Microbial Challenge and Shelf Life Testing for Foods Training Course :

<strong>Course Schedule - February 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EST) </strong><br/><br/>This 90-minute <b><i>accredited</b></i> online training course provides an introduction to microbial shelf life and challenge testing for foods. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the design of such tests covering the selection of organisms, inoculation procedures, data collection and interpretation of results. The course will also cover the use of computer models as alternatives to shelf life and challenge testing.<br><br> <b>Module 1:</b> <li>Shelf life vs. challenge testing</li> <li>Overview of design considerations</li> <li>Selection of organisms to use</li> <li>Pass-fail criteria<br><br> <b>Module 2:</b> <li>Inoculation</li> <li>Different inoculum levels</li> <li>Inoculum position</li> <li>Sampling frequency<br><br> <b>Module 3:</b> <li>Alternatives to shelf life and challenge testing</li> <li>Understanding when alternatives can be used</li> <li>Computer modeling<br><br>