Josh O’Conner wrote a piece for the Mountain Xpress covering a three-day course offered by NC State University on the topic of the regulation of acid-based canned foods.
When we think of pickles, it’s unlikely that we picture the series of legal and bureaucratic hoops necessary to bring them to market. . . .
At the conclusion of the course, students satisfied FDA training requirements to supervise the manufacturing and packaging of acidified foods. Many of the course’s students will spend the next several months refining their process with the assistance of [the course’s instructor] to bring new products to market.
