COURSE DESCRIPTION
As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA has rolled out the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) regulation (21 CFR 117) to ensure safe processing, packing, and holding of food products for human consumption in the USA. The PCHF rule requires FDA-registered processing facilities to have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) person (21 CFR 117.180 (c ) (1). The PCQI acts as a food safety resource person, and must be trained through a FDA recognized course, or have equivalent work experience. The PCQI roles are to:
- Develop a food safety plan
- Review monitoring and corrective action records
- Validate preventive controls
- Conduct reanalysis of the food safety plan
This two part course, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), uses the FDA recognized course materials for training PCQI’s. The blended course is a convenient alternative to the standard 2.5 day in-person course. It requires an initial Part 1 online course from IFPTI, in combination with a live, in person Part 2 one-day workshop.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Gain an understanding of FDA requirements for the PCHF regulation
- Understand the role of new GMP rules and prerequisite programs in building a foundation for a food safety system
- Lean how to conduct a hazard analysis and identify appropriate preventive controls
- Receive hands-on experience in writing a food safety plan
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Food safety managers
- Plant managers and supervisors
- QA/QC managers, supervisors, and technicians
- Regulatory and public health personnel
- Auditors from certification bodies
- Supply chain managers
- Food brokers
- HACCP team members
COURSE LOCATION
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
2270 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, ID 83712
DELIVERABLES
Each course participant will receive:
- FSPCA workshop manual – electronic copy
- Team exercise workbook
- Certificate of Completion issued by AFDO & IFPTI, carrying a unique registration number
- Continental breakfast
- Buffet Lunch
- Full beverage (coffee, tea, soft drinks, juice) and snack service
REGISTRATION
To receive the official PCQI certificate from AFDO, you must take the Part 1 Online course first. This will take about 7 to 12 hours to complete 16 modules, depending on the participant. After completing Part 1, you may take the Part 2 Live course offered by FSNW. A course manual is necessary to complete Parts 1 & 2, but the good news is that a free electronic version is available for download. Click here to download the manual. To purchase a hard copy from the IFPTI bookstore, click here. We will have a limited number of hard copy manuals available for cash purchase ($30) at the Part 2 workshop.