Better Process Control School
April 6 & 7, 2010
Clanton, AL
Registration fee is $350.00 and includes instruction material, supplies,
lunch for 2 days, and certificates earned. Lodging, breakfast, and evening
meals are not included.
Pre-registration is mandatory. To enroll, complete the printable (pdf) registration form and return it with a check or money order payable to Alabama Cooperative Extension System or ACES or click here for online registration. The University reserves the right to limit enrollment; however, no school will be offered to fewer than 20 participants.
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About BPCS
Auburn University Better Process Control School (BPCS) offers instruction which fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to certify supervisors thermal processing systems, acidification and container closure evaluation programs for acidified canned foods.
Companies which manufacture low acid and acidified foods must operate with
a certified supervisor on the premises when processing as specified in 21 CFR
Part 108.25(f) and 108.35(g).
FDA's regulations in 21 CFR 108, 113, and 114 became effective May 15, 1979. These regulations are designed to prevent public health problems in low-acid and acidified low-acid canned foods. The BPCS provide the practical application of the principles set forth by these regulations.
Manual, Certificates & Reporting
Cost of the instruction Manual, Canned Foods—Principles and Thermal
Process Control, Acidification and Container Closure Evaluation (7th
ed., 2007), is included in the registration fee. Within 30 days following
successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a certificate.
In addition, their name, company affiliation, and a list of course sections
certified will be reported to FDA along with verification to their employer
if requested.
Schedule
| Day 1 — |
| 9:00 am | Introduction/Announcements |
| 9:30 | FDA representative |
| 10:00 | Microbiology of Canned Foods |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:30 | Acidified Foods |
| 3:15 | Food Plant Sanitation |
| 5:00 | End for Day 1 |
| Day 2 — |
| 9:00 am | Records for Product Protection |
| 10:30 | Equipment and Instrumentation |
| 11:00 | Food Container Handling |
| 12:00pm | LUNCH |
| 1:30 | Food Container Handling |
| 2:00 | Closures for Glass Containers |
| 5:00 | End Day 2 |
