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| Malekian, left, leads HACCP training session in Armenia |
SU Ag Center Project Provides Food Safety Training in Armenia
Baton Rouge, La - During the
week of December 12, 2014, Fatemeh Malekian, Professor of Nutrition and Food
Science at the Southern University Ag Center provided training on Retail Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) to food handlers in Yerevan,
Armenia. HACCP is a preventive system to
ensure safe food production. The training started with introductions of participants
and subject matter, followed by the trainees gathering into small teams of 4-5
members. Each team was based on HACCP principles. To give all participants equal footing, the basics of the
training were focused on Serving Safe Food “ServSafe” and sanitation slides,
gradually moving into the full HACCP details. The session consisted of
brainstorming, discussions, questions and answers and menu grouping.
At the end of the five-day
training, each team was able to produce a useable Retail HACCP plan for their
facilities. The training concluded with team presentations and distribution of
certificates to participants.
The trainees expressed their
collective appreciation for the opportunity offered to them through the
partnership of United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Agribusiness
and Rural Development, an Armenian farm service center, Southern University and
LSU Ag Centers.
A news release from the LSU AgCenter on January 16, 2015
entitled “AgCenter project teaches food safety in Armenia” details the
involvement of the two Ag Centers and the relevance and impact of the HACCP
training in Armenia, which has been on-going for several years. The full
article is available online on the LSU AgCenter website at http://www.lsuagcenter.com/news_archive/2015/January/headline_news/AgCenter-project-teaches-food-safety-in-Armenia.htm
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
bridget_udoh@suagcenter.com
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