The 18th Annual Food Safety Summit, held May 10–12 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, attracted nearly 1,700 registered food-safety professionals, a 12 percent increase in registered attendees from 2015, and more than 200 exhibiting companies, a 20 percent increase from last year’s event. During the three-day event, food-safety professionals discussed the most pressing issues facing the food industry including Listeria, implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and integration of the nation’s food safety system.
“We thank our educational advisory board, who developed a stellar conference program, as well as our sponsors, who helped to support this dynamic conference and all of our exhibitors, speakers and attendees,” says Scott Wolters, director for the Food Safety Summit, a BNP Media event. “We heard from so many people during the three-day event how important it is to participate in the Food Safety Summit to gather tools for today and make plans for tomorrow.”