NAPA: Basic HACCP Workshop for Manufacturers on April 4 & 5 - Register Now

NAPA: Basic HACCP Workshop for Manufacturers - 2 Day Course #74833 by Napa Valley College ETP Program

$725

Date And Time

Thu, Apr 4, 201 – Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Location

Napa Valley College 2277 Napa Vallejo Highway BLDG 3000, RM 3004

Napa, CA 94558

Description

In partnership with Superior Food Safety, Napa Valley College is hosting this timely and important workshop.

Through the California Employment Training Panel (ETP), Napa Valley College is able to offer a discount of $475 to qualified companies. Click on the following link - https://tinyurl.com/ybf76a6a and complete application to see if your company is eligible for an ETP discount (please note that an ETP 104 form must also be completed for each attendee from your company). After your forms are completed, please send all forms to Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250 / VBible@napavalley.edu. Once you are certified, you will receive the code to register for the ETP pricing of $250. If you are already ETP certified and need a code, please contact Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250/VBible@napavalley.edu.

Course Description - What You'll Learn:

• Provide the attendee with the tools to build the company’s HACCP food safety program.
• Understand basic principles behind Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Provide the attendee with major government regulatory requirements and industry information.
• Satisfy the training requirement for certification.

Who Should Attend:

Owners, Managers, Chefs, Sous Chefs, servers, and employees of Food Service and Retail business, especially very small, small and medium sized according to the following non-inclusive list:

• Food Industry Senior Management
• GFSI Leads (SQFP)
• Operation and Production Managers
• Quality Assurance Managers and Supervisors
• HACCP Coordinators
• Supply Chain Management Personnel & Purchasing Managers
• Auditors
• Food Plant and Facility Managers
• Risk Management Managers
• Government and Food Regulatory Personnel
• Food Safety and Quality Management Consultants

Two-Day Course: Thursday, April 4th & Friday, Friday, April 5th, 8 AM-5 PM each day.

Oscar Camacho's experience spans the globe and the entire range of the industry. He has over 32 years of experience in the food industry, including ownership of two food processing plants and extensive work with two of the largest food manufacturers in the world. His accounts of food safety successes and failures put accountability into sharp focus. Oscar is a registered FSPCA-Human Foods Lead Instructor and Consultant, PSA-Produce Safety Alliance Lead Instructor, GFCP-Gluten Free Certification Program Consultant and Trainer, SQF Consultant and Trainer, and a former SQF Auditor. He holds a BS in Biology and an MS in Food Science and Engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia in Spain. He also holds a Certification in International Management and regularly continues studies in food safety and business administration.

Routine Produce Inspections to Start in Spring, FDA Offering Compliance Support

After FDA delayed product inspections under FSMA to further prepare industry and ensure there was enough training and education, the agency is reminding farmers and other stakeholders in the produce industry that there are resources available to help them in preparing for the routine inspections—for large farms, these will start in the spring. The inspections will be conducted to verify compliance with the Produce Safety rule.

Resources include the FDA’s produce safety inspections page on its website to serve as a central resource for industry and state partners during the inspection preparation process and the draft guidance, “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption”.

An FDA Voices blog by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas and Associate Commissioner of Regulatory Affairs Melinda Plaisier also discussed how the agency has been supporting industry work to comply with the rule, including:

• Granting 46 states and one territory with more than $85 million through the State Produce Implementation Cooperative
• Agreement Program to aid in the development of state produce safety systems that offer education, outreach and technical assistance
• With partners, supporting the training of more than 31,000 produce farmers globally on the Produce Safety rule requirements
• The sharing of expertise via the FDA’s Produce Safety Network
• With partners, the creation of a new inspection form that gives farms feedback and observations that occurred during the inspection, regardless of whether non-compliance issues were found, in an effort to help explain what they’re looking at and how observations apply to the produce rule

Article Source: https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/routine-produce-inspections-to-start-in-spring-fda-offering-compliance-support/

On-site PRIVATE Classes in English & Spanish and Consulting Services

Classes Available in English & Spanish and Consulting Services

WE OFFER PUBLIC AND ON-SITE TRAINING CLASSES:

• HACCP Workshop
• Implementing SQF Training - Version 8.0 - English and Spanish
• FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods
• FSPCA For Human Food Compliance
• Produce Safety Rule Training Official Program
• SQF Quality Systems For Food Manufacturers
• Internal and External GFSI Audits
• Crisis Management
• Gluten-Free Certification Program
• SQF Advanced Practitioner Course
• Prerequisite Programs

WE ALSO OFFER:

Food Safety Consulting Services

We offer On-Site private classes in English and Spanish. Please email us for a quote: info@superiorfoodsafety.com

Upcoming Classes Available for Registration

All SQF classes are official, advertised by SQF, and provided by Superior Food Safety a SQF Licensed Training Center. 

All Food Safety Preventive Controls for Human Food classes are authorized and posted by FSPCA, and provided by Oscar Camacho a FSPCA Lead Instructor.

The fees to attend these classes are subsidized through a joint venture between Napa Valley College-Superior Food Safety and funded by ETP-Employment Training Panel Program of California.

PRICE STARTS AT $125.00 + Administrative Fees PER CLASS (See each link below for details)

Please DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE and SUBMIT the forms below to CMonahan@napavalley.edu before you begin the registration process.

Certification Application

Employment Training Panel

February 20, 2019

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food
Regular Price $850, ETP Price $300

April 4, 2019

HACCP Workshop for Manufacturers
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

May 8, 2019

SQF Food Safety Code for Food Manufacturing Edition 8
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

May 10, 2019

Internal & External GFSI Audit Workshop
Regular Price $475, ETP Price $180

June 6, 2019

SQF Advanced Practitioner
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food - February 20-22 - Still Time to Register!

Date And Time

Wed, Feb 20, 2019 - Fri, Feb 22, 2019,

Location

Napa Valley College

2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, BLDG 3000, RM 3004

Napa, CA 94558

Register HERE

Description
In partnership with Superior Food Safety, Napa Valley College is hosting this timely and important workshop.

Through the California Employment Training Panel (ETP), Napa Valley College is able to offer a discount of $550 to qualified companies. Click on the following link - https://tinyurl.com/ybf76a6a and complete application to see if your company is eligible for an ETP discount (please note that an ETP 104 form must also be completed for each attendee from your company). After your forms are completed, please send all forms to Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250 / VBible@napavalley.edu. Once you are certified, you will receive the code to register for the ETP pricing of $300. If you are already ETP certified and need a code, please contact Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250/VBible@napavalley.edu.

Attend this 2-1/2 day course starting on Wednesday, February 20th and ending on Friday, February 22nd.

Course Description - What You'll Learn:

• Meet the requirements for training under Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117.155 for the Preventive Controls “Qualified Individual”
• Learn and understand the responsibilities of a preventive controls qualified individual
• Learn How preventive controls build on established food safety principles
• Understand and identify the Components of a Food Safety Plan
• Learn how to conduct Food Safety Plan activities such as developing and reviewing a food safety plan
• Provide the necessary skills for validating preventive controls, verifying and validating process controls among others.

Three-Day Course:

• Wednesday, Feb 20th from 8AM-5PM
• Thursday, Feb 21st from 8AM-5PM
• Friday, Feb 22nd from 8AM-12PM

Who Should Attend:

• Companies, especially small and medium-sized, producing human foods that must comply with the Preventive Controls for Human Foods rule that is part of FSMA.
• Food Industry Senior Management
• GFSI Leads (SQFP)
• Operation and Production Managers
• Quality Assurance Managers and Supervisors
• HACCP Coordinators
• Supply Chain Management Personnel & Purchasing Managers
• Auditors
• Food Plant and Facility Managers
• Risk Management Managers
• Government and Food Regulatory Personnel
• Food Safety and Quality Management Consultants

Oscar Camacho has more than 28 years of experience managing food safety and quality systems. Mr. Camacho's special insights come from years of first-hand experience in the food industry, and from client weaknesses, he identified and solved while providing auditing and consulting services.

FDA Final Guidance Informs Companies on When to Notify Public about Food Recalls

FDA has issued a final guidance that reviews the situations in which a company should warn the public about a voluntary food recall. This includes the appropriate timeframe for issuing the warning and what information a company should include in the warning. The guidance, “Public Warning and Notification of Recalls”, also discusses when the FDA may decide to take action to issue a public warning, should one that a company issues is not sufficient.

In an agency statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD., also addresses the buzz around folks feeling that there have been more recalls. “In actuality, for fiscal year 2018, there were a total of 7,420 recalls with 831 that were classified as the highest risk. That figure represents a five-year low in recalls. However, the reason why recall notices might seem to have increased is that our publicizing of these events has become more prominent,” said Gottlieb. “We’re routinely providing more information on recalls and other safety issues that have happened.” He added that the ability to detect, track and trace product issues has improved with the help of technology, including whole genome sequencing.

“Our labs are currently testing cutting-edge technology that can screen for multiple allergens simultaneously and even technology that shrinks the genetic testing of pathogens from machines that were once the size of an entire room to a device that’s smaller than many smartphones. We’ll also be working to improve product traceability by tapping into modern approaches, such as blockchain technology, to further advance our mission of protecting public health.” – Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA

In addition, the agency is looking at how new technologies can be used notify consumers about whether a product they purchased has been recalled.

Article Source: https://foodsafetytech.com/news_article/fda-final-guidance-informs-companies-on-when-to-notify-public-about-food-recalls/

How to Strengthen Your Audit Score

Insights from a lead auditor on how to be prepared so you are cool, calm and collected.

It is one week before your scheduled audit. Are you running around from department to department crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s, or are you cool, calm and collected, as it is just another audit? More than likely you have been in both cases, but how does one finally get to the collected stage? It is not about being nervous—even as a lead auditor I get nervous (I am human, too)— it is about being ready!

Believe it or not, I can generally gage if the audit is going to flow well within the first hour of arrival. My questions from audit to audit of course change, but overall, I am asking for the same materials and results. If the team is getting baffled by questions in the beginning stages of the audit, I know I am in for a long ride. Why does this happen? If the situation has gone down hill rather quickly, I find that whomever at the plant is responsible for the implementation of the audit standard, has never taken the time to read or review it. That, my friends, is one of the most critical mistakes you can make. I know these standards are not world-class bestselling books that you are dying to binge read by the fireplace with a glass of wine—if this was your view, you would be an auditor already. HA! The standards are not always black and white as far as requirements, but just taking the time to read the standard will enhance your understanding of where the auditor is coming from.

Now you have read the standard, you understand it and are comfortable. You have a 200,000 square-foot facility, 200 employees and four different HACCP plans to watch over. How could you possibly score an excellent, “A”, pass, whatever the top score may be defined as? I am sure you have heard the expression, it is not all about you, and that holds true for audits. So many times I have witnessed that the quality manager (or equivalent) try to undertake the entire audit from start to finish and answer all the questions. This is not a best-practice approach. A good example here would be that many audits now talk about annual objectives and key performance indicators. As an auditor, I expect that your plant manager (or equivalent key person responsible) come talk about these with their senior management. Too often I see the quality department commit to answering these questions, but as an auditor, I am interested in your system and how it works throughout your entire facility. I do not just want to know about the quality department. Get all departments involved. They, too, then get firsthand experience of understanding what the audit requirements are, instead of just reading endless emails of what needs to be accomplished.

Teamwork and understanding are now established—great! How strong are your programs? There are a few programs I want to touch on here, including your internal audit program and procedures. I can not write this article and tell you “X” is the solution, as there is not a one-size-fits-all approach. If you are spending two hours on an annual internal audit for a facility like the one mentioned above, it is possible that your program is lacking robustness. When conducting an internal audit and a requirement is in compliance, do you write what made it in compliance, what you reviewed, and with whom you spoke? This is a great way for you to compare what you see in your plant versus what an auditor sees in your plant, especially if you built your internal audit from an audit standard. How about your sanitation program? I came from a background of meat inspection, so maybe I am a bit biased, but your sanitation is encompassed with other pre-requisite programs in the facility. If your facility has untidy locker rooms, cafeterias and bathrooms, what motivates the employees to be tidy on the production floor? Sometimes it is the small things that go a very long way. In talking about sanitation, I have observed that many site managers never go in to watch your pre-operational inspections that may take place very early in the morning. Just because it is not on first shift, does not mean it is not important, and it also does not mean that it will not be audited. Likely, it will be audited!

Lastly, take all nonconformities that you have found either through internal or external audits, respond to them in a timely fashion, and get the root causes and preventative actions in place! Nothing pains me more then to see sites repeat a nonconformance, just to possibly get a major conformity. It’s like shooting yourself in the foot and your audit score takes an unnecessary plunge that could have been avoided.

Audits are not a fad and are not going away. It does take way more time to get to the cool, calm and collected stage for audits, but in the end, being audit ready all the time looks good on you and your site!

Article Source: https://foodsafetytech.com/column/how-to-strengthen-your-audit-score/

Upcoming Classes Available for Registration

All SQF classes are official, advertised by SQF, and provided by Superior Food Safety a SQF Licensed Training Center. 

All Food Safety Preventive Controls for Human Food classes are authorized and posted by FSPCA, and provided by Oscar Camacho a FSPCA Lead Instructor.

The fees to attend these classes are subsidized through a joint venture between Napa Valley College-Superior Food Safety and funded by ETP-Employment Training Panel Program of California.

PRICE STARTS AT $125.00 + Administrative Fees PER CLASS (See each link below for details)

Please DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE and SUBMIT the forms below to CMonahan@napavalley.edu before you begin the registration process.

Certification Application

Employment Training Panel

February 20, 2019

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food
Regular Price $850, ETP Price $300

March 11, 2019

HACCP Workshop for Retail
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

April 4, 2019

HACCP Workshop for Manufacturers
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

May 8, 2019

SQF Food Safety Code for Food Manufacturing Edition 8
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

May 10, 2019

Internal & External GFSI Audit Workshop
Regular Price $475, ETP Price $180

June 6, 2019

SQF Advanced Practitioner
Regular Price $725, ETP Price $250

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food - February 20-22 - Register Today!

Date And Time

Wed, Feb 20, 2019 - Fri, Feb 22, 2019,

Location

Napa Valley College

2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, BLDG 3000, RM 3004

Napa, CA 94558

Register HERE

Description
In partnership with Superior Food Safety, Napa Valley College is hosting this timely and important workshop.

Through the California Employment Training Panel (ETP), Napa Valley College is able to offer a discount of $550 to qualified companies. Click on the following link - https://tinyurl.com/ybf76a6a and complete application to see if your company is eligible for an ETP discount (please note that an ETP 104 form must also be completed for each attendee from your company). After your forms are completed, please send all forms to Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250 / VBible@napavalley.edu. Once you are certified, you will receive the code to register for the ETP pricing of $300. If you are already ETP certified and need a code, please contact Valerie Bible (707) 256-7250/VBible@napavalley.edu.

Attend this 2-1/2 day course starting on Wednesday, February 20th and ending on Friday, February 22nd.

Course Description - What You'll Learn:

• Meet the requirements for training under Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117.155 for the Preventive Controls “Qualified Individual”
• Learn and understand the responsibilities of a preventive controls qualified individual
• Learn How preventive controls build on established food safety principles
• Understand and identify the Components of a Food Safety Plan
• Learn how to conduct Food Safety Plan activities such as developing and reviewing a food safety plan
• Provide the necessary skills for validating preventive controls, verifying and validating process controls among others.

Three-Day Course:

• Wednesday, Feb 20th from 8AM-5PM
• Thursday, Feb 21st from 8AM-5PM
• Friday, Feb 22nd from 8AM-12PM

Who Should Attend:

• Companies, especially small and medium sized, producing human foods that must comply with the Preventive Controls for Human Foods rule that is part of FSMA.
• Food Industry Senior Management
• GFSI Leads (SQFP)
• Operation and Production Managers
• Quality Assurance Managers and Supervisors
• HACCP Coordinators
• Supply Chain Management Personnel & Purchasing Managers
• Auditors
• Food Plant and Facility Managers
• Risk Management Managers
• Government and Food Regulatory Personnel
• Food Safety and Quality Management Consultants

Oscar Camacho has more than 28 years of experience managing food safety and quality systems. Mr. Camacho's special insights come from years of first-hand experience in the food industry, and from client weaknesses he identified and solved while providing auditing and consulting services.