Tools, Insights, and Expertise to Strengthen Your Food Safety Strategy
Food safety depends on science you can trust, and that’s why Bio‑Rad is heading to IAFP 2026. We’ll be at booth 641 showcasing our food testing portfolio, featuring trusted tools to support food safety workflows.
Don't miss our featured symposium and scientific posters, where experts will share practical insights on pathogen confirmation strategies, rapid detection methods, and new technologies shaping the future of food safety testing.
Monday
1:30–3:00 PM CT
Symposium: Culture or Molecular? Rethinking When and Why We Confirm Pathogens
When a pathogen is detected, the next step isn't always straightforward. Food safety teams must balance the need for rapid action with regulatory requirements, risk management objectives, and the need for defensible results. This symposium explores how leading food safety organizations are rethinking pathogen confirmation strategies, moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to determine when culture methods, molecular methods, or a combination of both can deliver the most value.
Key Takeaways
- Evaluate the benefits and tradeoffs of culture and molecular methods in real-world food safety scenarios
- Understand the implications of molecular and culture-positive results for food safety decision-making
- Discover how data-driven confirmation strategies can help improve response times, support compliance, and strengthen food safety outcomes
Monday
8:30 AM–6:15 PM CT
Poster Session: Explore the Latest in Food Safety Testing
Visit our featured poster presentations to learn how manufacturers, QA teams, industry leaders, and testing laboratories are improving the detection, confirmation, and quantification of foodborne pathogens across food, environmental, and agricultural samples. Topics include validation of rapid molecular and culture-based methods for foodborne pathogen detection and Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™) technology for pathogen confirmation and quantitative analysis.