Food Safety & Sanitation Workshop 2026

It takes place at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

The organizer identifies food industry sanitation and food safety personnel, as well as exhibitors, as participating groups.

It is most useful for sanitation and food safety personnel at food plants, since general sessions cover broad topics while smaller breakouts split into basic and advanced tracks, and Washington State University is the organizer. The long sponsor list, including Ecolab, Neogen and Eurofins, makes it a good place to compare cleaning chemistry and testing suppliers; executives seeking high-level strategy would get less from it.

Attendees at food industry workshops usually wear business casual or company polo shirts, with closed-toe shoes and a layer for an airport hotel meeting room in Portland in November.

Its subject matter includes foundational sanitation and current food sanitation and safety issues.

Broad-interest subjects are covered in general sessions, alongside smaller breakout sessions with basic and advanced tracks.