April 9th, 2026 Certified Pasteurizer Operator Course

Description

Pasteurizer Operation and Procedures Training and Certification of Pasteurizer Operators

April 9, 2026 – Lakeland University, W3718 South Dr, Plymouth, WI Lakeland Campus Map

Agenda

8:00 AM          Registration Desk Opens, Breakfast

8:25 AM          WAFP Welcome

8:30 AM          Introduction to Microbiology and Pasteurization

Alex O’Brien, Center for Dairy Research

9:00 AM          Cleaning and Sanitation of Pasteurization Systems

Jan Murray, ChemStation

9:30 AM          Batch Pasteurization Systems

Annie Hagopian, DATCP

10:00 AM        Break

10:15 AM        HTST Operation Video

10:30 AM        HTST Pasteurization Overview

Nicholas Brost, DATCP

10:45 AM         Pasteurization Time, Temperature, and Flow

Laurie Sippel, DATCP

11:15 PM         Flow Diversion Devices

Kortney Pinkston, DATCP

11:45 PM         Lunch

12:30 PM         Pasteurization System Pressure Relationships

Ali Collins, DATCP

1:00 PM           Pasteurization Broken Seals and Records

Margot Dahling, DATCP

1:30 PM           Pasteurization Operator Course Summary

David Lang, DATCP

2:00 PM           Break

2:15 PM           Examinations

5:00 PM           Grading Exams concluded

 

Sponsored by: the State of Wisconsin, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and the Wisconsin Association for Food Protection

Registration Contact admin@wifoodprotection.org

Course Contact michelle.steinmetz@wisconsin.gov