Ithaca, NY—The online component of Cornell University’s hybrid workshop on fluid milk processing for quality and safety will be available beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1.
The workshop’s live, instructorled video session has been scheduled for March 2, New for 2022, students will have the opportunity to participate in optional content specific to organic dairy processing. Topics include developing an organic systems plan (OSP) for handlers; cleaning and sanitizing for organic processors; and organic regulations, certification and labeling.
This portion of the course is supported by a grant from the USDA Organic Research & Extension Initiative.
The overall workshop is designed for fluid milk processors or others interested in the concepts of fluid milk processing.
It’s required for those pursuing the Dairy Extension Fluid Milk Processing for Quality and Safety Certificate Program track, but may also be taken as a stand-alone Fluid Milk Processing training.
The workshop begins with an online lecture component covering key areas related to unit operations, filler systems, preventive maintenance, spoilage organisms, and cleaning and sanitizing. The course will also include a live zoom session covering appropriate testing methods for improving longterm milk quality, raw milk and processing factors that influence finished product quality, pathogen environmental monitoring, and sensory evaluation.
Milk samples for sensory evaluation will be shipped to each participant’s location.
Industry experts and members of Cornell Dairy Foods Extension will outline the causes of microbial defects in pasteurized milk directly related to the raw milk supply, including total numbers at processing and heat-stable psychrotolerant spore-formers They will evaluate specific spoilage organisms and the intrinsic factors influencing microbial growth and how these factors are used in controlling defects and safety concerns in fluid dairy products.
Students will be able to identify the microbial hazards commonly associated with raw milk and fluid dairy products and how they are controlled through processing and sanitation programs.
Cost to attend the workshop is $650 for New York State residents and $725 for non-residents. To sign up online, visit www.dairyextension.foodscience.cornell.edu/content/hybrid-fluid-milk-quality-and-safety.
