Washington/DC. BNP Media, organizer of the Food Safety Summit; and PMMI, producer of the PACK EXPO family of trade shows; announce the debut of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center at PACK EXPO International 2010 (McCormick Place, Chicago; Oct. 31-Nov. 3).

"With the 2010 show, PACK EXPO has expanded to provide processing and packaging solutions - and food safety is certainly a leading issue across both industries. BNP's Food Safety Summit Resource Center will support attendees and exhibitors seeking total systems solutions," said CharlesD. Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI.

BNP Media and PMMI will jointly promote The Food SafetyResource Center, where attendees will learn from leading experts on food safety about breakthroughs, challenges and solutions needed to ensure the safety of packaged foods before, during and after processing and packaging.

"BNP Media is thrilled to expand our portfolio and bring the success of the Food Safety Summit to the attendees of PACK EXPO," said Emily Patten, Event Director, BNP Media. "This is a wonderful opportunity for our exhibitors and speakers to participate in the leading event for the manufacturing industry."

PACK EXPO International 2010 takes place Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2010, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Show Organizer PMMI expects more than 45,000 attendees and 1,600 exhibitors in more than 1 million net square feet, making it 2010's largest packaging- and processing-oriented event. In addition to the Food Safety Resource Center, the show will feature The Brand Zone, The PROCESSING ZONEand the Confectionery Pavilion. For more information - and toregister - visit Packexpo.com.

The Food Safety Summit is the nation's largest and most important Conference & Expo on food safety, quality assurance, and foodsecurity. This three-day event, taking place April 12-14, 2010, provides food manufacturers, retailers, restaurant and foodservice professionals as well as non-profits, members of the military, government and academia to come together to discuss the practical and technical regulatory and scientific issues and view the very latest updates on new technologies. The event is produced and managed by BNP Media. For more information call 847.405.4000 or visit www.foodsafetysummit.com.