This two-hour session will discuss the scientific, regulatory and practical components of food process validation, a key aspect of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system.

The program,e will include a presentation by Gary Acuff, PhD, director of the Center for Food Safety at Texas A&M University, entitled, 'Basic Concepts in Validation/Verification'. Manpreet Singh, PhD, associate professor of Food Science at Purdue University, will host the 'Experimental Approaches' discussion. Jim Dickson, PhD, professor at Iowa State University, will close the workshop with the 'Interpretation and Practical Application' presentation.

The workshop, which is free for all registered IPPE attendees, will be held from 8am to 10am on Tuesday 27 January 2015. For more information about this session, click here.

IPPE, the world's largest annual feed, meat and poultry industry trade show, is scheduled for 27 to 29 January 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Find out more or register to attend IPPE by visiting www.ippexpo.org.