Produce Sanitation

The International Fresh-cut Produce Association, the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, and the Tri-State consortium (University of Florida, University of California Davis, and Texas A&M University) are collaborating to offer a workshop in Orlando, Florida on August 2, 2004 focused on fruit and vegetable sanitation from harvest to package.

The one day workshop, "Sanitation Workshop for Packinghouses, Value-added Harvest and Fresh-cut Operations," will be held August 2, 2004 at the Crowne Plaza Universal Hotel in Orlando from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The objective of the workshop is to provide an educational forum for grower/shippers, packinghouse operators, and fresh-cut processors to increase awareness and provide practical solutions to sanitation issues which may arise during harvesting, packing, and processing of fruits and vegetables. The workshop format is a morning session detailing the fundamentals of sanitation and three afternoon breakout sessions focused on the specific sanitation needs of packinghouses, in-field preparation/harvest operations, and fresh-cut processing plants.

Fees for the one-day workshop include lunch and are $225 for members of IFPA, FFVA and $275 for all others. Details are available on IFPA’s web site: http://www.fresh-cuts.org/files/Sanitation%20Workshop.pdf or by calling Ms. Seneta Burns at (703) 299-6282.