World Food Safety Day, a moment for global recognition of food safety issues jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), will be celebrated under a "preparing for the unexpected” theme.

Last week, ASTA hosted its member-exclusive networking lunch for colleagues in Chicago for the IFT FIRST Expo! ASTA members heard from association leadership, including ASTA President Peter Sayia of A.A. Sayia & Company, Inc., who shared reflections on the success of ASTA’s advocacy initiatives this year while previewing ASTA’s forthcoming website redesign and the new tools and features that will soon be available to ASTA’s members in the next few weeks. Thank you to all who joined!