Sanitation Workshop Agenda
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center &
​Virginia Tech Department of Food Science and Technology HABB1 Pilot Plant
September 29, 2022 (Day 1)​
(At the Inn at VT)
8:30 - 8:40 am        Welcome and housekeeping
8:40 am                                        Principles of Cleaning and Sanitizing 
9:25 am                                         Traditional Sanitation Practices and Sanitizers
11:00 am                   BREAK
11:15 am                                          Nanobubbles
12:00 pm                   LUNCH (Station for swabs)
1:00 pm                                          Evaluating the use of electrolyzed water as a disinfectant and cleaner in the seafood industry
1:45 pm                                          Requirements for Sanitation (Part 1)
                                                         - GMPs 117 - cross-contact and cross-contamination (FSMA Implications)
                                                         - Sanitation monitoring
2:30 pm                   BREAK
2:45 pm                                        Requirements for Sanitation (Part 2) -Record keeping
3:15 pm                                         Additional monitoring of sanitation -Environmental monitoring
4:15 pm                                         Employee Health and Personal Hygiene
4:45 pm                                        Review and Adjourn

June 25, 2022 (Day 2)​
(On campus - Food Science Pitot Plant)
8:30 am - 12:00 pm        Sanitation Demonstrations
  • Nanobubbles
  • Electrolysis Technology
  • Odor removal technology
  • Swab test station, testing for coliforms, and steel stain coupons
  • Monitoring record review
  • Hand washing & sanitation