Approved Persons Course for thermal processing of low-acid foods

The Approved Persons Course for thermal processing of low-acid foods, approved by AQIS, will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in hermetically sealed packaging. It will be held at CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, Werribee, Victoria.

The course involves four days of lectures, from 17-21 October 2011, in thermal processing, practical heat penetration work, process calculations, tutorials and preparation for exams. Two examinations will be given on the fifth day, which will cover theory and practical thermal calculations. Participants who successfully pass the examination will be authorised to submit new thermal process schedules for approval by AQIS.

To register, contact Diana Castree on (03) 9731 3426 or apply online.