2024-09-06T14:36:19-05:00 2023-12-31 521446779 JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP 4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2023-01-01 521745052 INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES INST 2026590184 740 15TH STREET NW 600 WASHINGTON DC 20005 WENDELYN JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026590184 2024-09-06 1 0 J CALVIN MARKS P01226973 9197196400 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z WENDELYN JONES 740 15TH STREET NW 600 WASHINGTON DC 20005 6360339 0 X WWW.IAFNS.ORG X 1991 DC THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES (IAFNS) IS A UNIQUE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC, THAT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY SCIENTISTS TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY ISSUES THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS. IAFNS CONTRIBUTES TO AN IMPROVED SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE ISSUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IAFNS ADDRESSES IMPORTANT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND WELLNESS TOPICS THROUGH COMMITTEES THAT FOCUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF DIET, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH PROMOTION. IAFNS HELPS DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE SCIENCE RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY, INCLUDING TOXICOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND PACKAGING ISSUES. 27 27 8 220 0 0 2460538 2356001 34770 34520 119598 -105530 3114 0 2618020 2284991 542485 406627 0 0 1226200 1281058 0 0 131386 1100185 898074 2868870 2585759 -250850 -300768 7324416 6975563 2387237 1735354 4937179 5240209 X IAFNS IS A NON-PROFIT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WE BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS FROM GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND WITH SHARED PURPOSE. 0 0 509956 10300 34520 IAFNS FOOD NUTRITION AND SAFETY SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (FNSP) PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DEFINING SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING, EVALUATING EMERGING SCIENCE PROPOSALS, AND REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS. IN 2023, THE COMMITTEE LEAD THE EFFORT IN ORGANIZING THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE COMMITTEE ALSO SUPPORTED THE 2023 SCIENCE INNOVATION SHOWCASE - A SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM FOR INNOVATORS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED AND REVIEWED APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNSHIP OR FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THOSE EMERGING SCIENTISTS. 309431 87407 IAFNS FOOD MICROBIOLOGY COMMITTEE IS A RECOGNIZED SCIENTIFIC LEADER IN MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY AND ACTIVELY WORKS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROL OF MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY HAZARDS TO ENABLE SCIENTIFICALLY INFORMED DECISION MAKING. IN 2023, THE COMMITTEE ADVANCED A NEW PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF NONPOLAR LIQUID ANTIMICROBIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DRY SANITATION. BY IMPLEMENTING MORE EFFECTIVE SANITATION TECHNIQUES, WITHOUT THE USE OF WATER, WE CAN ULTIMATELY REDUCE FOODBORNE PATHOGENIC CONTAMINATION AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOOD MICROBIOLOGY COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THREE SESSIONS AND A BREAKFAST MEETING AT THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FOOD PROTECTION'S ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO, CANADA. THE SESSIONS MOBILIZED KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT AND ONGOING FOOD SAFETY TOPICS INCLUDING GENOMICS, DATA SHARING AND FOODBORNE OUTBREAKS. THE BREAKFAST MEETING INCLUDED THE RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PODCAST WITH TWO FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS. 219416 35000 IAFNS FOOD AND CHEMICAL SAFETY COMMITTEE IS RECOGNIZED AS A SCIENTIFIC LEADER IN FOOD AND CHEMICAL SAFETY RESEARCH AND HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF FOOD SAFETY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE STRONG SCIENCE PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS RESEARCH GAPS AND DEVELOP FUTURE RESEARCH. THE COMMITTEE ADVANCED SEVERAL PROJECTS IN 2023: A FRAMEWORK FOR HEAVY METAL PRIORITIZATION AND MITIGATION FOR REDUCING METAL INTAKE; HEAVY METALS IN US FOODS: EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT BY AGE GROUP AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS. 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