Participants learn best practices and practical approaches for pathogen controlthrough short lectures and hands-on small group sessions which include microbial swabbing techniques and strategies, evaluating sanitary design, and developing standard sanitation operating procedures (SSOPs). The workshop will help attendees understand how to build HACCP pre-requisite programs and prepare the attendees for new Preventive Controls requirements of FSMA. Significant learning comes from student interactions with peers from other companies and the subject matter expert trainers. The workshops will provide attendees a rare opportunity to share and learn food safety from fellow industry and food safety experts.