CPS sets agenda for research symposium web events

The Center for Produce Safety is hosting a series of five weekly web seminars for its annual CPS Research Symposium during June and July.

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(Center for Produce Safety)

The Center for Produce Safety is hosting a series of five weekly web seminars for its annual CPS Research Symposium during June and July.

The first session is set for June 23.

Registration for all the web seminars is available online.

The June 23 vent will be moderated by Suresh De Costa, director of food safety for Lipman Family Farms.
Topics covered at the June 23 event include:

  • Managing listeria in fresh produce;
  • Exploring the relationship between product testing and risk; and
  • Listeria growth and survival on fruit and vegetable surfaces:

Moderators for subsequent web seminars are:

  • June 30: Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety for the United Fresh Produce Association;
  • July 7: De Ann Davis, food safety director of Commercial Food Sanitation;
  • July 14: Trevor Suslow, vice president of produce safety for the Produce Marketing Association; and
  • July 21: Joan Rosen, principal for JC Rosen Resources.

The full agenda for all the CPS web events is available online.

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