2010 Tomato Food Safety Workshop

2010 Tomato Food Safety Workshop

 

The 2010 Tomato Food Safety Workshop will be held on Tuesday, September 7, from 1:30-5:15 pm at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples. Please see the agenda below.

 

There will be no registration fee this year, as this program is cosponsored by UF/IFAS Extension and the Florida Tomato Exchange; registration will be on-site. Participation will count as an official training for tomato growers, handlers and shippers who are subject to the TGAP/TBMP audit. A certificate of participation will be presented to each participant completing the training and pre/post tests.

 

UF/IFAS Extension & Florida Tomato Exchange

 

Present

 

2010 Tomato Food Safety Workshop

 

Tuesday, September 7

1:30 – 5:15 p.m.

 

Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Naples

Ballroom

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:30      Pre-test

 

1:30 – 1:35      Welcome

                        Steve Sargent and Keith Schneider, Workshop Coordinators

 

1:35 – 1:40      Introduction to the Workshop

                        Dr. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Dean for Extension, UF/IFAS

 

1:40 – 2:00      Update on Status of the Tomato Food Safety Protocol

                        Reggie Brown, Executive V.P., Florida Tomato Exchange

                        Martha Roberts, Office of the Dean for Research, UF/IFAS

                       

2:00 – 2:45      Update on the Food Safety Regulatory Program in Florida

                        Charles Beasley, Bureau Chief of Inspection

                        Barry Gaffney, Fruit & Vegetables Regional Administrator

                        Shannon Shepp, Director

                        Division of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection,

                        Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

 

                        Question & Answer Session

 

2:45 – 3:15      Wrap-up on Recent GAPS training program; Update on Overhead Spray Washing Project

                        Keith Schneider, Extension Food Safety Specialist

                        Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville

 

3:15 – 3:30      BREAK

 

3:40 – 4:10      Recent Results of Salmonella Transfer - Gloved Hands and Tomato Cartons

                        Keith Schneider (presented for Michelle Danyluk, Research Extension Food Safety Specialist, UF/IFAS Citrus & Education Center, Lake Alfred)

 

4:10 – 4:40      Update on Recent Postharvest Pathology Studies

                        Jerry Bartz, Plant Pathologist

                        Plant Pathology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville

                       

                        1) Fruit quality and decay problems associated with cold field temperatures

                        2) Progress on the refinement of dump tank and flume management practices: water temperature and chlorine alternatives

 

4:40 – 5:10      Question/Answer Session   

 

5:10 – 5:30      Post-test; collection of tests; end of session

 

 

Crystal A. Snodgrass

University of Florida

Manatee County Extension Service

1303 17th Street West

Palmetto, FL  34221

941-722-4524

FAX: 941-721-6608