Aseptic Processing and Packaging Technologies Course

Course date: to be defined

The Aseptic Processing and Packaging Technologies Course will be held at the JBT Lakeland, FL (USA) Process Technologies Laboratory.

LOCATION

JBT Customer Innovation Center

400 Fairway Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801 (USA)

COURSE CONTENTS

Introduction to Continuous-Flow Aseptic Thermal Processing Technologies

1. Classification of Shelf-Stable Foods
2. Definition of Terms
3. Processing Options for Shelf-Stable Foods
4. Continuous-Flow Processes – Heating Profiles, Direct/Indirect Heating
5. Basic Concepts in Thermal Process Calculations

Aseptic Thermal Process Design and Calculations

1. Calculations for Homogeneous Products with AseptiCAL^®
2. Filing a UHT Process
3. Concepts/Strategy for Aseptic Particulate Process Design
4. Calculations for Particulate-Containing Products with AseptiCAL^®
5. Filing a Particulate UHT Process

Introduction to Aseptic Filling Technologies

1. Review of Concepts
2. Definition of Terms
3. Configurations of Sterile Product Pathway to Filler
4. Overview of Aseptic Filler Types
5. Sterilants and Sterilization Technologies (Equipment and Packaging Material)
6. Effect of Sterilization Processes on Microorganisms

Aseptic Standards: Regulatory, Validation,and Verification

1. Review of Concepts
2. U.S. Regulatory Agencies and Standards/OtherStandards/Requirement for Validation
3. Validation/Change Management/Verification
4. What Needs to be Addressed/What to Validate
5. Targets/Control Measures/Performance Criteria/Critical Factors
6. Microbiological Validations-Methods, Types
7. Other Types of Validations

Microbiology of Aseptic Systems

1. Review of Thermal Processes
2. Spoilage of Aseptic Products
3. Why Does Aseptic Fail?
4. Microbiological Testing as Verification Tool
5. Process Deviations and Microbiology
6. Trouble Shooting/Spoilage Investigations

CERTIFICATION

Each participant will receive a training certificate at the end of the course.

CONTACTS

For more information please contact:

• Karen Brown (559) 661-3345 | [email protected]
• Cristin Williams (559) 661-3286 | [email protected]