Participants in the food safety industry
gained training experience and knowledge of new food safety industry requirements
Many wonder about new safety requirements
and the necessary elements of having an effective animal food safety plan.
Course
instructor, Cassandra Jones, discusses feed manufacturing and technology during the O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Center tour. Photo credit: IGP Institute - Kansas State University |
A course in the Food and Drug
Administration’s animal food safety regulatory requirements answered these
questions and many more at the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA)–KSU
Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) Feed Industry Training course held at the
IGP Institute Conference Centre May 23–25, 2017.
The course instructors primarily discussed
the fundamentals of animal food safety and provided participants with a
framework to develop and implement a plan for animal food safety.
“It’s been enlightening,” says Matt
Repking, quality control manager at The Equity in Effingham, Illinois. “I’ve
liked seeing how the industry as a whole is working and to be able to actually
use it as a tool. The opportunities and connections made will be valuable to
reach out and find information when you need it.”
This FSMA training had an additional
secondary HACCP component that was accredited by the HACCP Alliance. After
successfully completing both of these courses in the program, participants
received two certificates and can demonstrate they are a “preventative controls
qualified individual” to the FDA.
“The best part of the course is the
interaction among participants,” says Cassandra Jones, associate professor at
Kansas State University.
“We have people from various parts of the
grain and feed industry learning the regulations alongside one another and
those who will be inspecting them. This encourages valuable discussion to help
facilities learn their options for compliance with the rules, and also helps
inspectors understand the complexity that compliance can add to existing
facility operations.”
For more information about other upcoming
courses visit the IGP website, HERE.
To register for this course please visit
the IGP registration, HERE.
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