Food Safety Summit Exhibition Hall to Highlight Solutions for Today and Planning for Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2012) - The Exhibit Hall of The Food Safety Summit will showcase new products and services from hundreds of companies including our Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors, Siemens, Covance, and Alchemy, offering everything from E-Coli Testing to Hygiene Monitoring, Laboratory Instruments, Pest Control, Temperature Measurement, Transportation Security and much more. The 2012 Food Safety Summit has so much to offer this year, while discovering solutions across the field, attendees will be able to network and conduct business with leading companies. Highlights Include:

• Opening Night Reception, Tuesday, April 17 5:00-8:00 pm - Enjoy food, drink and entertainment as the Exhibit Floor opens for business. Reception sponsored by Siemens.
• Expanded Exhibition Hall Hours - The Exhibit Hall will be open Wednesday, April 18 from 11 am - 4 pm with a luncheon, sponsored by Covance and on Thursday, April 19 from 7:30 - 10:30 am with a continental breakfast sponsored by Alchemy.
• The Exhibitor Showcase Theatres are special learning areas set upon the exhibition hall and education floor. Subject Matter Experts from MetricStream, IFS, MJST, Lubriplate Lubricants, Romer Labs, Alchemy, PMMI, CERT ID, Bureau Veritas Certification, Covance, Hussman, Eurofins, TUV SUD America, LRQA, ConAgra Mills, and Plex Systems will discuss new and exciting technologies in food safety and security.
• Food Factor Competition - The First Lego League is a program for middle school students to solve real world problems using science and technology. This year's challenge, "Food Factor," is designed to highlight different aspects of food processing and handling. Visit aisle 600 to view these team's achievements and learn from their discoveries.
• Passport to Food Safety - Receive your Passport Game Booklet at registration and collect a passport stamp at every participating exhibitor booth in the Show Floor to qualify for a prize drawing. You could win a new iPad or Kindle Fire. Drawing held on Thursday, April 19.

About the Food Safety Summit
The Food Safety Summit is designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry including growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators and academia. The Food Safety Summit will be held Tuesday, April 17 through Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Three full day pre conference workshops will be held on Monday, April 16^th. Details and registration information is available at www.foodsafetysummit.com. For more information, call 847/405-4000.