Food Industry Virtual Office Hours to Answer Questions on COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Food Industry

COVID-19 Food Industry

Does your food business or farm have questions related to COVID-19? Join the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University for a Q&A and facilitated discussion during their online Food Industry Office Hours. Speak directly to Cornell University food safety experts in dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables, and processed foods and beverages. In addition to Cornell faculty, there are invited panelists with expertise in virology, cleaning and sanitation, and food safety culture and business continuity planning. Food Industry Office Hours are free and open to anyone in the food industry from farm to fork.

You can submit questions in advance to foodsafety@cornell.edu or you can ask them live during the office hours. You can also find frequently asked questions (FAQs) from previous sessions posted on the Institute for Food Safety’s website.

FAQS: https://instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/frequently-asked-questions/

https://instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/webinars/

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EDT)

Registration for this event is not required.

Faculty Participants:
Dr. Sam Alcaine, Assistant Professor
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
PSA Representative TBD

Invited SMEs:
Dr. Kalmia Kniel, Professor of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware
Dr. Tatiana Lorca, RD&E Food Safety & Quality Program Leader, Global Food & Beverage, Ecolab, Inc.
Ms. Melanie Neumann, J.D., M.S., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Matrix Sciences International, Inc.

*Ask questions live or submit questions in advance to: foodsafety@cornell.edu

Thursday, April 23, 2020 | 4:00 to 5:00 pm (EDT)

Registration for this event is not required.

Faculty Participants:
Dr. Sam Alcaine, Assistant Professor
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
PSA Representative TBD

Invited SMEs:
Dr. Kalmia Kniel, Professor of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware
Dr. Tatiana Lorca, RD&E Food Safety & Quality Program Leader, Global Food & Beverage, Ecolab, Inc.
Ms. Melanie Neumann, J.D., M.S., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Matrix Sciences International, Inc.

*Ask questions live or submit questions in advance to: foodsafety@cornell.edu