Food Safety Summit Resource Center returns for PACK EXPO.
Press Release Summary:
PMMI will team with BNP Media to bring latest iteration of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013. Resource center brings together Subject Matter Experts who can address regulations and implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act as well as other important food safety issues including Food Packaging, HACCP, Economic Fraud, Safety and Regulations for Allergens, Labeling, Pest Control, Sanitation, and Traceability.
Original Press Release:
Food Safety Summit Resource Center Returns for PACK EXPO Las Vegas in 2013
Reston, Va. — PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is excited to announce it will team with B-to-B media company BNP Media to bring the latest iteration of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23-25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.).
The Food Safety Summit Resource Center, a PACK EXPO constant since 2010, brings together Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) who can speak to the regulations and implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as well as other important food safety issues including Food Packaging, HACCP, Economic Fraud, Safety and Regulations for Allergens, Labeling, Pest Control, Sanitation and Traceability. It’s a place for practical advice and insight, and this year, it’s arriving at a particularly critical time, says Charles D. Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI.
“FSMA has headed into a new phase. Rules have been proposed and we’re now in a period of public comment,” Yuska says. “I expect PACK EXPO exhibitors and attendees will have a lot to talk about in terms of food safety. The subject matter experts BNP brings to the Food Safety Summit Resource Center will be immensely helpful.”
BNP Media, producer of the annual Food Safety Summit, and PMMI will jointly promote the Food Safety Summit Resource Center.
“This is our fourth PACK EXPO show, and we’re thrilled to be back,” said Scott Wolters, Director, Food Safety Summit. “With the ongoing changes in food manufacturing and distribution, the experts we bring to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 will certainly have a lot to talk about.”
The Food Safety Summit Resource Center will be located in Booth 7332, located in the Processing Zone. Details regarding programming and the agenda will be available in coming months.
For more information or to register for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013, visit www.packexpo.com or contact PMMI’s Show Department: 703.243.8555 or expo@pmmi.org.
About PMMI
PMMI is a trade association representing 600+ packaging and processing supply chain companies that provide a full range of packaging and processing machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through its various programs including: The PACK EXPO family of trade shows, PACK EXPO Connected Communities, packexpo.com, PMT Magazine, PACK EXPO Show Daily, networking events, educational programs and more.
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, EXPO PACK Mexico and EXPO PACK Guadalajara, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Guadalajara, Feb. 27–March 1, 2013, in Guadalajara, Mexico. EXPO PACK México, June 18-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico; PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 23-25, 2013, PACK EXPO International 2014 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Nov. 2 - 5, 2014.
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
About the Food Safety Summit
The Food Safety Summit is designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry including growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators and academia. The Food Safety Summit will be held Tuesday, April 30 through Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. Details and registration information is available at www.foodsafetysummit.com. For more information on attending or exhibiting, call 847/405-4000. The event is produced by BNP Media, one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies serving industry professionals across 50+ industries through magazines, custom media, e-newsletters, website conferences, events and market research. Visit BNP Media at www.bnpmedia.com.
