Catherine Lindell, Michigan State University
Controlling bird damage with raptors
David Allaben, NH USDA Wildlife Services, Integrated Pest Management Practices for Protecting Vegetable and Fruit Crops in New England
Colin Kinnard, Wellscroft Fence Systems, Three Critical Components for Maintaining an Effective Wildlife Exclusion Fence
Chris Del Rossi, Food and Drug and the Bug, Rodent Control in your wash/pack
Giff Burnap, Butternut Farm, Rats, porcupine and deer, oh my! Stories & strategies from the farm.
Hank Bissel, Lewis Creek Farm, (Continued) Rats, porcupine and deer, oh my! Stories & strategies from the farm.
Our Founder, Chris Del Rossi will be presenting information on up-to-date pest exclusion and prevention strategies. Chris will also discuss proactive ways to satisfy FSMA and GFSI as it pertains to ensuring your pest prevention program is in continual compliance.
In this 1-day program you will learn the essentials of food processing sanitation. Topics covered include Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, choosing the correct Sanitizers and Cleaners, Pest Management Programs, Record Keeping, and Implementing SSOPs in your facility/Kitchen.
Who should attend: QC, QC directions, kitchen managers/operators, plant managers, line workers
For more information, contact Theresa Tilton at 207.942.7396, 800.287.1485 (in Maine) or theresa.tilton@maine.edu.
March 18, 2020 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: $100.00 per person in-state, $150 out-of-state, (includes notebook and lunch) The Sanitation course is a prerequisite to the HACCP course. Information covered in the sanitation course will be used and referenced in the HACCP course.Location: 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, ME
Instructors:Dr. Jason Bolton, Cooperative Extension Food Safety Specialist Dr. Beth Calder, Cooperative Extension Food Science Specialist Dr. Rob Machado, Cooperative Extension Food Science Specialist Noah Hershey, Food Sanitation Expert, Alpha Chemical Chris Del Rossi, Food and Drug and the Bug Chris Savage, Best Sanitizers Ronda Stone, Maine Dept. of Agriculture., Conservation and Forestry
RIT Inn & Conference Center 5257 W. Henrietta Road Henrietta, NY 14467
February 4: Food Processing 7:15
Course Registration, Pastries, Coffee 7:50
Welcome and Introductions
Dan Wixted, Cornell PMEP 8:00
Managing Rodents in Food Facilities
Bobby Corrigan, RMC Pest Consulting Services 9:00
Food Pest Management Products Update
Multiple Exhibitors 9:30
Managing Sanitation Pests in Food Processing Facilities
Cisse Spragins, Rockwell Labs 10:30
Break and Visit Exhibits 11:00
Meeting FSMA, USDA, and 3rd-Party Auditors’ Pest Management Requirements
Chris Del Rossi, Food and Drug and the Bug 12:00
Lunch and Visit Exhibits 1:00
Pest Exclusion in Grain Facilities
Matt Frye, NYSIPM 2:00
Break and Visit Exhibits 2:15
Pesticide Regulation Update
Don Nelson, NYSDEC 3:00
Break and Visit Exhibits 3:15
Leveraging Technology to Raise the Bar in Pest Management
Joe Barile, Bayer Environmental Science 4:15
Adjourn
DEC Recertification Credits:
Category 7A = 3.00 + Core = 0.75 Total 3.75
Category 7F = 5.50 + Core = 0.75 Total 6.25
Category 8 = 4.50 + Core = 0.75 Total 5.25
Come see us at booth #115, we'll have snacks...stay and chat a while!
Holiday Inn 300 Woodbury Ave Portsmouth NH 03801
Wednesday - September 18, 2019
AM Moderator:
8:00-8:30 Conference Registration
8:30-9:15 Welcome/Introductory Remarks
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services-Lisa Morris, Director FDA-Liz O’Malley, Director, Retail Food Protection Branch 1
9:15-10:00 FDA – Office of Training Education and Development Update-Developing Courses Nationwide/Kimberly Destromp
10:00-10:15 Tips & Tricks for Success: Support for the AFDO-Managed FDA Retail Program Standards Grant Program /Mike Turner
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 FDA – Office of Partnerships Update on Funding for Retail Food Safety/Maribeth Niesen
11:30-1:00 Collaborative Event
PM Moderator:
1:00-1:45 Behavior of Commensal Rodents- Food Drug and the Bug/ Chris Del Rossi
1:45-2:30 Driving Food Safety Culture in Restaurants-Yum Brands/Jessica Zetlau
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:30 New Hampshire Therapeutic Cannabis Overview and Lessons Learned/Mike Holt, New Hampshire Therapeutic Cannabis Program
3:30-4:45 State Panel Discussion – Cannabidiol (CBD) in Food. Status of Cannabis Regulations in the Northeast
4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks
Thursday – September 19, 2019
AM Moderator:
8:00-8:15 Conference Registration
8:15-9:00 Food Safety Programs and Software Systems- Lisa Berger- Relevent
9:00-9:45 Advancing Food Safety with Technology-Eric Moore -Testo Solutions
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-10:45 FDA - CFSAN Updates from the Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition/Charles Idjagboro
10:45-11:30 Aquaponics Operations Food Safety-University of New Hampshire/Dr. Todd Guerdat
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break (on our own)
PM Moderator:
1:00-1:45 National Parks-Food Safety Systems and Challenges- Aramark/Jackie Mckenna Dalton
1:45-2:30 Daneen Farrow-Collier, National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 Transport to Pease Tradeport-Food Processing Facility
4:00-9:00pm Processing Tour and Networking Social
Friday – September 20, 2019
AM Moderator:
8:30-9:15 Traceback at Retail Food Establishments during an Outbreak Investigation/Kim Langello
9:15-10:00 USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service Update/Tom Collaro
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Reaching NH Maple producers with information on: FSMA, State Regulations & Food Safety-University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension/Mary Choate
11:00-11:45 New Hampshire Hepatitis A Outbreak and impacts to Food Establishments/Zachary McCormic, Food Epidemiologist, NH Department of Health and Human Services
11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks
Our Founder, Chris Del Rossi will be providing practical information to Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) on how to design and implement pest prevention programs that satisfy current FSMA requirements.
CFR 117.35 Sanitary Facilities states that: (c) Pest control. Pests must not be allowed in any area of a food plant. Guard, guide, or pest-detecting dogs may be allowed in some areas of a plant if the presence of the dogs is unlikely to result in contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials. Effective measures must be taken to exclude pests from the manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding areas and to protect against the contamination of food on the premises by pests. The use of pesticides to control pests in the plant is permitted only under precautions and restrictions that will protect against the contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, and food-packaging materials.
2020 FDA Annual Northeast Food Protection Seminar
Graduate Providence
(f/k/a Providence Biltmore Hotel)
11 Dorrance Street
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 421-0700
Our own Chris Del Rossi, A.C.E. will be presenting "Servicing Food Manufacturing and Distribution Centers"
AAPS 2022 PHarmSCi 360 October 16-19, 2022 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, MA
Come visit us at booth #1350!
https://www.aaps.org/aaps/pharmsci/annual-meeting
As always, NEPMA fall training is bound to be a huge success! Over 250 pest management professionals from all over New England attending to sharpen their skills. Reach out to learn more.
Starving, angry and cannibalistic: America's rats are getting desperate amid coronavirus pandemic
"A new 'army' of rats come in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area," said Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist.
Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/AQ6sRdqQpRqmQ29wQXPBLZA
Over 300 attendees! https://www.nepma.org/training-and-education/spring-training/
TO REGISTER: https://square.link/u/TKdEgvND
8:00 to 8:30 Registration, Breakfast & Mingle with Exhibitors
8:35 to 8:45 Opening Remarks – Chris Del Rossi, Founder & President – Food and Drug and the Bug LLC
8:50 to 9:45 “State of the Rodent Control Industry” Sheila Haddad, Director of Sales East - Bell Laboratories® World Leader in Rodent Control
9:50 to 10:45 “Hide & Squeak: Mouse Behavior in Food Handling Establishments”
Matt Frye, PhD Cornell University
o Describes the changing regulatory environment and the importance of effective rodent management
o Covers biology of mice in food establishments: how & why they enter and what they do upon entry
o Introduces concepts of devices placement, monitoring and exclusion (covered in second presentation).
10:50 to 11:15 Break – Snacks & Beverages & Mingle with Exhibitors
11:20 to 11:50 “House Mouse Avoidance Behavior - 2023 Update”
Quinn Pitcock, Lead Pest Prevention Specialist – Food and Drug and the Bug LLC
Lunch & Mingle with Exhibitors
12:00 to 12:45
12:50 to 1:50 Scientific Mouse Management
Matt Frye, PhD Cornell University Describes the components of a mouse/rodent management program in food facilities
o Includes detailed inspections, scientific device placement, scientific monitoring (heat maps, etc.), interpretation, pest exclusion practices and value, etc.
1:55 to 2:20 Updates to EPA / Rules and Regulations
Kevin Moran, B.C.E. Technical Director Forshaw Distributors
2:25 to 2:40 Break – Snacks & Beverages & Mingle with Exhibitors
2:45 to 3:00 Updates from Dr. Bobby Corrigan: Info from National Pest Management Association’s, Eastern Conference
Chris Del Rossi, Associated Certified Entomologist – Founder & President, Food and Drug and the Bug LLC
3:05 to 3:35 Interactive Break Out Session “Team up to Prevent!”
3:40 to 4:00 Additional Questions, Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Agenda
8:45-9:30 Conference Registration
9:30-9:40 Welcome/Introductory Remarks
9:40-10:40 Risk Based Inspections Presentation and Interactive Activity/Valerie Potopsingh, Retail Food Specialist, US Food and Drug Administration
10:45-12pm Service Dogs-What You Need to Know-Charles Saia and Louise McBride-NH Governor’s Commission on Disability
12pm-1pm Lunch Networking Event
1:00-2:00pm Rats in Food Establishments-Why the Uptick?/Chris Del Rossi, Food Drug and the Bug, LLC
2:00-3:00 Panel Discussion on NH Food Regulations-Barriers to Food Code adoption
3:00-3:15pm Closing Remarks and Evaluation
https://www.pestworldcanada.net/meetings-events/2024-pest-management-canada/
2:30 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
A Practical Guide for Stored Product Pest Risk Management & Prevention in Food Handling & Manufacturing Environments
Chris Del Rossie, ACE, Food and Drug and the Bug, Portland, ME
Preventing stored product pests in food handling/manufacturing is crucial. The risks of these commodity pests range from; contaminating products leading to health risks for consumers, to Infestations that result in financial losses, to damaging the brand of the handler/manufacturer, to compromising the overall quality and safety of the food products. Rigorous prevention measures help maintain sanitation standards, adhere to regulations, and safeguard the integrity of the food supply chain. In this discussion, uncover ways to understand the site-specific risks of various types of facilities and the methods of the prevention of stored product pests.
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