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The National Egg Products School
Auburn, Alabama
October 15–17, 2012


  AGENDA

Monday, October 15, 2012

7:30 am Van pick-up at circle drive, front of AU Hotel
7:45am Registration
8:15am Welcome and Introduction
Deana Jones, USDA ARS
8:30am Egg Basics – Formation Through Products
Egg Products and Labeling
Ken Anderson, North Carolina State University
9:30am Functionality – Foaming
Angel food cakes and whipping height laboratory
Shelly McKee, Auburn University
11:45am Lunch
12:30pm FDA Egg Rule and Egg Products
Gerardo Ramirez, FDA
1:00pm Overview of Egg and Egg Products Microbiology
Manpreet Singh, Auburn Univesity
1:45pm Auditing Food Safety and Quality Programs
Pat Curtis, Auburn University
2:30pm Break
2:45pm Unit Operations
Kevin Keener, Purdue University
4:00pm Troubleshooting Equipment and Plant Design
5:00pm Dinner and evening on your own


Tuesday, October 16, 2012

7:30am Van pick-up at circle drive, front of AU Hotel
8:00am Functionality – Coagulation/Thickening
Custards laboratory
Brian Sheldon, North Carolina State University
10:00am Break
10:15am Functionality – Emulsification
Mayonnaise laboratory
Christine Alvarado, Texas A&M University
12:15am Lunch provided
1:00pm Functionality – Crystallization
Ice cream laboratory
Deana Jones, USDA ARS
3:30pm Break
3:45pm Egg Products Marketing
Elisa Maloberti, American Egg Board
4:15pm Latest Research on Egg Nutrition
Mitch Kanter, Egg Nutrition Center
5:00pm Adjourn
6:00pm Group dinner


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

7:30am Van pick-up at circle drive, front of AU Hotel
8:00am Discussion of laboratory results
9:00am Egg Products in Food Formulations
Chef Walter Zurmoski
11:30am Lunch
12:15pm Open book examination and Course Evaluation
3:00pm Adjourn and safe travels!