The Food Safety Pilot Plant is designed for challenge and validation studies in a controlled environment. It is a CDC BioSafety Level 2 rated facility.
Located in Room 415, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building
Major Equipment & Processes Supported
- Hand-held Sprayer
- Hepa-filtered Biological Hood
- Smoker
- Vacuum Packager
- Dry Cabinet
Features
- 900 sq. ft. net processing space.
- Access through Decontamination Room, equipped with lockers, changing room, shower, and laundry facilities.
- Adjacent to 900 sq. ft. Media Preparation Room equipped with culture freezer, autoclaves, and dishwasher Pass-through autoclave (to Media Preparation Room).
- All waste streams are directed to a heat digester.
Utilities
- Cold water (city)
- Hot water
- Steam (medium pressure)
- Air
- Vacuum
- Natural gas
- RO\DI water
- Electric (120 and 240 volt single phase, 208, 230, 240 and 460 volt 3-phase)
- Ethernet access
Department of Food Science
- Email foodsci@psu.edu
- Office (814) 865-5444
- Fax (814) 863-6132
Department of Food Science
- Email foodsci@psu.edu
- Office (814) 865-5444
- Fax (814) 863-6132
