach campaigns of food safety, nutrition and public health professionals. The event featured sessions on food safety research, communications and programming, alongside interactive food safety experiences.
- 130 professionals attended the conference
- 54% of the attendees had not attended a prior CFSEC
- 100% of survey respondents said the conference delivered value for them
Learn more about the conference attendees’ experience in the post-event recap report.
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Connect with the Food Safety Community:
- BAC Fighters ―13,000 public health, nutrition and food safety educators
- Food safety educators and food safety communicators
- Public health and environmental health professionals
- Cooperative Extension professionals
- Consumer advocates
- Food and beverage industry professionals
- Local, state, and federal government and military personnel
- Educators ― K to 12 through college/university
2025 Conference Co-Chairs
Charles Leftwich
Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Sysco Corporation
Tara Kelly, PhD, RDN
Instructor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meet Your Conference Co-Chairs
Instructor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
To learn more about the conference host, visit the Partnership for Food Safety Education’s website at fightbac.org.
