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RFA TECHNICAL WEBCASTS

 

The RFA hosts quarterly Technical Webcasts on timely food safety and regulatory topics affecting the prepared foods industry. The Webcasts are live, interactive events that you can join from your office!

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January 2012 RFA Technical Webcast:

Best Practices in Plant Sanitation Equipment

Register now for this live, interactive Webcast that you can join from your office!

Date and Time:

* Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Pacific)

Overview:

Best practices in sanitary equipment design will be the focus of this webinar presented by David Herweyer.  With more than 25 years of in-plant experience, both managing sanitation crews and troubleshooting sanitation problems, Mr. Herweyer will share his point of view concerning plant sanitation and equipment design.

The material presented will include digital pictures and sketches of the application of sanitary design guidelines.  Digital slides of ‘less than ideal designs’ observed in food processing plants around the world will also be included.  The discussion will include the niches on equipment that accumulate moisture and product soils and allow the harborage and growth of microorganisms and also the initiatives and interventions to prevent these.  Comments regarding Sanitation procedures, chemical applications, and related topics will also be included.

This is a crucial and timely webcast that will provide important, cost-saving insights for your business.  


Presenter:

David Herweyer, Senior Food Safety Specialist, Intralox

A Senior Food Safety Specialist at Intralox, Mr. Herweyer received his B.S. in biology from Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant. He worked as a public health sanitarian in Michigan at the local and state level for 11 years before joining the private industry.  Mr. Herweyer has more than 25 years of in-plant experience in all aspects of food plant sanitation.

How does the web conference work?

It's easy and convenient! A virtual seminar is one that you can "attend" and participate in right from your offices. The savings are significant - no travel time or hassle and no travel expense.

The RFA Web Conference will include live audio along with a slide presentation on the Web. You just need a phone connection for the audio and an Internet connection. In addition, the web conference will allow you to comment and ask questions at specified times during the event using your phone.

You can invite staff members to listen and participate too - all for one connection fee! To get the most out of a web conference, it is recommended that you have no more than five people at any one computer connection. If you have multiple locations, please register each location as a separate connection.

Registration Information:

The cost for this event is as follows:

  • RFA Members: $210 per computer/audio connection

  • Non-Members: $310 per computer/audio connection

To attend the meeting, you can either:

  • Download and complete a Registration form and send it in to the RFA office by fax or mail with your payment. Checks must be made payable to the Refrigerated Foods Association. Forms and payment should be received no later than January 23, 2012.

Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive an email message inviting you to attend the web conference with instructions on how to attend. This message will provide the information that you need to join the meeting.

Please note: You must have JAVA enabled on your computer to participate in the web conference.

Space is limited to 25 connections per meeting so sign-up today!


If you have questions about the RFA Technical Webcasts, please e-mail the RFA office.