Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Food Security to Be Discussed During Summit
Scheduled for March 16-18, 2005
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7th Annual Food Safety
Summit and Expo will focus on the latest developments in protecting the
nation's food supply from being compromised by any potential food safety or
food security incidents including everything from E-coli to Salmonella to
intentional contamination by terrorists. Over 1,800 food manufacturers, food
processors, restaurant executives and food retailers are expected to attend
the Summit on March 16-18, 2005, at the Washington D.C. Convention Center.
The Conference program has been developed in conjunction with the Food
Products Association (FPA), the National Restaurant Association (NRA), and
Food Safety Magazine.
"We have added many new and exciting elements to this year's Food Safety
Summit including new sessions, new networking opportunities, new simulation
exercises, new exhibitors and more," said Scott Goldman, president of Eaton
Hall Exhibitions, producers of the event. "In addition, we will once again
bring together top government officials and executives from food
manufacturers, restaurant chains, foodservice establishments and the food
industry to share ideas on how best to ensure a safe, secure and wholesome
food supply."
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns will keynote on Friday, March 18th,
followed by a "power panel" on the latest in US-Canadian agreements on cross-
border beef shipments and BSE (Mad Cow disease). Leaders from both countries
will discuss the state of beef imports in North America. Carlos Gutierrez,
Secretary of Commerce and the former chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of Kellogg Company; and Walt Freese, CEO of Ben & Jerry's, have also
been invited to keynote.
Over two dozen new sessions have been added to this year's program,
including FDA's updated Good Manufacturing Practices; New Tools for Testing;
HACCP: In Your Hand; CSI: Your Food Plant, Biotech and Food Safety; Predictive
Microbiology, Biosensors, Nanotech; and, the Future of Food Safety. On
Wednesday, March 16th, the Food Products Association and Booz Allen Hamilton
will present "Food Security & Bioterrorism: Tabletop Exercise and Simulation."
At the workshop, front-line leaders in government, law enforcement, and
corporate security will discuss protecting products, securing facilities, and
watching suppliers and staff. Attendees will experience a "live-fire" drill
where they will develop an actual response plan to a food security scenario.
The National Restaurant Association/National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation (NRAEF) will sponsor the Restaurant and Foodservice
Track. The track will provide cutting-edge, educational sessions to outline
and address the positive and proactive efforts performed by the restaurant
industry in maintaining food safety as a top priority. Educational workshops
in the restaurant and foodservice track include: Train the Trainer: The
Skills You Need to Motivate Your Team for Safety; HACCP In Your Hand: Mobile
Data Collection and Monitoring Using Handhelds and more; Regulatory Reality
for Restaurants: An Up-Close Q&A With Washington's Top Food Regulators; and,
Building Food Safety Into Food: Advancing Quality and Safety Through
Biotechnology.
More than 70 speakers will discuss solutions for the industry with real
world QA strategy for commercial companies during the three-day event.
Executives from such household name food companies as Kraft, Tyson,
McDonald's, Campbell's Soup, Pepsi-Cola, Kellogg Company, Gerber Foods, Sara
Lee, ConAgra, Land O'Lakes, Dean Foods and Burger King will present several
sessions. Attendees at the Food Safety Summit include executives in quality
control, food safety, plant operations and sanitation as well as top leaders
from the processing, restaurant and retail food industry, representatives from
Capitol Hill, the White House and key regulatory officials.
In addition to the conference program, attendees will be able to visit the
exhibit area where over 200 booths of several brand new technologies,
including the new food security simulation exercise, will be on display. The
Food Safety Summit is owned and produced by Eaton Hall Exhibitions of Florham
Park, New Jersey. For more program information and registration materials,
call the Food Safety Summit's toll-free number at (800) 746-9646 or visit
http://www.foodsafetysummit.com.
Sponsors
Food Products Association
The Food Products Association (http://www.nfpa-food.org) is the largest
trade association serving the food and beverage industry in the United States
and worldwide. FPA's laboratory centers, scientists and professional staff
provide technical and regulatory assistance to member companies and represent
the food industry on scientific and public policy issues involving food
safety, food security, nutrition, consumer affairs and international trade.
FPA members produce processed and packaged fruit, vegetable, and grain
products, meat, poultry, and seafood products, snacks, drinks and juices, or
provide supplies and services to food manufacturers. For more information,
contact Brian Kennedy, Communications Manager, 202-639-5994 or
bkennedy@nfpa-food.org
National Restaurant Association
The National Restaurant Association (http://www.restaurant.org), founded
in 1919, is the leading business association for the restaurant industry,
which is comprised of 900,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work
force of 12.2 million. The National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation (http://www.nraef.org) is dedicated to fulfilling the educational
mission of the National Restaurant Association, and created the International
Food Safety Council to heighten the awareness and importance of food safety
education. For additional information, please contact Katharine Kim, Vice
President of Media Relations, 202-331-5939 or kkim@dineout.org, or Ellen Nash,
Vice President, Communications (NRAEF), 312-751-5372 or enash@nraef.org.
Food Safety Magazine
Food Safety Magazine (http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com) is the leading
industry trade publication for food safety and quality assurance/quality
control professionals worldwide. FSM publishes a variety of practical
management, technology, regulatory and trend articles that assist readers-food
processors, foodservice operators and institutions, regulators, laboratories
and researchers-to better meet today's food safety and QA/QC challenges. For
more information, please contact Julie Larson-Bricher, Editorial Director,
503-472-7387 or julie@foodsafetymagazine.com
Show Owner and Producer
Eaton Hall Exhibitions
Eaton Hall Exhibitions LLC, of Florham Park, NJ, is a publishing and trade
show firm, which specializes in bringing buyers and sellers together. Eaton
Hall Expositions, which owns the Food Safety Summit, created the event in
1999. For additional information about exhibiting and or attending the Food
Safety Summit, visit http://www.foodsafetysummit.com or phone 800-746-9646.
For media information, contact Scott Goldman, Show Director, at 973-514-5900
extension 102 or sgoldman@eatonhall.com.
SOURCE Food Safety Summit
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Related links:
http://www.foodsafetysummit.com
http://www.nfpa-food.org http://www.restaurant.org
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com
CONTACT:
Amy Riemer, Media Relations, +1-978-475-4441,
amy@riemercommunications.com; Scott Goldman, Show Director,
+1-973-514-5900, ext. 102, sgoldman@eatonhall.com
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