Birko's Dr. Elis Owens to Participate as Instructor at UC Davis Produce Safety Workshop
Owens to iscuss fundamental concepts for developing a cleaning and sanitation program for produce processors.
- Denver, CO (1888PressRelease) October 25, 2013 - Dr. Elis Owens, senior chemist/microbiologist for Birko, a leading provider of antimicrobial process aids and sanitation chemistry for the produce industry, will be an instructor at "Produce Safety: A Science-based Framework Workshop," sponsored by the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center, Nov. 5-7. The workshop will be in Meeting Room B at the UC Davis Conference Center.
Owens will discuss fundamental concepts for developing a cleaning and sanitation program for produce processors. The interactive two-and-a-half day workshop will focus on microbial produce safety systems from preharvest to postharvest.
The keynote speaker for the workshop is Bill Marler, of Marler Clark, Seattle, which specializes in representing victims of food poisoning. Workshop instructors include Jim Gorny, vice president of food safety and technology for the Produce Marketing Association; Trevor Suslow, of the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis; Michelle Jay-Russell, of the Western Center for Food Safety at UC Davis; and Laura Guidici Mills, of LGM Consulting, Barrington, Ill.
Owens is part of Birko's R&D team and is active in developing Birko's antimicrobial product line and attendant delivery systems. He oversees field trials at customer plants, works with university research partners and outside labs and acts as a government liaison for antimicrobial approvals. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wales in Cardiff, and conducted post-doctoral research at Michigan State University's Center for Microbial Ecology. Owens has published papers in FEMS Microbiology Ecology and FEMS Microbiology Letters.
About the Postharvest Technology Center
The Postharvest Technology Center at UC Davis seeks to reduce postharvest losses and improve the quality, safety and marketability of fresh horticultural products for the produce value chain.
About Birko
Birko is a leading provider of food safety solutions to the produce, meat and beverage industries. Birko manufactures concentrated chemical formulations used in plant cleaning and sanitation, as well as antimicrobial interventions used to reduce pathogens from the manufacturing process of food. Birko's equipment division, Chad Equipment, LLC, designs and manufactures chemical dispensing systems and state-of-the-art washing systems as well as equipment used for food safety protection in meat processing. Founded in 1953, Birko is a member of the PMA Gold Circle, which supports global food safety initiatives including the Partnership for Food Safety Education. Birko is a WBENC Certified Women's Business Enterprise.
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