Date: May 20, 21, and 22
Timing: May 20-21: 8am to 5pm, and May 22: 8am to 12pm
As per the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), all registered food manufacturing facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold human food must abide by the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule’s new food safety requirements specified in 21 CFR Part 117. Additionally, each registered entity must have a Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) to develop an effective food safety plan that ensures the safety of finished food products.
A PCQI is a qualified individual who has successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls at least equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the FDA or be otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system.
This course/ training helps food professionals learn the latest food safety issues and regulations that affect their products and as well as how to develop and implement effective preventive control programs and appropriate corrective actions. Additionally, this training will help the participants to lead, manage, and monitor FSMA specific requirements such as Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC) rule ensuring safety of the finished food products.
Who should attend this training:
- Quality assurance and quality control personnel,
- Line supervisors
- Operators
- Sanitation supervisors
- Quality managers
- Owners
Cost: $450
Who is eligible for this PCQI (Human Food) Training:
- Small food producers in Missouri
- Small Farmers in Missouri
- Start up food companies in Missouri
- State and local food inspectors in Missouri
For more information, please contact Kantha Channaiah, lchannaiah@missouri.edu, 573-882-2673.
