By: Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, FMI Vice President, Food Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute

Food safety is the industry's top priority. We’ve designed this year’s Retail Food Safety Forum to help attendees be on the cutting edge. Here are our top 5 reasons to join us in Chicago June 11 – 12.
1. CONNECT: Attending the FMI Foundation Retail Food Safety Forum gives you free access to FMI Connect. Register once for the Forum and attend both events.
2. LEARN: Explore strategies to overcome current and future food safety challenges from top speakers including Ben Chapman, PhD assistant professor at North Carolina State University and food safety extension specialist. Here’s our full lineup.
3. ENGAGE: Participate in interactive discussions with food safety thought leaders to examine some of our industry's top issues including crisis communications, regulatory collaboration, measuring success and more.
4. ENRICH: Gain practical tools to transform your food safety program from roundtable discussion with peers and networking with experts
5. COLLABORATE: Build collaborative relationships with regulatory officials and learn about important upcoming initiatives.
Ready to register? Visit www.fmiretailfoodsafety.com. See you in Chicago!


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