United Fresh Produce Association is offering a web seminar on best management practices to preventing Cyclospora.
The web interactive Cyclospora web seminar is set for May 6 and will discuss best management practices from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a news release.
Registration is free to United Fresh members
This webinar is targeted toward growers and buyers of produce and supports a June 15 event hosted by the Center for Produce Safety focused on current research.
Featured speakers, according to the release, include:
- Kruti Ravaliya, division of produce safety, Fresh Produce Branch, Consumer Safety Officer, FDA;
- Margaret Dominguez, vice president of food safety and compliance, Shenandoah Growers, Inc.;
- Tim Jackson, vice president of food safety and compliance, worker welfare, Driscolls;
- Takashi Nakamura, vice president of research and development, QA and agricultural services, Fresh Del Monte; and
- German Rios, national senior quality manager, Fresh Express.
For more information on the webinar, contact Katie McGowan, Manager, Food Safety Program, at 202-303-3402.
