Dairy Cleaning and Sanitation Short Course


Tentative Course Schedule
(Subject to Change)

Day 1
8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee

8:30 a.m.-8:50 a.m. Introduction and Course Objectives

8:50 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
           *Definitions and Terminology
           *Principles of Microbiology
           *Personal Hygiene
           *Receiving and Storage of Ingredients and Supplies

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. BREAK

10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Why Clean?- Chemistry of Clean

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. LUNCH

1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Novel methods for Cleanliness Detection-Processing Plant                       Demonstrations

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. BREAK

3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Soils Definitions & Cleaners and Sanitizers

5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Reception

Day 2

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
           *Definitions and Terminology
           *Description of a HACCP program
           *Design of a HACCP program for a Dairy plant

10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Chemistry of Cleaning- CIP

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. LUNCH

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Plant Circuit Runs

3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. BREAK

3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MSDS, Good Records Keeping and Housekeeping


DPTC Contact Information
Dairy Products Technology Center
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: (805) 756-6101 Fax:(805) 756-2998