New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
1-Week Virtual Online Course
February 1-5, 2021 | 9:00am - 2:30pm EST | $945 per person
Do you work in a plant that packs and thermally processes low-acid foods and acidified foods in hermetically sealed containers? Could your canned food products be vulnerable to contamination? 

Attend our virtual online Better Process Control School (BPCS) course this February to reduce your contamination susceptibility, minimize your liability, and comply with FDA/USDA regulations.

Topics covered include:
  • FDA Remarks
  • Microbiology of Thermally Processed Foods
  • Acidified Foods
  • Principles of Thermal Processing
  • Food Plant Sanitation
  • Food Container Handling
  • Records and Recordkeeping
  • Equipment, Instrumentation, and Operation for Thermal Processing
  • Retorts
  • Aseptic Processing and Packaging
  • Container Closures: Double Steamed Metal, Plastic, Glass, Flexible, and Semirigid

Plus, our expert instructors (Don Schaffner, PhD, Karl Matthews, PhD, and Rieks Bruins) infuse the technical curriculum with real-life examples to help you understand and better remember these important lessons. From the safety of your own computer, learn how to effectively control the risks associated with manufacturing commercially-sterile foods. Register Today!
BPCS Certification
The Rutgers BPCS is approved by the FDA and follows the prescribed course of instruction for certification. To successfully complete the course, participants must attend all five days and pass all of the exams with a score of 70% or higher.
Continuing Education Credits
This course qualifies for 22.5 Certified Food Scientist (CFS) contact hours and meets the FDA and USDA training regulations. For Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists, it is also approved for 22 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I'm happy to help.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Hills
Program Coordinator 
Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education
(848) 932-7234
www.cpe.rutgers.edu | Source Code EM-4996 | View as Webpage

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