Food Safety Summit announces new dates for 2020 event due to coronavirus outbreak
The annual conference and trade show now will be held Oct. 19-22.
BNP Media, organizer of the Food Safety Summit, said that in response to the serious outbreak of the coronavirus, it has postponed the summit, originally scheduled for May 4-7, 2020, to Oct. 19-22, 2020. The rescheduled event will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
“The safety and the well-being of everyone who attends the summit is paramount, and with this unprecedented situation unfolding, we have a responsibility to our customers, our guests and our colleagues to provide a safe place for our exhibitors, attendees and speakers to interact and communicate face-to-face,” said Scott Wolters, chief events officer for Troy, Mich.-based BNP Media. “We have a large number of attendees and exhibitors who committed to participate for the May event and look forward to a successful gathering from Oct. 19-22, in Rosemont, Ill. Please visit our website at www.foodsafetysummit.com for the new and updated schedule, which will be live in a few weeks.”