A Webinar Series
Food Safety Lunch Hour
With Dr. Byron Chaves
Food Safety Lunch Hour Webinar Series, 2024-2025:
Microbiological Tools for Process Control and Product Acceptance
September 3, 2024
Microbiological Testing for Food Safety and Quality
12:00 P.M. CT
Overview of microbial sampling and testing for pathogens and indicators to support hazard analysis, validation, verification, and corrective actions.
October 8, 2024
Establishing Microbiological Criteria
12:00 P.M. CT
Introduction to purpose, types, and components of microbiological criteria for decision-making.
November 5, 2024
Statistical Process Control
12:00 P.M. CT
Introduction to the concept of statistical process control and the use of microbial data to assess process variability and capability.
December 10, 2024
Verification of Process Control
12:00 P.M. CT
Overview of data collection and sampling plans to verify that a process is under control.
January 28, 2025
Verification of Environmental Control, Part 1
12:00 P.M. CT
Introduction to the sampling of the food processing environment to minimize pathogen transmission to foods and food contact surfaces – microbial targets, sampling frequency, investigative sampling, biomapping, etc.
February 25, 2025
Verification of Environmental Control, Part 2
12:00 P.M. CT
Introduction to the sampling of the food processing environment to minimize pathogen transmission to foods and food contact surfaces – microbial targets, sampling frequency, investigative sampling, biomapping, etc.
March 25, 2025
Biomapping
12:00 P.M. CT
Use of biomapping tools to enhance food safety and quality.
April 29, 2025
Overview of Sampling and Testing for Process Control and Product Acceptance
12:00 P.M. CT
Putting it all together, this session will summarize uses, applications, and challenges of microbial sampling and testing for process control, product acceptance, and food safety decision making in the food industry.
