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Retail Program Standards Symposium

Retail Program Standards Symposium (RPSS) is just around the corner! This symposium focuses Progress in Motion, providing the information and connections jurisdictions need to maintain and grow their programs. The Symposium supports and educates retail food safety jurisdictions at state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) levels, whether just beginning with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) or maintaining conformance with them.

Upcoming Symposium

  • Dates: April 20 - 22, 2026
  • Registration details coming soon!

Don’t miss your chance to connect with peers, gain practical insights, and strengthen your retail food safety programs. Reserve your spot today!

Share Your Work: Call for Abstracts

Have a project, success story, or lesson learned that could inspire others in retail food safety? The RPSS planning team invites you to submit an abstract for the upcoming Symposium. This is your chance to showcase your work, connect with peers, and contribute to advancing the Retail Program Standards.

Who can submit:

  • SLTT retail food safety jurisdictions
  • Federal partners
  • Academic and industry collaborators

What we’re looking for:

  • Success stories of overcoming roadblocks to Retail Program Standards adoption and progress
  • Risk factor studies and interventions
  • Approaches to Standard 8 Program Assessment
  • Building positive industry and community relations

Deadlines & Guidelines

  • Abstract submission opens: December 11, 2025
  • Abstract submission closes: January 16, 2026

Before submitting, please review the full submission requirements and tips to strengthen your proposal.

View Abstract Submission Guidelines


This three-day symposium is presented by the NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program in collaboration with the Conference for Food Protection and funded by FDA under award 3U19FD008288.

Recordings & Continuing Education

2024 Symposium