PCQI - Preventive Controls for Human Foods [Version 2.0] North America
Those who complete this 3-day course (24 training hours in total) meet the FDA requirements to become a Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided their official recognition of the FSPCA Preventive Control for Human Food Version 2.0 curriculum as the “standardized curriculum” on October 18, 2024. Eurofins Food Assurance's course is taught toward Version 2.0.
Important Update for Previous Attendees: If you have taken the earlier PCQI -Preventive Controls for Human Foods course, Version 1.2 will be retired on July 1, 2025. To remain compliant with the latest FSMA regulations, all previous attendees should complete Version 2.0 to stay current with the most up-to-date requirements. View our training calendar and reserve your spot in our PCQI - Preventive Controls for Human Foods (Version 2) course!
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 One | Day Two | Day Three |
| Start: 8:30 AM Central Time Welcome, Overview and Agenda |
Start: 8:30 AM Central Time Review and Questions |
Start: 8:30 AM Central Time Review and Questions |
| Chapter: Preface: Overview for the Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Course | Chapter 6: Hazard Analysis for Human Food | Chapter 12: Sanitation Preventive Controls for Human Food |
| Chapter 1: Food Safety Plan Overview for Preventive Controls for Human Food | Break ~ 10:00 AM Central Time (15 minutes) | Break ~ 10:00 AM Central Time (15 minutes) |
| Break ~ 10:00 AM Central Time (15 minutes) | Chapter 7: Preventive Controls Determination for Human Food | Chapter 13: Supply Chain Preventive Controls for Human Food |
| Chapter 2: Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Prerequisite Programs for Human Food | Chapter 8: Process Preventive Controls for Human Food – Parameters and Values, Including Critical Limits | Chapter 14: Food Safety Plan Implementation and Management for Human Food |
| Chapter 3: Biological Food Safety Hazards for Human Food | Lunch ~ 11:30 AM Central Time (45 minutes) | Lunch ~ 11:30 AM Central Time (45 minutes) |
| Lunch ~ 11:30 AM Central Time (45 minutes) | Chapter 9: Process Preventive Controls for Human Food – Monitoring and Corrective Action | Chapter 15: Recall Plan for Human Food |
| Chapter 4: Chemical, Physical and Economically Motivated Food Safety Hazards for Human Food | Chapter 10: Process Preventive Controls for Human Food – Verification and Recordkeeping | Chapter 16: Regulation Overview – Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food |
| Break ~ 3:00 PM Central Time (15 minutes) | Break ~ 3:00 PM Central Time (15 minutes) | Recap |
| Chapter 5: Preliminary Steps in Developing a Food Safety Plan for Human Food | Chapter 11: Food Allergen Preventive Controls for Human Food | End ~ 5:00 PM Central Time |
| End: 5:00 PM Central Time | End: 5:00 PM Central Time |
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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