PCQI - Preventive Controls for Human Foods North America
Those who complete this 2.5-day course meet the FDA requirements to become a Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI).
Course Description:
Developed by the FSPCA, this course serves as the standardized curriculum recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) under Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 (21 CFR 117). The Preventive Controls for Human Food rule is intended to ensure safe manufacturing, processing, packaging and holding of food products in the United States.
Learning Objectives:
- Resources for and preliminary steps in developing a food safety plan including GMPs and other prerequisite programs
- Hazard analysis and preventive controls determination
- Monitoring preventive controls, verification and validation, and corrective actions/corrections,
- Supplier Programs and Recall Plans
- Record-keeping, and regulatory requirements
Who should attend?
HACCP Team leaders, Food Safety Team leaders, Food Safety or Quality Managers and others responsible for food safety will want to take this course to learn more about requirements for a Food Safety Plan under the Preventive Controls Rule.
Course Outline:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
| Introduction to Course and Preventive Controls | Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls Determination | Verification and Validation Procedures |
| Food Safety Plan Overview | Process Preventive Controls | Record-Keeping Procedures |
| Good Manufacturing Practices and Other Prerequisite Programs | Food Allergen Preventive Controls | Recall Plan |
| Biological Food safety Hazards | Sanitation Preventive Controls | Regulation Overview - cGMP, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food |
| Chemical, Physical and Economically Motivated Food Safety Hazards | Supply-Chain Preventive Controls | |
| Preliminary Steps in developing a Food Safety Plan | ||
| Resources for Preparing Food Safety Plans | ||
| Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls Determination Intro |
Our certification activities are provided by independent companies and separate from consulting activities. Such services are also presented and sold to clients separately, not in bundle or packaged format. Impartiality is safeguarded by Eurofins Assurance’ relevant policies to avoid conflicts of interest.
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