Food Safety Pilot Plant (BSL2)
The Food Safety Pilot Plant is a 2,200 square-foot BSL-2-certified facility. Designed to be versatile, this space has drop-down utilities and is capable of enclosure to accommodate a wide variety of food safety scenarios to support both research and commercial projects. This facility has a loading dock with leveler, a 15 foot clear high bay space, and can accommodate equipment as wide as 7-11 feet. We are actively seeking partnerships with industry partners to conduct food safety testing and evaluate commercial equipment and processes. This facility was designed for challenge and validation studies in a controlled environment.
Features
Biosafety cabinet
Recirculating brine chiller
Singer chamber vacuum packager
Pass through sterilizer
Oven/smokehouse
Pilot scale ethylene oxide fumigation chamber
Pilot scale dry steam sterilization chamber
Deli slicer
Stainless steel three-compartment sink
Refrigerated deli case
CO2 incubator, reach-in
UV light system w/ pump
Located in the Human and Agricultural Biosciences Building, the Food Safety Pilot Plant's certification for use with Biosafety Level 2 human pathogens makes it a unique experiential training space for pilot-scale processing with pathogens, not just surrogates.
Location
HABB1 Building 130 (0924)
1230 Washington St.,SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact
Monica Ponder
(540) 231-5031
mponder@vt.edu