International Food Protection Training Institute and Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Collaborate to Deliver FDA’s “Food Processing and Technology” Training Program

The four and one-half day course, which is being delivered February 22–25 at CANR, provides an overview of the basic principles in food processing, technology and associated equipment used to ensure the safety of manufactured foods. “We are pleased to partner with the IFPTI in delivering this critical training to state, tribal and federal food investigators. Partnerships are increasingly important if we are to continue to assure a safe food supply for consumers” Participants include state, tribal and federal food investigators and inspectors from regulatory agencies having oversight of U.S. food manufacturing facilities, and investigators and inspectors who are or will become a "qualified trainer" as referenced in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards, Standard 2. The FDA is providing the instructors. The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) requested the course for delivery in Michigan.

“The skills and knowledge obtained by investigators through this course will provide a strong foundation in food safety inspections for manufactured foods,” said Gerald Wojtala, Acting Executive Director of IFPTI.

The FDA’s Food Processing and Technology course is being taught in a pilot laboratory setting at CANR and incorporates extensive “hands-on” experience with processing equipment demonstrations and operations. Coursework includes detailed studies of food microbiology, food characteristics and properties, food chemistry, thermal processing and heat transfer, fluid flow, emerging technologies, preservation technologies, fillers and packaging technology.

“We are pleased to partner with the IFPTI in delivering this critical training to state, tribal and federal food investigators. Partnerships are increasingly important if we are to continue to assure a safe food supply for consumers,” said Jeffrey D. Armstrong, dean of the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the founding college of Michigan State University. Together with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) and Michigan State University Extension (MSUE), it serves the people of Michigan through research, education and outreach that engage citizens in enhancing economic development and exploring sustainable solutions to issues in agriculture, food systems, biotechnology, the environment, and human and community development.

The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization delivering career-spanning food protection training for state and local food protection professionals to assure competency and equivalency in meeting established U.S. federal food safety standards. Working in partnership with the Association of Food and Drug Officials, the Institute seeks to protect the public's health by working with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial food protection officials in the creation of an integrated national food protection system that ensures the safety of the U.S. food supply. IFPTI’s training facilities are located in Western Michigan University’s Kendall Center in Battle Creek, MI. Initial funding for IFPTI has been provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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