Petrifilm Certification Training: Mastering Food Safety Best Practices

Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM ET

Neogen® Petrifilm® Plate methods are widely used in food and beverage testing laboratories around the world and recognized for their consistency, reliability, and accuracy in microbial indicator testing. While many professionals familiar with food microbiology have experience using Petrifilm Plates, regular refresher training is essential to ensure that your teams stay up to date with the latest methods and processes and meet accreditation requirements, such as ISO 17025:2017.

About the Webinar

Neogen® Petrifilm® Plate methods are widely used in food and beverage testing laboratories around the world and recognized for their consistency, reliability, and accuracy in microbial indicator testing. While many professionals familiar with food microbiology have experience using Petrifilm Plates, regular refresher training is essential to ensure that your teams stay up to date with the latest methods and processes and meet accreditation requirements, such as ISO 17025:2017.

Neogen food safety experts Annie Simmons and Colin O’Malley will provide a technical training session on Petrifilm Plate technology and review procedures and best practices for using the plates.

What will be covered:

  • Important considerations for sample preparation.
  • Best practices when using Petrifilm Plates.
  • How to interpret plates in various scenarios.
  • Methods for calculating results from Petrifilm Plates.
  • Using Petrifilm Plates for environmental monitoring.

To receive your Petrifilm Training Certificate, please complete a minimum of 45 minutes of the presentation. The certification will then automatically be generated in the ON24 console for you to obtain.

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About the Speakers

Annie Simmons

Annie Simmons – Field Application Scientist, Neogen

Annie is a Field Application Scientist for Neogen® Petrifilm® Plates. With over 10 years of industry experience as a technical services representative, Annie uses her expertise in microbiology, quality assurance, and food safety to assist food processors with test method implementation and advanced food safety applications. She also works with industry regulators to help ensure best practices in method implementation. Annie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Minnesota State University.

Colin O'Malley

Colin O'Malley – Microbiology Solution Specialist, Neogen

Colin is a Microbiology Solution Specialist for Neogen. He has over a decade of experience in the food microbiology industry, and brings a wealth of expertise in his role, specializing in optimizing laboratory setups and improving efficiency for his clients. Colin holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bellarmine University.