FSMA courses

Protection against Food Fraud is becoming increasingly important in food safety standards. In this seminar, you will learn how to identify potential causes of food fraud, implement preventive measures, and develop an internal system to protect products and consumers.Food Defense is also a key component of food safety standards. Its objective is to prevent or at least minimize the intentional contamination of food products. In this seminar, you will learn how to recognize potential causes of contaminated food, implement preventive measures, and develop an internal product protection system.

The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation are intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires domestic and international food facilities (i.e., food manufactures, processors, packers and distributors) that are registered with the FDA to develop and implement a Food Safety Plan that complies with the requirements and that certain activities must be completed by a "Preventive Controls Qualified Individual" (PCQI). The PCQI course for human food was developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) and is the only "standardized curriculum" recognized by the Food and Drucg Administration (FDA).The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance is a broad-based public-private alliance, consisting of key industry, academic and government stakeholders, whose mission is to support safe food production by developing a nationwide core curriculum, training and outreach programs to assist companies producing human and animal food in complying with the preventive controls regulations that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. This 2.5-days course will help the participants to meet the FDA’s PCQI training requirements, understand the requirements of the Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food, and develop and implement the Food Safety Plan according to the Preventive Controls Human Food regulation.

Lebensmittelhersteller, die gemäss FDA-Anforderung Produkte in die USA exportieren, müssen Mitarbeiter mit der entsprechenden Qualifikation vorweisen können. Der PCQI ist für die Durchführung und Pflege des Food Safety Plans zuständig. Von der FDA und Lebensmittelexperten entwickelte Trainingsprogramm ist ein „standardisierter Lehrplan“ und wird von der Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) verbreitet und gepflegt.In diesem 20-stündigen Online-Training in deutscher Sprache erlangen Sie die Qualifikation zum Verantwortlichen für präventive Kontrollen (PCQI) und die FDA Anforderungen werden hierdurch erfüllt.Das Training wird in deutscher Sprache durchgeführt (inkl. Folienmaterial). Das Handbuch ist in englischer Sprache.

This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge needed to carry out a vulnerability assessment in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (IA) regulation. This regulation is part of a broader set of rules and guidance that enforce the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which emphasizes safe food practices. The IA rule specifically targets the prevention of intentional adulteration aimed at causing widespread harm to public health, including acts of terrorism directed at the food supply. Under this regulation, certain activities must be performed by a “Food Defense Qualified Individual” who has successfully completed training in conducting a vulnerability assessment. This course, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), serves as the FDA-recognized “standardized curriculum.” Completing this course is one approved way to become a “Food Defense Qualified Individual” responsible for conducting vulnerability assessments. The courses are led by FSPCA-trained Lead Instructors, who are skilled in delivering the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum.