2025

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PAFP Conference - May 7-8,2025

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Penn Stater Hotel

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CHANGE: Golf Outing Post Conference on May 8

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2025 • PAFP Conference - May 7-8,2025 • Penn Stater Hotel • CHANGE: Golf Outing Post Conference on May 8 •

We are here to connect you with others in the food industry

The Pennsylvania Association for Food Protection (Formerly PAMFES) is an affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), whose mission is to advance food safety worldwide. PAFP and its predecessor organizations had its historic beginnings in 1939.

The Association was very instrumental in supporting the dairy industry in Pennsylvania. At a December 1978 meeting in Harrisburg, the standards and regulations for manufacturing grade milk was being formed and debated. These discussions led eventually to the Manufacturing Grade Milk Standards with the Department of Agriculture. In 1998 a Liaison Committee of PAFP was formed to address the uniformity and interpretive process of existing or new rules and regulations in the dairy industry, specifically with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Since the its beginning, we have been working to keep the industry and those that work within it as up to date as possible. One of the ways that we aim to do that today, is to begin expanding to other industries in Pennsylvania. We want to be able to help more food manufacturers across the state. To do that we need to hear from you! So please reach out to let us know what you want to see and what information that you want to know. We’re here to support the industries across PA. So reach out and tell us what you need!

Recent Blog & Event Posts

  • FDA Update to Processors and Retailers HPAI

    Processors should have no food safety concerns for products they produce from raw milk that may have potentially contained the H5N1 virus as pasteurization provides up to a 12-log reduction of the potential viral load in the raw milk.  Furthermore, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance requires that sick cows be segregated from the healthy milking herd, and that raw milk is excluded from the raw milk offered for sale, providing another level of protection to the nation’s food supply.  In the case a dairy producer’s herd tests positive for H5N1, dairy processors across the nation should have no concerns about accepting milk from these farms.

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  • M-I-24-2 Final 2023 NCIMS PMO, MMSR, Procedures, and EML Documents

    The FDA recently issued M-I-24-2 announcing the 2023 Revisions of the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers, and the Certifications/Listings of Single-Service Containers and/or Closures for Milk and/or Milk Products Manufacturers (MMSR), Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (Procedures), and the Evaluation of Milk Laboratories (EML) have been completed and electronic versions will be provided to the Regulatory and Rating Agencies and may be accessed from FDA’s website.

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  • HPAI Guide for Milk Haulers

    Download this resource guide to keep milk haulers safe on farm to prevent the spread of HPAI.

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  • Industry Resources - PDA Weigher/Sampler Certificaiton

    6/7/23 UPDATE: Any individual(s) who perform in-field sampling of raw milk for pasteurization from bulk tanks, silos, and/or direct load systems shall obtain and maintain field certification of the sampling procedures.

    For more information click the link below or visit the PDA tab under Resources!

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  • Free Access to the Journal of Food Protecion

    As of January 2023, IAFP is allowing free access to the Journal of Food Protection in hopes to allow more people that are interested to have access to the more recent articles and information.

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  • NCIMS Update - Appendix T Audits

    On July 22nd a notice went out to a group of NCIMS contacts for an update that is in effect from July 31st 2022 and on. This will effect the Appendix T audits performed by Milk Specialists in IMS-listed facilities in Pennsylvania and other states.

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  • FDA Data Dashboard

    The FDA has put together a data website where the goal is “to increase transparency and accountability by displaying and allowing the analysis of public FDA data through easy use, visually accessible, customizable, and understandable graphics.”

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Monthly Calendar

Stay up to date with different events and planning meetings that may be happening with the PAFP group here or on the events page!

If you know of any upcoming events that we should be highlighting, please reach out to the Public Relations Committee HERE!

 

Our Annual Conference

In the spring each year, the Program Planning and Executive Committees put together a 2.5 day conference, designed to update those in the industry on any updates in regulations and trends. Typically, we hold the conference the first or second week in May, and always after the NCIMS conference in the years the meting is held. We hope to have you join us!

Attendees of the 2024 Conference will be given access to some post conference recap page, which includes any approved speaker presentations. Click here for access!

Thank you so much to everyone that attended the conference this year and made it great! We appreciate each and everyone one of you! Please don’t forget to fill out the post conference survey to be entered into the raffle for a free conference registration for 2024!