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Find practical resources on the food service and retail industry. Learn food regulations, prevent cross-contamination, foodborne illness, and kitchen pests.
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Are you a commercial dairy foods processor or just starting a value-added dairy foods business? Learn more about making safe, high quality dairy foods, regulations, and business management.
This 28-minute video covers the basics of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and provides in-depth information on the Produce Safety and Preventive Controls for Human Foods Rules. Watch and learn how FSMA affects you.
Upon successful completion, participants can receive their ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certificate, meeting the PA Department of Agriculture requirements for the Food Employee Certification Act.
Guides and PublicationsSanitation Controls for Food ProcessingLearn the fundamentals of cleaning and sanitizing in dairy food plants, and how to write sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs).
VideosWhat is the Food Safety Modernization Act?This 28-minute video covers the basics of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and provides in-depth information on the Produce Safety and Preventive Controls for Human Foods Rules. Watch and learn how FSMA affects you.
WorkshopsServSafe®Upon successful completion, participants can receive their ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certificate, meeting the PA Department of Agriculture requirements for the Food Employee Certification Act.