Event Details

Date

July 9, 2020

Time

4pm-5pm

Location

Zoom Session

Host


Food Industry Virtual Office Hours

July 9, 2020


Food Industry Virtual Office Hours

Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (EDT)

Join us for our weekly Q&A and facilitated discussions during our Food Industry Virtual Office Hours to address questions on COVID-19. Speak directly to subject matter experts in sanitation, epidemiology, microbiology, virology, food safety culture, business continuity and the food safety of dairy foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, and processed foods and beverages.

Do you have a question for the panel but do not want to ask it live? You can submit questions in advance:
1) When you register,
2) Anonymously on the IFS@CU website (instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/content/submit-question-virtual-office-hours), or
3) Via email (mail to: foodsafety@cornell.edu).

Visit the IFS@CU's website (instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/virtual-office-hours) to learn more about upcoming sessions.
Intended audience: Open to anyone in the food industry from farm to fork.
Cost: Free
Registration required: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0udumtqTstGNTCa5StO4V4evS_dVlVa0K1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the session.

Subject matter experts on the panel

Cornell University:

Dr. Sam Alcaine, Assistant Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Bihn, Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Olga Padilla-Zakour, Professor
Mr. Rob Ralyea, M.S. Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Aljosa Trmcic, Extension Associate
Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety
Dr. Randy Worobo, Professor





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