NEW DELHI, November 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Fi is launching for the first time, a Rotating Round Table Meet at the Food Regulatory and Safety Summit - Winter Edition, taking place from 12 - 13 December in Delhi. This meeting will give attendees a chance to interact personally with industry experts. A close group of 8-10 people will have the opportunity to discuss specific issues with each expert panelist.

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The Food Regulatory and Safety Summit - Summer Edition was a grand success.

Here's what the past attendees had to say:

"Very useful as it gave the national and international scenario of the regulations" - Ajit Dua, Head Technical Operations and Quality Manager, Punjab Biotechnology Incubator

"Provided me an in-depth framework on current ideas" - Milind Chavan, Research, ITC Limited

The Food Regulatory and Safety Summit - Winter Edition will focus on the latest regulatory issues in the food and beverage industry with key officials from FSSAI, FDA and industry experts on one platform. There is also a unique panel discussion addressing crucial issues like categorisation of food, new product approval, licensing, health claims and many more. Esteemed panelists for the summit include Dr. Deepa Bhajekar, MD, Microchem Siliker, Dr. B Sesikeran, Former Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Prabodh Halde, Regulatory Head, Marico, Padmaparna Dasgupta, Head Regulatory Affairs, GSK Healthcare, Vaibhav Kulkarni, Head Regulatory Affairs, Abott Nutrition International, Jose David, Head Regulatory, Tata Global Beverages and A. Savitri, Head Regulatory, Britannia Industries.

Fi invites industry colleagues to submit their top challenges or questions to paulami.ray@ubm.com, which will be addressed and discussed by the expert regulators and panelists during the summit.

For more information visit http://www.foodregulatoryandsafety.com/pr

About Fi:

Food ingredients is the global meeting place for all stakeholders in the food ingredients industry. Over 500,000 people have attended our shows over the years, and billions of euros of business has been done as a result. Fi is held once every two years in a major cities across the world and brings together the world's leading food and beverage suppliers, R&D, production and marketing specialists and showcases the most diverse range of new and innovative ingredients and services

About UBM:

UBM is a global live media and B2B communications, marketing service and data provider. We help organisations make connections, communicate their proposition and do business effectively. We enable professional people in more than 40 countries around the world to connect and engage with each other, with the markets they serve and with the information they need to succeed. And we do this by whatever means works best - at live events, through digital media or in publications.

Our 6,500 expert staff are deeply embedded in the many specialist communities we serve, bringing both an unusual depth of understanding and real know-how. We organise hundreds of live events each year; we provide data, marketing and information products; we offer a portfolio of market-leading online and print titles; and we support professional communicators through our targeting, distribution and monitoring services.

Our culture of innovation and collaboration brings our people together around common interests to create value, enhancing our ability to do exactly the same for UBM customers. So, whatever their business and wherever they operate, our customers do better business through us. http://www.ubm.com

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