Food Safety Summit - April 12-14, 2010 - Washington DC Convention Center
The 12th Annual Food Safety Summit, the largest and most established food safety and defense exposition in North America on food safety, quality assurance and food security will be held Monday, April 12 through Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Washington DC Convention Center.
This three-day event features a full program of intensive educational seminars, high level industry and government keynote speakers, workshops, networking events and a large trade show exhibition. Each year, the Summit provides food processors, retailers, foodservice, government, military and academic professionals a forum to learn from expert speakers and trainers, exchange ideas, find solutions to current job challenges and engage in networking opportunities. This year the Summit will also address the challenges of the Global Food Community.
The Summit offers two and a half days of intensive education covering traditional concerns (regulatory issues such as food safety legislation and global perspectives on the harmonization of standards) to the rapidly emerging (assuring the safety of perishables and sampling challenges)as well as topics that address the very real issue of crisis management. Pre-Conference Workshops will be held on Monday, April 12 with the full conference program continuing on Tuesday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 14. The resource-rich exhibition floor offers 200 exhibitors, a New Products Showcase, Poster Abstract Area and the Vendor Track Theatre. The exhibit floor will be open on Tuesday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 14.
For more information on exhibiting call Chuck Wilson, Sales Manager, at 847-405-4063 and for attendee information call Katie Johnson, Tradeshow Coordinator, 847-405-4053
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- Registration is now open
- 2010 Educational Offerings
- Schedule & Education at a Glance (coming soon)
- FAQ
- Executive Educational Advisory Council
- The Travel & Housing Desk will open December 15th
- Washington DC
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2009 wrap-up
2009 Summit a Success
The 11th annual Food Safety Summit has come and gone. This year, the annual three-day meeting brought together nearly 1,600 food manufacturing, retail, foodservice, academic, military and government professional. The Summit once again did not disappoint, featuring highly interactive workshops, general sessions and keynote presentations from the National Restaurant Association, Jack-in-the-Box and the FDA. Virtually every aspect of food safety was discussed, and more than 175 companies in the exhibit hall displayed products, services and the latest information in fighting contamination.
"Initial feedback has been very positive and we are extremely pleased with the success of the event," said Scott Wolters, CEM, director of tradeshows and conferences for BNP Media, producers of the event. "Attendees really enjoyed the conference, the networking events, the Poster Abstract Area and the Vendor Theaters, where exhibitors had an opportunity to present data in their particular area of expertise."
Amy B. Smith, Ph.D., Technical Application and Regulatory Support Specialists for DuPont Qualicon, said on a national radio interview, "The Food Safety Summit is a great meeting not only for networking, but it is full of valuable and timely information. We are lucky to be part of this event. The issue of food safety cannot be overstated, and this event is a great way to network and have important discussions around regulatory and scientific information."
Michael Kaufman, chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, officially kicked off the event with a keynote presentation on how the industry and government work together to improve safety and quality in the restaurant industry. He preceded Dr. David Theno, retired senior vice president, Quality and Logistics for Jack-in-the-Box, who talked about the importance of being a strong leader in the face of food-safety challenges.
In Wednesday's keynote Dr. Donald Zink Ph.D., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discussed the challenge of using outbreak investigations to drive continuous improvement in food safety. He talked about the complexities of tracking foodborne illnesses in the global food supply and highlighted the systems (PulseNet and FoodNet) that government agencies use to track important information and statistics.
At the Monday's Opening Night Reception, which was graciously sponsored by BPI and Thermo Scientific, the 2009 Annual Food Safety Leadership Awards were announced by NSF International, a non-profit public-health and safety organization. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Phillip Minerich, Hormel Foods Corp., and the Education and Training Award was presented to the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California. System Improvement Awards were presented to the Coca-Cola Co., Greenville County Schools, South Carolina; North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Tuesday evening brought The Food Quality Award, presented by Food Quality Magazine to Fieldale Farms Further Processing Division. The award was sponsored by DuPont Qualicon.
Exhibitors in the Expo Hall included 3M Microbiology, BD Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Ecolab, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company LTD, R-Biopharm, Inc., Siemens Energy & Automation, Silliker, Inc., Beef Products Inc., Weber Scientific and others.
"This was our first time to The Food Safety Summit, and it was one of the best shows we have done," said Ernst Norman of Baxtek Solutions in Snellville, Ga. Dawn Bye, director of business operations for AcryliCon, based in Chesapeake, Va., said her company left the Summit feeling as though it was a successful event. "We had an opportunity to speak with a number of key representatives from the food industry as well as quality assurance and inspection groups to inform them about our products and educate them on what are available; it was a very valuable meeting."
Plans are already being made for the 2010 Food Safety Summit. It will be held April 12-14, 2010, and will return to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. For more information on exhibiting call Chuck Wilson, Sales Manager, at 847-405-4063 and for attendee information call Katie Johnson, Tradeshow Coordinator, 847-405-4053.
- Andy Hanacek, executive editor, The National Provisioner
2009 Educational Session Presentations
All provided presentations are posted against the respective speaker and session. Click here to access 2009 educational session handouts.
If you were an exhibitor or attendee and have have forgotten the password to view the handouts, please contact Katie Johnson at 847-405-4053.
