Course description

Cleaning and Sanitation are cornerstone concepts for the food processing professional. This course will provide opportunities for the learners to apply previous and new knowledge of chemistry and microbiology to practical situations relating to food safety and cleaning in a food processing facility. Chemical selection and application, evaluation of cleaning and sanitation effectiveness and various techniques for swabbing and sample processing are practiced in real life Pilot Plant applications.

Course details

Hours: 27
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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Credit transfer

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Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery