Monday, May 2, 2011

May 12 Manatee Food Safety Training

Please mark your calendars for a food safety training workshop at Manatee County Extension Service

 

 

Date: Thursday May 12, 2011.

Time: 8:30am-4:30pm

Location: Manatee County Extension Service, Kendrick Auditorium

1303 17th St West Palmetto, FL 34221

Cost: $70.00 per person to cover lunch, materials, and travel expenses for guest speakers

Registration: http://manateefoodsafety2011.eventbrite.com/ or call Jennifer at 941-722-4524

 

A  certificate of training in food safety will be issued after completion of workshop.

**Please Note if the minimum number of tickets is not reached, the event will be cancelled and you will be issued a refund. 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs): Developing a Food Safety Program for Vegetable and Fruit Growers/Packers 

8:30 am - Check-in


9:00 am - Welcome, Introductions and Setting the Stage How Do I Know What I Need? Crystal Snodgrass, Manatee County Extension Service

 

9:30 am - Microbiology for Growers: Understanding Organisms of Concern, brief presentation of main organisms, how they grow, spread, etc., Keith Schneider, Food and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL


10:15 am - Break


10:45 am - An Overview of GAPs Issues, reviewing key farm, field, packing house and transportation practices, Keith Schneider, Food and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

11:30 am - Worker Health and Hygiene, addressing the need for worker training, including common stumbling blocks, resources, etc., Michelle Danyluk, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL


12:15 pm - Lunch


1:15 pm - The Importance of Record Keeping, making record keeping a manageable part of the your food safety plan, Renee Goodrich Schneider, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

2:00 pm - Postharvest Handling and Sanitation, effectively communicating your food safety program and advocating for your farm, Steve Sargent, Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

2:30 pm - Break

2:45 pm  - Audit Perspectives: Lack of a Standardized Audit, preparing for an audit/inspection without losing your mind, Renee Goodrich Schneider, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

 

3:15 pm - GAPs Challenges: A Grower's Perspective, speaker TBA

3:45 pm - Educational Materials and Resources, discussing the resources that make things easier and more effective, Keith Schneider, Food and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

4:15 pm - How Can UF/IFAS Extension Help You in the Next Step? Open Forum for Questions, Wrap-Up, Alicia Whidden, Hillsborough County Extension Service

 

4:30 pm - Adjourn

 

 

Crystal

 

 

Crystal A. Snodgrass

University of Florida

Manatee County Extension Service

1303 17th Street West

Palmetto, FL  34221

941-722-4524

FAX: 941-721-6608

 

1 comment:

  1. Food hygiene training covers food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain food-safe environment. This is the reason why this training is designed to ensure that food handlers and workers are knowledgeable and well-informed with these stuffs. Most food premises are requiring their employees to take this training to enhance quality management, reputation and customer’s satisfaction as well.

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