Events

Food Safety and Postharvest Handling of Vegetables seminar Sept. 26, Santa Maria 1

Past Event:

Food Safety and Postharvest Handling of Vegetables seminar Sept. 26, Santa Maria; Bonipak Conference Room, 1850 W. Stowell Rd., Santa Maria, Calif., 93456.

3.0 hours of CCA CE Credits have been requested

Schedule

8:30 a.m. Registration starts (No registration fee)

8:50 Introductory remarks Surendra Dara, Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor/Affiliated IPM Advisor, UCCE, San Luis Obispo

Mary Zischke, CEO, CA Leafy Greens Research Board, Salinas

9:00 Global GAP and food safety audit

Randall Long, GlobalGAP Certified Lead Auditor, AppleLeaf

9:30 Remediation of EHEC and Salmonella in Contaminated Vegetable Soils: Practical Options for Growers

Trevor Suslow, Extension Research Specialist, Postharvest Handling, UC Davis

10:15 Break

10:30 Postharvest handling of brassicas

Marita Cantwell, Postharvest Specialist, UC Davis

11:15 Plain-language overview of Listeria biology, ecology, and testing in plant agricultural environments

11:45 Questions and Answers

12:15 p.m. Lunch

Seats are limited, so please pre-register by Monday, September 19 online at http://ucanr.org/vegmeetingsept2012 or call Ingrid Schumann at 805-781-5940 for additional information. Early registration helps us to make appropriate arrangements.