Event Calendar
May 17, 2016
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3-A Annual Meeting and Education Program
- Date May 16, 2016 – May 20, 2016
- Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Location Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Milwaukee, WI
- Website http://www.3-a.org
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USDA Microbiological Methods for Meat and Poultry
- Date May 16, 2016 – May 20, 2016
- Time All day
- Location University of Maryland, JIFSAN
- Website http://ifstl.jifsan.umd.edu/catalogue/course/USDAMLG
This course combines lectures and hands-on laboratory exercises to detect and identify foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Shiga-toxin Producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter following the Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook (MLG) methods. This course will be taught by a team of instructors from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS), and the University of Maryland. Hands-on laboratory work will be supported by representative from 3M, BioMerieux, DuPont and Thermo Scientific. -
Dairy Plan Food Safety Workshop
- Date May 17, 2016 – May 18, 2016
- Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Location Denver, Colorado
- Website http://www.usdairy.com/events
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Food Microbiology Short Course
- Date May 17, 2016 – May 19, 2016
- Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Location Penn State, University Park, PA
- Website http://agsci.psu.edu/foodmicro
The Food Microbiology Short course provides insight into the most recent developments of food-borne pathogens, toxins, and contaminants that may occur in a food plant environment. The short course is delivered in classroom and laboratory environments and includes a mixture of theory, demonstrations, and practical sessions on the fundamentals of food microbiology and food safety.
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Partnership for Food Safety Education Partners and Federal Liaisons Meeting
- Date May 17, 2016
- Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Location Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, VA
- Website http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eclmtdzdinhuxde2/a00einiy7v3e/questions
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Food Microbiology Short Course
- Date May 17, 2016 – May 19, 2016
- Time 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Location University Park, PA
- Website http://agsci.psu.edu/foodmicro
The Food Microbiology Short course provides insight into the most recent developments of food-borne pathogens, toxins, and contaminants that may occur in a food plant environment. The short course is delivered in classroom and laboratory environments and includes a mixture of theory, demonstrations, and practical sessions on the fundamentals of food microbiology and food safety. Attendees can develop a detailed understanding of the methods used to isolate important spoilage microorganisms and food-borne pathogens and the role of food microbiologist in ensuring safe food products. The program provides a basic understanding of the ecology of microorganisms in foods, detection, enumeration, isolation, and identification of pathogens and/or their toxins such as E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, spoilage and mycotoxigneic fungi, and mycotoxins.
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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Foods
- Date May 17, 2016 – May 19, 2016
- Time 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Location Eagan, MN
- Website https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1827465
COURSE DETAILS: • Two and a half day course (8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on day 3) • Course follows FSPCA approved curriculum, taught by AFDO registered lead instructors • Small classes with practical exercises (participant–trainer ratio is 25:1) • Comprehensive course manuals with reference materials are provided • Official FSPCA-AFDO certificates of completion are provided to participants who actively participate in the course and exercises • Voucher to take National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) HACCP manager exam included at additional cost