Food Science: Better Process Control School, January 6-9, 2015

Better Process Control School will be taught by faculty members from the Department of Food Science at UMass Amherst. Dr. Sam Nugen, Dr. Julie Goddard, Dr. McLandsborough and Extension Specialist Amanda Kinchla, M.S, bring together academic and industry experience as well as expertise in food microbiology, processing and packaging.

This event is sponsored by UMass Extension, UMass Department of Food Science and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA Science).

Topics will include:

• Microbiology of thermally processed foods
• Principles of acidified foods
• Principles of thermal processing
• Food container handling
• Equipment, instrumentation and operation for thermal processing systems
• Glass closure systems
• Retort processing: Still with overpressure, hydrostatic and batch agitating
• Aseptic processing & packaging systems
• Container handling: double seams, flexible and semi-rigid

To register, go to: https://umass.irisregistration.com/Home/Site?code=BPCS