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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Certificate Training courses:
| Training Dates | To Register | Training Location | Cost |
| Dec. 12-14, 2023 | Register | Virtual | $545 |
Course Overview
Food safety training is a core capability and competency of the Food Innovation Center at Rutgers University (FIC). With the issuance of new regulations resulting from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the FIC is one of the first centers in the country to offer training in Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF), consistent with the principles of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). The course includes 20 hours of classroom instruction over two and a half days. Participants in this training will be required to take a test, and will earn an official FSPCA certificate for becoming an FDA-recognized “Preventive Controls Qualified Individual” (PCQI) with the credentials for creating a FDA Food Safety Plan with hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls.
Who Should Attend
PCHF training is appropriate for food processing executives and managers in the functions of quality assurance, plant operations, sanitation, and other functions; regulatory agencies and public health inspectors; food industry consultants; brokers and distributors; and others involved with food safety within to the food industry.
What Participants Will Learn
This class will run 8:30am-5:00pm (T&W) 8:30am-12:30pm (Th).
- How to create your company-specific Food Safety Plan meeting the FDA requirements as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- How to conduct a Hazard Analysis, and differentiate between pre-requisite programs and risk-based preventive controls.
- Guidelines for choosing Critical Limits (Parameters and Values), setting-up monitoring programs and implementing corrective actions when deviations occur.
- Documentation for all aspects of the PCHF-required Food Safety Plan including verification and validation activities, monitoring, corrections/corrective actions and records review.
Registration Information
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Costs: $845 $545 per person. This includes 20-hour course instruction and supporting documentation for students. PLEASE NOTE: This does NOT include the COURSE BOOK, WORKBOOK. These all must be purchased separately through Amazon, and the certificate(s) can be purchased after the course is completed (link given at the completion of the course). Please ensure you order the course materials ahead of time to ensure you have it for the first day of the class.
Link to course materials:
Manual v.1.2: FSPCA Participant Manual
Work Book v.1.2: – FSPCA Workbook
Participants in the training program are encouraged to register as soon as possible, as class-size is limited and seats are reserved only after payment is received.
Please contact Pauline Pepper at pp559@njaes.rutgers.edu or 856-391-7606 if you have any problems with online registration.
Special Notes
This class is for FDA-required Food Safety Plans & is not required for USDA-regulated meats, juice or seafood products.
Additional Services
Donna Schaffner is also able to offer this course, and other food safety courses, on-site at food processor locations, using a flat-rate fee structure that is financially advantageous for training groups of individuals. Please contact Donna Schaffner at dfschaff@njaes.rutgers.edu for further information regarding client-site training.