International FoodProtection Training Institute

The City of Battle Creek will honor local organization, the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) on their recent international award. On Tues, April 26, IFPTI will celebrate the winning of the NSF International 2011 Food Safety Leadership Trendsetter Award.
IFPTI Receives NSF International 2011 Food Safety Leadership Trendsetter Award.
Staff will be on hand to introduce themselves to the community and share IFPTI’s role in putting Battle Creek on the map as a center for food protection, science and technology.
Invited guests include state and local elected officials, business and community leaders and downtown merchants.

Confirmed guests include:
Susan Baldwin, Mayor of Battle Creek
Reggie LaGrand, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Director of Greater Battle Creek Programming
Susan Buckham, Sr. Manager, Battle Creek Operations, Nutritional Chemistry & Food Safety, Covance, Inc.
Jeffrey L. Roller, Interim Director / CFO, Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce
Mark Hughes, Director of Sales & Marketing, McCamly Plaza Hotel
George Franklin, Franklin Public Affairs

Tuesday, April 26
11:00 – 11:30 AM
WMU’s Kendall Center Lobby, 50 Jackson Street, Battle Creek
To arrange interviews, contact Joan Bowman at 269-350-1811, joan.bowman@ifpti.org

About IFPTI
The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization building and administering the training infrastructure for the nation’s integrated food safety system. Working with federal regulatory and public health officials, IFPTI is establishing and overseeing the implementation of a career-spanning food protection training curriculum that will increase capacity, and assure competency and equivalency throughout all regulatory jurisdictions in meeting established U.S. federal food safety standards. IFPTI is a member of the GFPI global initiative, a knowledge-exchange and resource-development network seeking to influence the adoption of food protection practices and policies in pursuit of a safe, secure, and healthy food supply. Financial support for IFPTI is provided by a grant from the Food and Drug Administration, and through the generosity of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.