Though companies strive diligently to eliminate them, thermal processing deviations still occur in food and beverage production, making proper management and evaluation of deviations essential to protecting public health and ensuring regulatory compliance. Further, federal regulations (21 CFR 113.89, 9 CFR 318.308 and 381.308) require low-acid canned food processors to detect and properly handle deviations from the scheduled process. In this workshop*, GMA experts will cover the critical issues and techniques required to address thermal process deviations in everyday manufacturing.