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The 2009 Food Safety Summit Features New Sessions and an Expansive Show Floor
Register by Friday, April 10 for Significant Early Bird Discounts
| Source: Food Safety Summit
DEERFIELD, IL--(Marketwire - April 8, 2009) - The 11th Annual Food Safety Summit, the
industry's top gathering for food processing, retail, foodservice,
academic, military and government professionals, will be held April 27-29,
2009 in Washington, DC. Pre-registration for the Expo Hall only is free
and the early bird rates for the conference packages will end on Friday,
April 10th.
Industry leaders will discuss "3rd Party Auditing and Certification:
Industry Perspectives." Panelists represent Cargill, Inc.; CODEX; the FDA;
the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA); the Food Marketing Institute
(FMI); the Center for Science in the Public Interest; the USDA/FSIS and
the National Council of Chain Restaurants. This session will provide an
update on 3rd party certification and auditing harmonization efforts that
include the GFSI. Attendees will hear how the industry is moving toward
third party certification for imports and the progress towards
harmonization of food safety and quality certification standards.
"We are honored to have this dynamic panel representing government
officials and executives from several of the leading industry associations
to discuss 3rd party auditing," said Scott Wolters, of BNP Media, producers
of the Summit. "We encourage those in the industry to attend this
important session and others that are being offered."
The newest session added to the conference program is "Sanitary Design
Principles for Equipment Used in the Food Industry," presented by Joseph
Stout of Kraft Foods. Stout will discuss how quality and food safety
starts with the right equipment, a well-designed plant and robust
formulation designs to improve equipment design.
On the show floor exhibitors will provide information about new food safety
focused products and services in the Vendor Track Theater. Participating
exhibitors include Ingersoll Rand, Thermo Scientific, Microbiology
International, Alchemy, Orkin Commercial Services, Idaho Technology Inc.,
etc.
The Posters & Papers Research Presentation Program is returning to the
Summit. Scientists in Industry, Academia, and Government are invited to
submit their scientific findings to be displayed at the Expo. Scientists
interested in submitting a research poster should visit
www.foodsafetysummit.com or call 1-847-405-4000.
The Food Safety Summit is the nation's largest and most important
Conference & Expo on food safety, quality assurance, and food security.
The event is produced and managed by BNP Media.