Dear Participants,
The 8th International Food Safety Congress—where scientific knowledge and sectoral experience in the field of food safety came together in strong synergy—has been successfully concluded thanks to the great interest and valuable contributions of our esteemed stakeholders. This powerful interaction and high level of participation represent not only a measure of success, but also an important responsibility and source of motivation for us to build something even better.
With this awareness and determination, we have already begun preparations for the 9th International Food Safety Congress.
Today, food safety is directly linked to many critical issues, including climate change, natural disasters, global supply chain vulnerabilities, technological transformation, digitalization, sustainability, and evolving consumer expectations. This dynamic and complex structure makes it essential to address food safety not merely as a technical issue, but as a shared responsibility of science, regulation, industry, and society through a multidisciplinary approach. Our Congress aims to provide a comprehensive platform where these global and current challenges will be discussed from scientific, technical, and sectoral perspectives.
Held under the slogan “Access to Safe Food: Everyone’s Right, Everyone’s Responsibility,” the 9th Congress will particularly encourage the sharing of good practice examples, field experiences, and innovative solutions, in addition to knowledge exchange. Through an increased number of interactive sessions, participants are expected not only to listen, but also to actively shape the program with their insights and contributions.
By bringing together scientific and technological approaches shaping the future of food safety, current regulatory trends, and good practices from the field on a single platform, this Congress offers participants not only the opportunity to gain knowledge, but also to guide and create impact.
The 9th International Food Safety Congress, which will bring together all stakeholders who play a key role in the field of food safety, will be held on November 5–6, 2026, at the Grand Cevahir Hotel and Convention Center.
We would be honored and delighted to welcome you once again to this important gathering.
Sincerely,
Dr. Samim Saner
Congress Chair
9th International Food Safety Congress
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PAST FOOD SAFETY CONGRESSES
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Didem Üçok Alakavuk
Istanbul University Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Turkey
Özen Altıparmak
Altıparmak Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş., Türkiye
Bruce Ames
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, USA
Elke Anklam
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy
Petek Ataman
Turkish Food Safety Association- TFSA Scientific Advisory Board and Honorary Board of the UCTEA Chamber of Food Engineers
Z. Onur Avcı
Turkish Food Safety Association
Selman Ayaz
Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry, General Directorate Of Food And Control
Prof. Dr. Zehra Ayhan
Sakarya University, Department of Food Engineering, Türkiye
Murat Belge
Turkey
Rijkelt Beumer
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Jan Bloemendal
EU Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante)
Dr. Frank Boelaert
Volkan Bozkır
Ministry for EU Affairs, Turkey
Paul Brereton
University of Queen’s, United Kingdom
Andy Brigham
Rentokil Intial, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Budak
Ankara University, Department of Dairy Technology, Türkiye
Gustavo V. Barbosa Cánovas
University of Washington State, USA
Alejandro Castillo
International Association for Food Protection, USA
Prof. William Chen
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
René Crevel
René Crevel Consulting Ltd., England
Prof. Anders Dalsgaard
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
Onur Devres
Turkish Food Safety Association
Christophe Dufour
Mérieux NutriSciences, France
Mehmet Mehdi Eker
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Turkey
Ayhan Filazi
Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Rikard Franz
European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG), Germany
Corrado Lodovico Galli
University of Milan, Italy
Anne Gerardi
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), France
Samuel B. Godefroy
Laval University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Vural Gökmen
Hacettepe University, Department of Food Engineering, Türkiye
Leon G.M. Goris
Unilever SEAC, Netherlands
Chris Griffith
British Food Journal, England
Mansel Griffith
University of Guelph, Canada
Dr. Thomas Gude
AOAC Europe, Switzerland
Viorel Gutu
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Turkey
Solange Henoud
IPA, Canada
Dilek Heperkan
Istanbul Aydın University, Food Engineering Department, Turkey
Cem Karagözlü
Ege University Department of Dairy Technology, Turkey
Ali Esat Karakaya
European Univesity of Lefke
Prof Dr. Ali Esat Karakaya
Lefke European Univesity Faculity of Pharmacy, TRNC
Deniz Karapanca
GOOINN Turkey
Ahmet Katı
University of Health Sciences
Prof. Dr. Mükerrem Kaya
Atatürk University, Department of Food Engineering, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Erkan Kideyş
Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Türkiye
Ceyda Pembeci Kodolbaş
TÜBİTAK MAM, Türkiye
Olga Matveeva Kolm
Unisensor, Belgium
Rudolf Krska
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
Levent Küçük
Consumer Association - TUDER, Türkiye
Levent Küçük
Consumer Association - TUDER, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yeşim Soyer Küçükşenel
Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering, Türkiye
David Lloyd
International Association for Food Protection, USA
Knuth Lorenzen
European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group, Germany
Bernd van der Meulen
The European Institute for Food Law, Netherlands
Maxime Michelot
Crystalchain, France
Saskia Nuijten
EIT Food, Belgium
Ahmet Örs
Sabah Newspaper, Turkey
Umut Özdil
Agro TV
Dr. Gonca Öztap Özen
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control, Türkiye
Barbaros Özer
Ankara University, Turkey
Seda Şahin Özyıldırım
Turkey
Nihat Pakdil
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Turkey
George Paraskevakos
IPA, Canada
Ruth Petran
International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), USA
Peter Raspor
Ljubljana University, Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Saskia Van Ruth
University College Of Dublin, İreland
Haluk Şahin
İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of Media, Türkiye
Dr. Samim Saner
Turkish Food Safety Association, Turkey
Donald Schaffner
International Association for Food Protection, USA
Harun Seçkin
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate of Food and Control, Turkey
Adnan Serpen
İzmir Chamber of Veterinarians
Dr. Manan Sharma
International Association for Food Protection - IAFP, USA
Finn Sheye
European Food Safety Authority, Italy
Mustapha Sinaceur
UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Turkey
Doç. Dr. Eda Demirok Soncu
Ankara University Food Engineering Department
Birce Taban
Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Dairy Technology, Turkey
Aziz Tekin
Ankara University, Turkey
David Tharp
International Association for Food Protection, USA
Hein Timmerman
European Hygienic Engineering and Design Grup (EHEDG), The Netherlands
Dr. Şafak Ulusoy
Istanbul University, Department of Seafood Processing Technology and Quality Control, Türkiye
Şafak Ulusoy
Istanbul University Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Turkey
Dr. Betül Vazgeçer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Türkiye
Domagoj Vrbos
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Italy
Isabel Walls
International Association for Food Protection, USA
Dr. Koen Weel
European Soft Drinks Association UNESDA, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Zafer Yenal
Boğaziçi University, Department of Sociology, Türkiye
Dr. Frank Yiannas
Smarter FY Solutions, USA
Selçuk Yıldırım
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation Center for Food Processing and Packaging, Switzerland