Monday, November 30, 2026
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
UMaine Cooperative Extension, Penobscot County, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401

Cost: Maine residents: $235; Out-of-State residents: $270

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer Seafood HACCP Segment II, an in-person course designed for seafood processing and importing professionals responsible for food safety and regulatory compliance.

Participants will review FDA Seafood HACCP regulations, the seven principles of HACCP, and seafood safety hazards. Through group exercises, participants will practice conducting hazard analyses, identifying critical control points, and developing HACCP plans using the FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance.

Prerequisites and required materials

Participants must have completed Seafood HACCP Segment I online through Cornell Cooperative Extension no more than nine months before attending Segment II. Segment I must be completed by Nov. 17, 2026.

Completion notices from Cornell are manually generated during normal business hours, excluding holidays. Participants must forward their Segment I completion confirmation to Theresa Tilton at theresa.tilton@maine.edu at least seven full business days before the Segment II training, with Nov. 17 identified as the receipt deadline.

Complete Seafood HACCP Segment I through Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Each participant must bring a physical copy of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, fourth edition (June 2022). Participants without a physical copy will not be admitted. Participants should also read the sections of the guide identified by the instructors before attending.

Purchase the required FDA Hazards Guide from the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore.

Group participation is mandatory. AFDO will email certificates of completion directly to participants following the required completion process.

Check-in begins at 8 a.m. We will provide light breakfast snacks, coffee, tea, and lunch.

The class requires at least 10 participants to take place. Refunds are not available unless the class is canceled for low enrollment.

The snow date is Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, with the same time and location.

Contact and accommodations

For questions about the program, contact Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek at 207.581.1378 or gulsun.akdemir@maine.edu.

If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek at 207.581.1378 or gulsun.akdemir@maine.edu by Nov. 17, 2026.