On September 24th and 25th, the UFSM will offer the "Good Practices Training Course for Food Service" course. With a 16-hour duration, the course will take place from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, in room 5140 of building 44 of the main campus. One course will be offered, with 35 places and a minimum of 10 participants. At a cost of R$ 200.00, registration can be done in room 5143 of building 44. The course has a continuous flow, meaning it is offered every month.
The program content is divided into four units: food microbiology, legislation related to good practices, foodborne diseases, and hygiene. The lectures will be given by Professor Luis Fernando de Pellegrin, from the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and by doctoral candidate Valéria Braccini, from the Postgraduate Program in Rural Extension.
Authorized by the State Health Department, the course is open to the general public, with a target audience of undergraduate students, food industry technicians, owners and managers of food service establishments (markets, restaurants, bakeries, pastry shops, canteens, buffets, confectioneries, industrial kitchens, institutional kitchens, delicatessens, snack bars, rotisseries, street vendors and fairs, food services for events, kitchens for elderly care institutions and educational institutions).
For more information, call (55) 9.9705–9898 or email lfvpelegrini@gmail.com and boaspraticastca@gmail.com.