Approved Persons' Course for Thermal Processing of Low-Acid Foods

This course will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in hermetically sealed packaging. The course involves four days of lectures in thermal processing, practical heat penetration work, process calculations, tutorials and preparation for exams. Two examinations will be given on the fifth day, which will cover theory and practical thermal calculations. Participants who successfully pass the examination will be authorised to submit new thermal process schedules for approval by Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

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October

With senior leaders from TEMASEK, Corteva, KPMG, Olam Agri, ING, Nufarm, MAFF, Big Idea Ventures & Mars Petcare and The Yield Lab already confirmed for the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Summit, is your organisation ready to be part of the conversation?

March

Held only once every three years, APPEX brings together the latest in automation technologies, equipment and machinery, industry expertise and ideas shaping the future of processing and packaging, giving the Australian industry four days to experience just how much the sector has evolved since 2024.