Rutgers Food Science and Food Safety Training Courses

Food Safety Microbiology

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Last Ran: March 10-12, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Next class is to be determined

Microbial contamination can occur at almost any stage in the process of food production, storage or preparation.  To prevent it, you need to understand why and how microorganisms develop in food—and how to eliminate them.

In this three-day course, you'll learn how to avoid microbial contamination and produce safe food products.  Our team of expert instructors will take you step-by-step through the science and practice of food safety microbiology and show you what environmental factors influence the growth of pathogens and spoilage organisms in food.  You’ll also learn how to implement a successful, state-of-the-art HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) system to identify points of contamination risk in the manufacturing process, to control and monitor those risks, and how to take corrective actions.

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Faculty
Don Schaffner, PhD - Faculty, Dept of Food Science, Rutgers University
Tom Montville, PhD - Faculty, Dept of Food Science, Rutgers University
Karl Matthews, PhD - Faculty, Dept of Food Science, Rutgers University

Here's what our participants said about our faculty (from 2005 & 2006 evaluations):

Don Schaffner
-Superb command of material, excellent presenter
-Excellent explanations
-Good material, useful information
-Spoke thoroughly and used more layman terms to increase understanding
-Excellent HACCP lecture, it was detailed and understandable. Used great examples throughout the lecture.

Tom Montville
-Excellent content, excellent presenter
-Excellent preparation
-A lot of information
-Very good speaker

Karl Matthews
-Excellent content
-Great use of case studies
-Very well presented, very knowledgeable
-Very good speaker
-Gram lecture was extremely helpful and structured well to assist further learning
-Rapid methods lecture was extremely helpful

Evaluation Results (2005-2006)

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Evaluation Comments:

"The course was very informative, learned a lot of useful information."

"Overall, excellent course material which is extremely relevant to my field. Excellent lectures and well-structures lecture topics."

"Clear, concise presentations."

"Very useful class."

"I thought the computer exercise was very informative and gave a visual aide in showing the graph differences. That kind of interaction was better for me then seeing it on paper. I will remember it better."

"All the instructors were approachable. I would rather there be less breaks and get out earlier. Also a 3rd day would be good for questions and so it’s not rushed."

"It was a good course and I got a lot our of it. I would recommend it to othes."

"Presentations are clear and concise, handouts were excellent."

"The binder is extremely helpful and a great tool to take with me if I need any references."