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PCQI COURSE 2.0 - HUMAN FOOD

Training location : Virtual

Training start date : 14 April 2025

Training duration : 4 day(s)

Training price : £1800 + VAT

Course Overview:

Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Human Food (FDA – FSMA)- Official FSPCA PCQI Course – Version 2.0. The course aims to provide participants the necessary knowledge to assume the role of PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual),responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the company’s Food Safety Plan in compliance with FDA FSMA regulations. The course offers practical skills for hazard analysis, the management of preventive controls, and the required documentation, ensuring full compliance with U.S. food safety regulations.

Target Audience:

The course is intended for food safety experts both within and outside the company (Consultants, Quality Managers, etc.), offering advanced skills for managing regulatory requirements and U.S. food safety best practices.

Training Contents:

The official course is structured according to the standardized curriculum of the FSPCA (Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance),an alliance established by the FDA in partnership with academia, industry organizations, and food safety experts.

The PCHF Rule introduces the new role of the PCQI, created under FSMA, who will be responsible for managing and developing the Food Safety Program.

The updated version 2.0 of the PCQI course incorporates the latest FDA updates on the PCHF regulation and introduces advanced materials designed to address current food safety challenges, offering comprehensive insights into the most recent preventive controls and FDA food safety regulations.

This course serves as a valuable resource, helping participants better understand the specific regulatory requirements for different types of food facilities.

Additionally, it provides practical skills, essential for the effective implementation of U.S. food safety requirement.

 

CERTIFICATION:

Active participation in discussions and exercises is required.  Participants will receive the official FSPCA certificate of completion upon successfully meeting the course requirements.

This certificate will include a unique PCQI identification code assigned to each participant, officially recognizing their qualification as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) in compliance with FDA FSMA regulations.

 

OVERVIEW

Day One

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Course Overview

Instructor Materials Overview

Instructor Skills Overview

Overview of FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)

The new GMPs 21 CFR 117 SubPartB and relationship with Codex Alimentarius and EU Regulations

FDA and FSPCA, SSA, PSA Alliance

FDA Food Safety Program (Federal Regulation, main State Regulation)

Introduction to Allergen Program

Day Two

 Review Chapter 0: Preface overview of the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food

Review Chapter 1: Food Safety Plan Overview

Review Chapter 2: Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Other Prerequisite Programs

Review Chapter 3: Introduction to Course and Preventive Controls- Review

Chapter 4: Biological Food Safety Hazards (and Appendix 4)

Review Chapter 5: Chemical, Physical and Economically Motivated Food Safety Hazards-

Review Chapter 6: Preliminary Steps in Developing a Food Safety Plan- Course review and discussion

Day Three

Review Chapter 7: Resources for Food Safety Plans

Review Chapter 8: Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls Determination

Review Chapter 9: Process Preventive Controls

Review Chapter 10: Food Allergen Preventive Controls

Review Chapter 11: Sanitation Preventive Controls (and Appendices 5 and 6)

Course review and discussion

Day Four

Review Chapter 12: Supply Chain Preventive Controls

Review Chapter 13: Verification and Validation Procedures

Review Chapter 14: Record‐Keeping Procedures

Review Chapter 15: Recall Plan

Review Chapter 16: Regulation Overview – cGMP and Hazard Analysis and Risk‐Based Preventive Controls for Human Food

Course review and discussion

Other Dates for This Training:

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