Welcome to PTNPA 2026 Southeast Food Safety Symposium

Connect

Engage with fellow PTNPA Members and food safety professionals during the immersive sessions and the lively networking reception.

Learn

Dive deep into regionally tailored educational content, featuring expert insights designed to enhance your food safety knowledge and skills.

Grow

Gain diverse insights that broaden your expertise and elevate your career.

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Food Safety for the Southeast Nut Industry

In the heart of peanut and pecan country, keeping every nut and nut product safe to eat is a demanding, high-stakes job — and the standards, threats, and best practices behind it never stop evolving. 

That's why it is critically important for PTNPA Members across the region — owners, operators, Quality Assurance experts, and food safety professionals — to gather for a day of crucial discussions on the actions needed for food safety. 

Sessions dig into oil roasting validation, sanitation best practices for wet and dry cleaning, water leakage in low-moisture, ready-to-eat (LMRTE) environments, the latest from UGA's peanut breeding advancements, and more.

Join the discussion then stay for the Southeast Networking Reception to connect with the people driving it forward.

Facts and Figures about the Nut Industry in the Southeast

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia

150,858

Total nut industry jobs in the Southeast depend on a safe supply chain

$48.58B

Total economic impact of the nut industry in the Southeast

$10.19B

Total nut industry wages in the Southeast

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN

November 4, 2026
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
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WHERE

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

15 RDC Road
Tifton, GA 31793

CONTACT

PTNPA Events