THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, MONA
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

in association with
JAMPRO and the BUREAU OF STANDARDS
offers a course on

THERMAL PROCESSING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
January , 2001

TARGET GROUP: Immediate Supervisors of Retort Operators and Container Closure Inspectors. Senior and Middle Management Personnel in the Food Industry, Factory and Quality Control Managers etc. will also benefit.

OBJECTIVE: To provide instruction in thermal processing of low acid and acidified food as required in Jamaican and International regulations. The course will cover areas such as microbiology of foods, food plant sanitation, principles of thermal processing, aseptic processing, closures for glass, metal, semi-rigid and flexible containers, documentation, and food container handling.

Successful completion of the course and the expected subsequent approval of the training course by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would satisfy the requirements of FDA's low-acid canned food and acidified food regulations.

VENUE: The Department of Chemistry, UWI, Mona

REGISTRATION: Fee: to be announced
Deadline - November, 2000. Early registration is advised (limited numbers).

FURTHER INFORMATION FROM:

Dr D. Minott (Course Director)
Tel: (876) 927-1910, Fax: (876) 977-1835
Email: dminott@uwimona.edu.jm

Created and maintained by The Department of Chemistry,
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica.
Comments to Dr. D. Minott and/or Dr. R.J. Lancashire.
Created Wednesday July 10th 1996. Last modified 8th January 1999.

URL: http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/APRN/thermal.html