Several hundred food safety professionals attended the education program and opening day keynote at the Food Safety Summit Conference & Expo with a common theme of the importance of collaboration of industry and regulators. The trade show and conference is taking place through 5:30 pm today at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL with education session, beginning at 8:00 am this morning. To access the conference program visit https://www.foodsafetystrategies.com/agenda. Below are highlights from the Summit.
Michael Taylor, former Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and current board co-chair of STOP Foodborne Illness discusses the alignment of government, industry and consumers to implement modern practices to prevent foodborne illness without waiting for the next food safety crisis to strike.