Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA) Training
Learn how to assess the vulnerability of food to intentional adulteration. Find out about our IAVA training, based on FSMA requirements.
Course Overview
What you'll learn
- Overview of Food Defense Measures
- Understand Intentional Adulteration (IA) and why it is important
- Vulnerability Assessment Requirements and Preliminary Steps
- Considering Inherent Characteristics
- Considering an Inside Attacker
- Evaluating Potential Public Health Impact
- Evaluating the Degree of Physical Access to the Product
- Evaluating the Ability of an Attacker to Successfully Contaminate the Product
- Analysing Results to Identify Significant Vulnerabilities and Actionable Process Steps
- Applying the Hybrid Approach: combining the key activity types and the three fundamental elements
Who This Course Is For
Food professionals who conduct vulnerability assessments (VAs) using the 3 Fundamental Elements.
Food Defense Qualified Individuals (FDQI) or site manager involved or responsible for development, implementation and maintenance of food defense plans.
Prerequisites:
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
However, it is highly recommended that the IAVA course participants take the course on “Conducting Vulnerability Assessments (VAs) Using Key Activity Types (KAT)“, available online on FSPCAs website: Food Defense Qualified Individual | IAVA KAT Course | Fspca
and to also take the FREE online course “FSPCA Overview of the IA Rule Course” to be familiar with the FDA Intentional Adulteration rule: IA Rule | FSPCA
Certificate: On completion of this course, you will be issued with a FSPCA Certificate of Completion issued by the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO). Participation in the assignments and questions is required to obtain the certificate.
FSPCA certificate fees and training materials are included in the price.
About this course
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.
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