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Advanced Food Safety & Meat Microbiology School
October 10, 2023 @ 8:00 am - October 12, 2023 @ 5:00 pm CDT
Advanced Meat Microbiology & Food Safety for Processed Meats Short Course – registration starts July 10th, 2023.
Date: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, at 8:00 am to Thursday, October 12th, 2023, until 4:30 pm
About the Advanced Meat Microbiology & Food Safety for Processed Meats Short Course
This three-day Advanced Meat Microbiology and Food Safety for Processed Meats Workshop is designed for those who have previously attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Safety & Meat Microbiology School or a similar program, or for those with strong knowledge of food safety practices in the meat and poultry industries. Lectures and breakout sessions will be led by a group of nationally and internationally recognized industry and academic authorities in their fields. This course will include numerous hands-on and interactive exercises to build upon classroom discussion. Attendees will have the opportunity to acquire proficiency with predictive models and other resources to manage process variations, establish thermal process, formulating foods for safety, and handling cooling deviations, focusing on real-world, in-plant scenarios. Panel discussions and opportunities to interact with instructors are built into the schedule and will provide substantial one-on-one education
With the enrollment in this short course limited to 60, you will have ample opportunity to have your questions answered directly by the speakers and staff.
Topics Covered
- Appendix A & B
- Thermal processing- target organisms, data collection, and interpretation
- Use of process lethality spreadsheets (including breakout exercises)
- Cooking and cooling deviations (including breakout exercises)
- Alternate/novel technologies for pathogen reduction
- Surface-applied antimicrobials
- Formulating with synthetic and clean-label antimicrobial ingredients
- Predictive modeling
- Hygienic design of facilities and equipment
- Environmental/product sampling
- Shelf-life considerations
- Product spoilage troubleshooting
- Sampling plan development and statistics
- Validation strategies and support (including creating challenge studies)
- Regulatory issues and the future of food safety
- Genomic technologies for investigating contamination
Course and Registration Questions:
The registration fee will include course materials & handouts, breaks & lunches, refreshments, and local transportation between the DoubleTree hotel and the MSABD building, lodging, parking, and other meals are not included.
Registration will open July 10, 2023
Registration fees will be $1350 general registration and $1,150 for FRI sponsors, university, state and federal employees.
Please register using the link below:
https://charge.wisc.edu/animalscience/workshop_register.aspx?workshop_id=185
Lodging
DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton Madison Downtown
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Double Tree by Hilton Madison Downtown, rate $179.00 per night, Group code: This rate is only available until September 26th, 2023, after that date, the rate is not guaranteed. You may click on the link below to book directly.
(1.7 miles from class site, MSABD building)
525 W Johnson Street
Madison, WI
Ph: (608) 251-5511 (if registering by phone, please use group code: AFS)
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/msndtdt-afs-7d1b7316-5a20-45d8-b25a-f971c9c49110/
Course Location, Parking and Transportation:
The Advanced Meat Microbiology & Food Safety for Processed Meats Short Course is held at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) building, located at 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706.
Nearby parking is also available in Lot 67 (2002 Linden Drive) or Lot 36 (1645 Observatory Drive). Rates are $1 per 30 minutes for the first 3 hours, and $1/hour thereafter. The maximum rate for the day is $15. For additional information about parking, please click on the link below (control + click) which shows the location of the Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building.
https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/files/2021/09/MSABD-Map-Directions.pdf
If you have questions, please contact .Colleen Crummy (colleen.crummy@wisc.edu , 608-279-7669), Jeff Sindelar (608-262-0555 / jsindelar@wisc.edu) or Adam Borger (acborger@wisc.edu / 608-263-7062)