Join Cornell University Food Science experts, along with CCE ENYCHP specialists Dan Donahue and Elisabeth Hodgdon for a day-long intensive workshop on managing Listeria in apple packinghouse environments. We will review key aspects of Listeria biology, cleaning and sanitizing principles and techniques, and monitoring programs. The latter half of the program will include hands-on activities at Porpiglia Farms. Lunch and morning refreshments are included in registration fee. Registration is available on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact Dan Donahue (djd13@cornell.edu or 518-322-7812) with questions and requests for accommodations, including dietary restrictions.

This program is funded in part by the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety.

Agenda:

Morning Session: Hudson Valley Research Lab, 3357 Route 9W, Highland, NY

Afternoon Session: Porpiglia Farms, 1 Porpiglia Drive, Marlboro, NY

1:45-2:15 PM   Packinghouse Tour & Description of Break-Out Sessions

Breakout Sessions (2:15-4:15 PM): 20 Minutes per activity

• A)Case Study Identifying Listeria monocytogenes Risk Factors in Packinghouses 
  • TBD
• B)Cleaning of Roller Brushes & Areas Adjacent to Food Contact Surfaces
  • TBD
• C)Using ATP Testing to Verify Cleaning Effectiveness
  • Lyle Massoia, Graduate Student, Cornell University
• D)Sanitizer Concentration Verification
  • Calvin Slaughter, Graduate Student, Cornell University
• E)Proper Cleaning of Drains
  • Rory Wang, Graduate Student, Cornell University
• F)Visual Inspections of Brushes
  • Abby Snyder, Associate Professor, Cornell University