Food Industry Virtual Office Hours to Address Questions Concerning COVID-19
- Thursday, July 30, 2020, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thursday, August 6, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Food Industry Virtual
Office Hours to Address Questions Concerning COVID-19
Grocery Industry Virtual Office Hours
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (EDT)
The Food Industry Alliance (FIA) of New York State, Inc. and the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University (IFS@CU) are co-hosting Grocery Industry Virtual Office Hours to address questions related to COVID-19. Office hours are a Q & A and facilitated discussion where you can speak directly to faculty from Cornell University and ask questions related to COVID-19. The panelists are subject matter experts in sanitation, epidemiology, microbiology, food safety, and food industry management.
Visit the IFS@CU's website ( instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/food-industry-resources) to learn more about resources on COVID-19 that are available to the food industry. The FIA of NYS also has COVID-19 resources available on their website ( fiany.com/covid-19-updates).
Intended audience: Open to the grocery industry.
Cost: Free
Registration required: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j0rbXtjiRvSdY7u8DSIhDQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the session.
Subject matter experts on the panel
Cornell University:
Department of Food Science, CALS
Dr. Sam Alcaine, Assistant Professor
Dr. Aljosa Trmcic, Extension Associate
Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety
Dr. Randy Worobo, Professor
Dyson, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Mr. Dan Hooker, MBA, Senior Lecturer
Food Industry Virtual Office Hours
Thursday, August 6, 2020 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (EDT)
Join us for a Q & A and facilitated discussion to address questions from the food industry 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. General food industry virtual office hours are now being offered every other week.
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: cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrfu2oqjMsGtE0H8FANT9BWKLfTflsieqB
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
Dr. Aljosa Trmcic, Extension Associate
Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety
Additional Invited Panelists Availability TBD
Food Industry Resources on COVID-19
Looking for more information on COVID-19 as it relates to your food business?
We are keeping our website ( instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/food-industry-resources) updated with current information and resources on COVID-19 for the food industry.
As a reminder, we have several templates/documentation for controlling the spread of COVID-19 in food facilities under Templates and Trainings . There is a new SOP for actions to take if an employee is being tested for and/or tests positive or develops symptoms of COVID-19. A Spanish version of the SOP is also available for download. In addition, the COVID-19 Decision Tree for what to do when an employee tests positive for COVID-19 has been updated.
Need assistance finding resources on the IFS@CU website?
Reach out to us directly at foodsafety@cornell.edu.
Last updated July 27, 2020