2010 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award Announced

NSF International has announced the first call for nominations for the 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards (FSLA) Program

ANN ARBOR, Mich—NSF International has announced the first call for nominations for the 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards (FSLA) Program. Celebrating its seventh year, the FSLA program recognizes individuals and companies that have demonstrated excellence in food safety.

Winners are recognized in one of eight awards categories: education, training, equipment design, packaging innovation, product development, research advances, system improvement, and technology breakthroughs. One individual is also recognized with a lifetime achievement award for their significant contributions to advancing food safety. Nominations are evaluated by an independent panel of food safety experts based on creativity, innovation, design, contribution to the advancement of food safety, and overall quality of contributions made.

Recipients will be announced at the 2010 Food Safety Summit in April at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center. More information is available at NSF. Nominations must be received by January 29, 2010.