{"id":1737,"date":"2025-08-04T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/27th-annual-food-safety-summit-draws-more-than-4700-industry-professionals-in-person-and-virtually\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:00:35","slug":"27th-annual-food-safety-summit-draws-more-than-4700-industry-professionals-in-person-and-virtually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/27th-annual-food-safety-summit-draws-more-than-4700-industry-professionals-in-person-and-virtually\/","title":{"rendered":"27TH ANNUAL FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT DRAWS MORE THAN 4,700 INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>ROSEMONT, IL \u2013 May 21, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 More than 4,700 food safety professionals, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the globe gathered for the 2025 Food Safety Summit, held May 11\u201315 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The event brought together 1,210 in-person attendees and 3,546 virtual participants to explore the latest advancements and pressing challenges in food safety. The expanded exhibit hall featured 160 leading vendors\u2014marking a 28% increase from 2024\u2014and showcased innovative solutions across the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extend our deepest gratitude to our exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, and partners for their unwavering support of the Summit and the broader food safety community,\u201d said Stacy Atchison, Publisher of <em>Food Safety Magazine<\/em>, which produces the Summit. \u201cA special thank you to our Educational Advisory Board for developing stellar content that fostered knowledge exchange, collaboration, and strategic thinking around today\u2019s most critical food safety issues. We\u2019re always honored to create a space where the industry comes together to learn, network, and drive progress.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 Summit Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" width=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/ext\/resources\/2025\/05\/22\/rc-upload-1747936057888-1.png\" align=\"left\" alt=\"A person in a suit speaking at a podium&#10;&#10;AI-generated content may be incorrect.\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Address<\/strong>: On Wednesday, Jason Evans, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Food Innovation and Technology (CFIT) at Johnson &amp; Wales University, delivered a keynote titled <em>Surmountable Challenges: Leadership When Nothing is Easy<\/em>. Speaking to a packed audience, Dr. Evans shared practical strategies for fostering high performance and building accountable, engaged, and collaborative teams. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" width=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/ext\/resources\/2025\/05\/22\/rc-upload-1747936057888-3.png\" align=\"right\" alt=\"A group of people standing on a stage&#10;&#10;AI-generated content may be incorrect.\"\/><strong><br \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Distinguished Service Award<\/strong>: Joe Corby was honored with <em>Food Safety Magazine<\/em>\u2019s 2025 Distinguished Service Award, presented by Stacy Atchison and Editorial Director Adrienne Blume. Selected by the food safety community, Corby was recognized for his decades of leadership, mentorship, and advocacy on both the state and national levels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" width=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/ext\/resources\/2025\/05\/22\/rc-upload-1747936057888-5.png\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Women holding a large check&#10;&#10;AI-generated content may be incorrect.\"\/><strong>Food Safety Summit Gives Back<\/strong>: During the Food Safety Summit Gives Back networking reception, Stacy Atchison presented a $7,100 donation to Sandra Eskin, CEO of Stop Foodborne Illness. The contribution\u2014generated from Summit exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees\u2014supports the nonprofit\u2019s mission to advocate on behalf of those affected by foodborne illness and prevent future outbreaks through collaboration with academia, industry, and government. Sponsors for the evening included Champion Sponsor: Petro-Canada Lubricants, an HF Sinclair company; Ambassador Sponsor: NomadX and Genista Biosciences; Advocate Sponsors: DNV and Instant Recall; and Photo Booth Sponsor: ELISA Technologies<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-fr-image-pasted=\"true\" width=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/ext\/resources\/2025\/05\/22\/rc-upload-1747936057888-7.png\" align=\"left\" alt=\"A group of people sitting in chairs&#10;&#10;AI-generated content may be incorrect.\"\/><strong>Town Hall with Federal Agencies<\/strong>: On the Summit\u2019s final day, Gillian Kelleher, CEO of Kelleher Consultants LLC and Chair of the Educational Advisory Board, moderated the annual <em>Town Hall:<\/em> <em>A Real-Time Conversation with FDA, CDC, USDA, and AFDO<\/em>. Attendees received updates from Kyle Diamantas (FDA), Denise Eblen, Ph.D. (USDA FSIS), Steven Mandernach (AFDO), and Megin Nichols, D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M. (CDC), who joined virtually. The engaging discussion highlighted the ongoing importance of science, innovation, and cross-agency collaboration in protecting public health. The Town Hall is available to watch on demand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/events\/8622-town-hall-a-candid-dialogue-on-the-future-of-food-safety\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dynamic Exhibit Hall and Educational Program:\u00a0<\/strong>The Exhibit Hall featured over 160 companies offering cutting-edge products and services. Notable exhibitors included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>Platinum Sponsor:<\/b>\u00a0NomadX<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Gold Sponsor<\/b>: Share-ify<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Silver Sponsors:<\/b>\u00a0Instant Recall, DNV<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Bronze Sponsors:<\/b>\u00a0bioM\u00e9rieux, Deibel Laboratories, Food Radar, NSF, SGS, Trustwell, VAI, Zebra Technologies Limited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Education sessions covered timely and forward-looking topics including Food Safety Culture Tools; Leveraging AI, Recall Modernization, Allergen Management, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Outbreak Investigation, HPAI Outbreak Response, Chemical Safety, and more. Eight sessions were live-streamed and are available on demand for one year. To register and access the recordings, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/events\/category\/422\">https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/events\/category\/422<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking Ahead to 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Food Safety Summit will return to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, May 11\u201314. The Summit is owned and produced by <em>Food Safety Magazine<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\" target=\"_new\">www.food-safety.com<\/a>) and BNP Media (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnpmedia.com\" target=\"_new\">www.bnpmedia.com<\/a>), a leading B2B media company serving more than 60 industries with magazines, digital content, events, and research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-safety.com\/articles\/10400-27th-annual-food-safety-summit-draws-more-than-4-700-industry-professionals-in-person-and-virtually\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROSEMONT, IL \u2013 May 21, 2025\u00a0\u2013 More than 4,700 food safety professionals, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the globe gathered for the 2025 Food Safety Summit, held May 11\u201315 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. 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