PCQI (Human Food) Training
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 training will help the participants to lead, manage, and monitor FSMA specific requirements such as the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC) rule ensuring the safety of the finished food products.
Who should attend this training:
Quality assurance and quality control personnel, line supervisors, operators, sanitation supervisors, quality managers, and owners.
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
Date: Nov 6 o 8, 2024. Nov 6-7: 8am to 5pm, and Nov 8, 8am to noon.
Lunch will be provided on Nov 6 and 7th.
For more information, please contact Kantha Channaiah, lchannaiah@missouri.edu, Ph: 573-882-2673.
This event is funded by a USDA grant and hence this training is free for the Missouri participants (with a limit of 30 participants).
- No cost to Missouri residents
- $450 for those outside of Missouri
Partners:
The department of Food Science, MAFFIC and MU Extension.
