Listeria in produce facilities and packing houses: a webinar series

The?Food Safety lab?at Cornell University and the?Strawn lab?at Virginia Tech will be hosting a two-part webinar series entitled "Listeria Environmental Monitoring in Produce Facilities and Packing Houses." This series will demonstrate a Pathogen Environmental Monitoring (PEM) training workshop developed for produce facilities and packing houses and is complimentary for all participants (no pre-registration required). ?The?Center for Produce Safety sponsors research at both of the facilities. We are particularly encouraged to see that two previous CPS Travel Grant Award recipients, Alexandra Belias and Genevieve Sullivan will present along with Dr. Laura Strawn, Virginia Tech and Gretchen Wall, Produce Safety Alliance. The Travel Grant program is a competitive award provided to scientists beginning their careers and who work on CPS funded research projects. We hope that you will benefit from this webinar series and will support this talented team.? ? Webinar 1: "FSMA(*) and Listeria 101"Tuesday, October 8th, 1pm to 2pm ESTJoin the webinar using the following link:?https://cornell.zoom.us/j/606659500Dial: ?877 369 0926 US Toll-free ?Meeting ID: 606 659 500Program: ?FSMA - Gretchen Wall (produce safety alliance), and Listeria 101 - Alexandra Belias (Cornell food safety lab)? Webinar 2: "Listeria Environmental Monitoring Programs"Tuesday, October 15th, 1pm to 2pm ESTJoin the webinar using the following link:?https://cornell.zoom.us/j/924382320Dial: 877 369 0926 US Toll-free Meeting ID: 924 382 320Program: Listeria environmental monitoring - Laura Strawn (Virginia Tech) and Genevieve Sullivan (Cornell food safety lab)(*)Food Safety Modernization Act?? Please direct questions to Alexandra Belias at?amb629@cornell.edu? SourcesBonnie Fernandez-FenaroliExecutive DirectorCenter for Produce SafetyBonnie@centerforproducesafety.orgwww.centerforproducesafety.orgThe Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is a 501(c)(3), U.S. tax-exempt, charitable organization.Picture by?FDA Listeria Draft Guidance for Ready-to-Eat Foods: Part 2