Pasteurizer Operator License Issuance Policy Change

Nov 10, 2022

Effective November 9, 2022, Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) will no longer offer the in-person Pasteurizer Operator Licensing Course at the Food Processing Development Centre (FPDC) in Leduc, Alberta.

Effective November 9, 2022, AGI’s Food Safety Branch (FSB) will maintain a list of on-line courses offered by third party organizations that will serve to support the legislative requirement for licensing of Alberta pasteurizer operators. Upon successful completion of a listed course and its associated exam/test, participants will be issued a pasteurizer operator license from the Meat and Dairy Inspection Section of FSB.

The intent of this policy change is to enable flexibility from a scheduling perspective for the Alberta dairy industry to meet the legislation as well as to reduce the overall resources industry expends to license pasteurizer operators (e.g., time for current FPDC course, travel costs etc.).

Several on-line options are included on the enclosed AGI course list. Upon completion of a listed course and exam/test, please notify AGI’s Meat and Dairy Inspection Section via e-mail at AF.FoodSafety@gov.ab.ca including confirmation of course exam/test completion for license issuance.

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