| HACCP
Programs for Small Meat and Poultry Processors
July
22-24, 2008 - Harrisburg, PA
September 23-25, 2008 - West Chester, PA
Contact:
Catherine Cutter (814) 865-8862
or
Martin Bucknavage (814) 867-1839
Audience: Plant management, HACCP coordinators, quality assurance/control
personnel, sanitation management, line supervisors, and line operators employed
by meat and poultry processing plants. Venison
101
September 13, 2008
Contact: Dr. Catherine Cutter
(814) 865-8862
Audience: Extension Educators, Hunters. Penn
State Cultured Products
September 23-26,
2008
Contact: Dr. Robert Roberts (814) 863-2959
Audience:
Processors of yogurt, cream cheese, cheese, buttermilk, and sour cream. The
Penn State Sanitation Short Course -
Prerequisites for Food Safety and Security
October 14-16, 2008
Co-Chairs: Dr. Luke LaBorde (814) 863-2298
and Dr.
Catherine Cutter (814) 865-8862
Audience: Food Engineers, Sanitarians, Quality
Assurance Managers, and Food Plant Managers.
Pasteurizer
Operators Workshop
November 5-6, 2008
Contact: Dr. Robert Roberts (814) 863-2959
Audience: Dairy
and Food Industry and Suppliers and Quality Assurance Managers.
Ice
Cream Short Course
January 4-10, 2009.
Contact: Dr. Robert Roberts (814) 863-2959
Audience: Commercial Ice Cream
Manufacturers, Independent Entrepreneurs and Suppliers. Ice
Cream 101 "Introduction to Frozen Desserts"
January 24-25, 2009.
Contact: Dr. Robert Roberts (814) 863-2959
Audience:
Individual store owners and prospective frozen dessert retailers. Better
Process Control School
April 2009
Contact: Dr. Stephanie Doores (814) 863-2956
Audience: Retort Operators. Dairy
Basics for the Small-Scale Processor
April
or May 2009 - Pasteurized Processors
April or May 2009 - Raw Processors
Contact:
Dr. Kerry E. Kaylegian (814) 867-1379
Audience: Farmstead and small-scale dairy
producers and processors.
Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point Workshop for Juice Processors
May 2009
Contact:
Dr. Luke LaBorde (814) 863-2298
Audience: Juice processors, cider makers, educators,
regulators, and industry representatives responsible for developing and implementing
a Juice HACCP plan. Food
Defense Workshop
May
2009
Contact: Catherine Cutter
(814) 865-8862 or Martin Bucknavage (814) 867-1839
Audience:
Plant managers, quality managers, production managers, supply chain managers,
human resource managers, and security managers involved in managing food operations.
Pennsylvania
Association of Milk, Food, and Environmental Sanitarians Conference (PAMFES)
May 12-13, 2009
Sponsored by PAMFES.
Penn State contact: Dr. Robert Roberts (814) 863-2959
Audience: Dairy, Beverage and Food Processors, Laboratories and State Inspectors. Food
Microbiology Short Course
Detection and Control of Foodborne Pathogens
May 2009
Contact: Dr Hassan Gourama (610)
396-6121
or Dr. Catherine Cutter (814) 865-8862
Audience: Food Scientist
and Technologists, Microbiologists, Lab Directors, Managers, Processors and Regulatory
Officials. Advanced
HACCP Workshops
Summer 2009
Contact:
Dr. Catherine Cutter (814) 865-8862
or Martin Bucknavage (814) 867-1839
Audience:
Plant management, HACCP coordinators, quality assurance/control personnel, sanitation
management, and line supervisors.
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