The Combined Acidified Foods and Better Process Control School (BPCS) is a 2-4 day school designed for manufacturers of shelf stable, acidified and low-acid foods (including pet foods). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations in 21 CFR 108, 113, and 114 require that acidified and low acid food manufacturers operate with a certified supervisor on hand at all times during production. This BPCS also meets U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulations 9 CFR 431 for shelf stable, thermally processed meat and poultry products.

 

Personnel working in thermally processed foods, acidified or low-acid, including R&D, food safety, regulatory, QA, retort operators, plant personnel and supervisors.

Instructors for the course are approved by FDA, are processing authorities and have several years of experience teaching the course. FDA will give opening remarks.

 

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion from IFSH, and passing the required exams. Please use the certificates as proof of course completion and update your training records.

Participants are required to attend the entire course and take exams at the completion of each chapter. Participants must receive a passing score of 70% in order to receive the certificate.  

  

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Microbiology of Thermally Processed Foods

Chapter 3 Principles of Acidified Foods

Chapter 4 Thermal Processing Principles

Chapter 5 Principles of Food Plant Sanitation 

 

Registration 8:00am-8:30am

Chapter 6 Food Container Handling

Chapter 7 Records and Recordkeeping

Chapter 8 Equipment, Instrumentation, and Operation for Thermal Processing Systems

Chapter 16 Closures for Glass Containers

Chapter 17 Flexible and Semi-rigid Containers

  

Registration 8:00am-8:30am

Chapter 9 Still Steam Retorts

Chapter 10 Still Retorts Processing with Overpressure

Chapter 11 Hydrostatic Retorts

Chapter 12 Continuous Rotary Retorts

 

Registration 8:00am-8:30am

Chapter 13 Batch Agitating Retorts

Chapter 14 Aseptic Processing and Packaging Systems

Chapter 15 Closures for Double Seamed Metal and Plastic Containers

February 25-26, 2020

• $625 - IFSH Members
• $695 - Non-IFSH Members

February 25-28, 2020

• $895 - IFSH Members
• $995 - Non-IFSH Members

The registration fee includes all instruction, course materials, including the FDA and USDA approved manual, 8th edition Canned Foods Manual and exams. Continental breakfast, lunch, parking permit, and morning and afternoon coffee breaks are included. Course materials and parking permits will be handed out on the first day, at the registration table.

Refund Policy: Attendees can receive refunds up to 30 days prior to course start.

 

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* (Free shuttle service to IFSH, Moffett Campus)

1200 Burr Ridge, Parkway, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

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7010 South Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview, IL 60455

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