14th Annual Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Apr 4, 2012) - In two weeks, The Food Safety Summit will commence at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

• Show Floor: Several leading industry companies will offer education sessions in the Exhibit Showcase Theaters. Gold Sponsor is Siemens Industry, Silver Sponsor is Covance Laboratories and Bronze Sponsor is Alchemy Systems.
• Featured Keynote Presenter: Oscar Garrison, Division Director, Consumer Protection, Georgia Dept. of Agriculture; President, Association of Food & Drug Officials, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10 am.
• Three Certification Programs:
  • ServSafe® Training and Certification
  • Industry-Foodborne Illness Investigation Training (I-FIIT):
  • HACCP Certification and Training
• Town Hall with USDA and FDA: FDA's Mike Taylor and USDA's Elisabeth Hagen MD will host a Town Hall discussion at the Food Safety Summit on Thursday, April 19 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.
• Awards Programs - NSF will present the 2012 Food Safety Leadership Awards. The 2012 Food Quality Awards Presentation will be presented, sponsored by DuPont Qualicon.

DATES/HOURS:
Monday, April 16
Three full day certification programs: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, April 17
Half Day Workshops: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00pm - 5:00 pm
Opening Night Reception on Exhibit Floor: 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, April 18
Educational Sessions: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 am and 2:30 - 5:45 p.m.
Keynote Address & NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards - 10:00 - 11:00 am
Exhibit Floor Hours: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Exhibit Showcase Theaters: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm
Food Quality Awards Reception (Sponsored by DuPont): 5:45 pm - 7pm

Thursday, April 19
Networking Breakfast: 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Exhibit Showcase Theaters: 8:45 am - 10:30 am
Education Sessions: 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Town Hall with USDA and FDA - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch to Go: 1:00 pm

LOCATION:
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington

About the Food Safety Summit
The 14^th annual 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. For more information, call 847/405-4124 or visit www.foodsafetysummit.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/FoodSafetySumit

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