McCloud Sets Annual Pest Invasion Food Safety Seminar for April

South Elgin, Ill.-based McCloud Services announced its annual Pest Invasion integrated pest management and food safety seminar for Tuesday, April 25, at the Drury Lane Conference Center & Theater in Oakbrook, Ill. The all-day seminar features information on timely topics related to pests and other contamination concerns for the food supply chain of custody, including public health importance and FDA regulations, foodborne illness and security.

“Our Pest Invasion seminar continues to grow every year and we are expecting this year’s attendance to be well over 350 professionals from the food, pest management and environmental health industries,” said Chris McCloud, president and CEO of McCloud Services.  “Each year our speakers and experts cover the most timely and critical issues surrounding the food industry and we look forward to April’s event.”

Pest Invasion features speakers from a variety of locations across the country, each with a unique topic to discuss. This year’s featured speakers and topics include:

• Rodent Exclusion and Update, Dr. Matt Frye, New York State IPM Program, Cornell University
• If you build it right, they won’t come (part I): Building Design, Sanitation and Pest Monitoring for stored product pests. Dr. Linda Mason, Assistant Dean & Professor of Entomology, Purdue University
• If you build it right, they won’t come (part II): Fumigation and chemical control update for stored product pests. Ed Hosoda, Vice President, Cardinal Professional Products

Food Safety in Review. Dr. Michael Doyle, Regents Professor of Food Microbiology, University of Georgia

Early bird discounted registration is open until March 1. For more information or to register, visit Pest Invasion Event Website.

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Information

Pest Invasion targets influential buyers and decision-makers in food safety, bringing attendees face-to-face with prospective and existing clients. Eighty percent of 2016 attendees were C-level executives for major food supply chain companies including processors, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers. For information on promoting your brand, download the Exhibitor & Sponsor Invitation Here.

For more information or questions on the sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, contact Mahi Kokkinos, marketing manager, at events@mccloudservices.com or at 224-227-6550.