{"id":14477,"date":"2026-06-20T12:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-food-safety-professionals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:26:20","slug":"iita-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-food-safety-professionals","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-food-safety-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA scientist receives prestigious award for food safety professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25427\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25427\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Titilayo-Falade-showcasing-her-Travel-Award.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Titilayo Falade showcasing her Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals 2021.\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Titilayo Falade showcasing her Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prestigious International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) has awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> Scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/titilayo-falade\/\">Titilayo Falade<\/a> a Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals working full-time in the field of food safety in a country with a developing economy. Falade, a recipient of the 2021 award, received the award at the 2022 IAFP conference in Pittsburgh, USA, after missing the 2021 event due to logistical challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Falade is an Associate Scientist with IITA\u2019s Pathology\/Mycotoxin and Aflasafe Unit. She received this support in recognition of her contributions to food safety, including mycotoxin research in sub-Saharan Africa and food adulteration research. The award also acknowledges her work mentoring graduate students in food safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference allowed Falade to share her knowledge and collaborate with other researchers in addressing global food safety research. At the 2022 conference, she presented her research titled \u201cControlled fermentation with selected <em>lactobacilli<\/em> and yeast probiotics decontaminates aflatoxins in maize gruel and changes the amino acid profile differentially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IAFP\u2019s mission is \u201cTo provide food safety professionals worldwide with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply.\u201d Every year over 3,500 global members of the IAFP attend the annual meeting from over 50 countries. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodprotection.org\/about\/past-awardees\/travel-award-for-food-safety-professionals-in-a-country-with-a-developing-economy\">https:\/\/www.foodprotection.org\/about\/past-awardees\/travel-award-for-food-safety-professionals-in-a-country-with-a-developing-economy<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IAFP publishes the Journal of Food Protection, the leading global publication dedicated to food safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by Titilayo Falade<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) has awarded IITA-CGIAR Scientist Titilayo Falade a Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals working full-time in the field of food safety in a country with a developing 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