Nelson Farms Training Institute Professional Food Manager Certification Training by Instructors from the Nelson Farms Training Institute Nelson Farms Training Institute Certified Instructors can be reached as follows: Nelson Farms Training Institute P.O. Box 901 Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-6416 NFTI@morrisville.edu

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute Procedures necessary to comply with a Scheduled Process if required by law, regulation or an agreement between the Department of Agriculture and the establishment A Scheduled Process is a detailed procedure for a single product issued by a recognized Process Authority that includes formulation, critical control points, processing steps, and storage, distribution, selling conditions/restrictions

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute Procedures necessary to comply with a Scheduled Process continued A Process Authority, based on regulations, is a person or institution with the expert knowledge, experience, and adequate facilities to make determinations about the safety of a food process and formulation. A Process Authority must maintain product confidentiality

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute Importance of a Scheduled Process It is required by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets It is required by FDA for acidified (pickled) products that do not need refrigeration The development process forces a critical study of your operations leading to the discovery of potential safety concerns such as unmet regulatory requirements.

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute Importance of a Scheduled Process Processing Facilities like Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College must follow all the required critical control points such as water activity, pH balance, fill temperatures etc., for all processed products during the production procedures. Since Nelson Farms has a 20 C Processing License issued by NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets, they are inspected on a regular basis to make sure all scheduled process procedures are being followed that the License requires.

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute The Responsibilities, rights and authorities assigned by 1 NYCRR Part 271 Food Service Personnel responsible for identifying sanitation failure or food contamination should have a background of education or experience or a combination thereof, to provide a level of competency necessary for production of clean and safe food.

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute The Responsibilities, rights and authorities assigned by 1 NYCRR Part 271 Food Handlers and Supervisors should receive appropriate training in proper food-handling techniques and food-protection principals and should be cognizant of the danger of poor personal hygiene and unsanitary practices

Nelson Farms at Morrisville State College Training Institute Source of Information about Food Safety Training, Laws and Regulations Nelson Farms Training Institute Certified Instructors can be reached as follows: Nelson Farms Training Institute P.O. Box 901 Morrisville, NY 13408 315-655-8831 NFTI@morrisville.edu