Product Development Considerations - Beyond the Concept

This 2-day course in Greenfield will cover the following topics:

• Principals of Food Safety
• The Product Development Process Cycle to Creating a New Food Product
• Product Development Process (including business strategy, product testing, product launch)
• HACCP Plan requirements and/or Low-acid & Acidified certification
• Determining formula, process and packaging for a safe food system
• Process Validation requirements
• Label Regulations, product claims, ingredient statements and nutrition facts
• Operational capabilities and Quality Controls

This program is sponsored by UMass Extension, CropCircle Kitchen and the Franklin County CDC Western MA Food Processing Center.