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 

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.