[March 5 2025] HACCP Accreditation

Our program is now accredited by the International HACCP Alliance in Texas to offer HACCP certification for the meat industry. The first certification event is already scheduled for Spring 2025.

This event was organized by Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah director of the Public Health Microbiology Foundation who this year serves as President of Volunteer (Tennessee) section Institute of Food technologist and Regional Director (TN, WV, KY) for Yale Alumni Association.

Co-sponsored by Public Health Microbiology Foundation, joint 2025 Yale Day of Service/ Volunteer section Institute of Food technologist Day of Service was conducted on January 18, 2025. 

Collectively, 14 volunteers were able to sort and package 4,122 lbs of high-protein food and fresh produce (equivalent to 3,435 meals) for low-income families who will receive the foods this and next week by second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah is serving as the president of Tennessee section of Institute of Food Technologists and Regional Director for Yale Alumni Association this year. This is a message from him about an upcoming service day event:

I would like to cordially invite you and your family to this below community service event on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Nashville. Last time we had a wonderful time there and we packed over 3000 pounds of mostly high-protein foods for low-income families.

We are returning to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to support their important work as volunteers. After the event, we plan to go to Nashville downtown to celebrate our contributions and enjoy the wonderful music of Nashville.

You can access more information about co-sponsors of the events below:

Yale Day of Service:

https://alumni.yale.edu/volunteer/service-community/yale-day-service

Volunteer section of Institute of Food Technologists:

http://volunteer-ift.org/officers/

Public Health Microbiology Foundation:

https://publichealthmicrobiology.education/

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee: 

https://www.secondharvestmidtn.org/