2022 Food Safety Summit organizers release schedule for May event

The 2022 Food Safety Summit is scheduled for May 9-12 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of, Rosemont, IL.

The annual event brings more than 1,000 attendees from industry, government and academia together to discuss the current state of food safety and its future.

The Summit includes certification courses, a trade show flow with academic, governmental and industry organizations represented, and dozens of educational sessions. To register, click here.

All times are Central Daylight Saving Time

Certificate Courses

• Intentional Adulteration — Vulnerability Assessments (IA VA)
• Food Fraud Prevention
• Environmental Sampling for Retail Food Establishment Outbreaks

Monday, May 9 & Tuesday May 10, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Certified Professional – Food Safety (CP-FS) Credential-(2 Day Course)

Monday, May 9 & Tuesday May 10, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Exam
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)Training(2.5 Day Course)

• W1: Mock Civil Trial 2.0

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• W2: Cybersecurity and What it Means to the Food Safety ProfessionalPart 1
• W3: Internal Audits, Moving Beyond a “Checking the Box” Mindset

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

• W4: Cybersecurity and What it Means to the Food Safety Professional Part 2
• W5: Effectively Communicating with the Regulatory Community

5: p.m. – 7 p.m.

• Welcome Reception on the Exhibit Hall Floor

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• S1: What Makes a Good Leader? Lessons, Feedback, and a Call to Action from Leaders in Food Safety
• S2: Food Donations: How Edible Food Waste can be Used to Curb Food Insecurity
• S3: Food Safety Culture: Theory into Everyday Actions
• S4: Co$t of Foodborne Illness and Related Impact

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Keynote Presentation
  The Future of Food Safety Culture: Commitment and Collaboration

10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• Exhibit Hall Hours
• Solutions Stage & Tech Tent Presentations

2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.

• S5: Development of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
• S6: Foodborne Outbreak Investigation 101
• S7: Virtual Tools for Food Safety Assessments: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
• S8: The New Frontier for Food Safety in Produce: Data Driven Analytics and Insights Enhancing Traceability and Food Safety

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

• S9: Improving the Future of Recalls
• S10: Food Safety for Smaller Operations – Wearing All the Food Safety Hats at Once
• S11: Moving Forward after Novel Outbreaks
• S12:Microbial Challenge Studies: Putting The Pieces Together

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

• Food Safety Summit Gives Back Networking Reception

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• S13: Leadership through the Lens of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• S14: Understanding Risk Assessment and Interventions
• S15: Improving Food Safety Culture in YOUR Work Environment
• S16: FDA Tech-Enabled Traceability – Build Your Own Blueprint

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• TOWN HALL: An Interactive Session with Regulators and Advisory Groups

10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• Exhibit Hall Hours
• Solutions Stage & Tech Tent Presentations

2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.

• S17: Food Safety as a Supply Chain Management Problem
• S18: Modernization of the Inspection Process
• S19: Managing COVID in the Wake of Post-Pandemic Life
• S20: Food Safety: It’s a Business Fundamental

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

• S21: Closing Session – In the Trenches with Sanitation: Challenges and Key Learnings from Solving Problems in the Field

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