The Food Safety Award honors an individual or a group or organization for preeminence in and outstanding contributions to the field of food safety. The award alternates between individuals and groups/organizations; it will be presented in 2025 to an individual for a highly significant food safety development or in recognition of a long history of outstanding contributions to food safety. The Award consists of a plaque and a PKR100,000/- honorarium.
Qualifications for nominees •
Be an individual from industry (including consulting), academia, government, or the public sector involved in food safety program development and implementation, food safety research, education, policy, and/or information transfer
- Have preeminence in and outstanding contributions to the field of food safety
- Have a sustained effort of 5 or more years of service to the food safety community
- The Awards Committee Members are not eligible for this Award
Criteria for nominations
Please provide specific information on the following: •
Career highlights – length of service and positions held in the food safety profession, Provide a resume or summary of positions held related to food safety and other activities that highlights the nominee’s dedication and length of service to food safety. CVs must be no longer than 20 pages maximum.
- Specific achievements or accomplishments in food safety
Provide a listing of specific activities and their outcomes that would be considered significant food safety achievements or accomplishments (e.g., developed a process or procedure that increased food safety; initiated and/or participated in the development and/or implementation of new food safety regulations that enhanced public health; conducted research that made a specific contribution to food safety; implemented changes that increased food safety and/or improved food safety culture).
- Describe the originality/creativity and quality of the contribution.
- Describe the significance/importance of the contribution.
- Provide documentation that supports the effectiveness of the effort.
Educational/training activities in food protection offered directly or indirectly to the food industry
Provide a listing of involvement and specific role in food safety training programs (public or private, including internal company training, mentoring and knowledge transfer), professional societies, trade associations, publications and/or other forms of educational communications (e.g., organized workshops or other training programs, authored or co-authored papers published in recognized journals or magazines, developed food safety white papers/guidance, etc.).
- Participation in food safety related conferences National/ International (e.g., speaker, symposium organizer, etc.).
- Peer assessment of nominee Provide no less than two and no more than three letters of support from professional peers in addition to a nomination cover letter.
Additional points to consider under the criteria for evaluating nominee
Other activities or characteristics of the nominee that are not specifically covered under the above criteria may be provided to emphasize the nominee’s dedication to food safety (e.g., involvement food safety and other associations, volunteer and community activities related to food safety, etc.).
Submitting nominations
Nominations must be submitted as one PDF to committee by Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Please follow directions carefully to avoid errors. If you have any questions about this award or the required documents, please contact Dr. Hafiz Rehan Nadeem info@nafsfood.org. Once you have submitted your complete nomination, you will receive an acknowledgment of receipt from Rehan within 48 hours. (If you do not, please contact Dr. Rehan +92 312 4787572)