Overview:
This course will examine new FDA authority, introduces examples of Preventative Controls, leading into minimal recommended preparation steps for handling the new FDA FSMA requirements, including managing Form #483, or the FDA Warning for non-compliances.
Why you should Attend: FDA implemented the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), including the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive in 2016 to help industry manage potential hazards in producing safe food products.
FSMA places primary responsibility on the owners and operators of food facilities to identify and control hazard risks, and intentionally grants facilities considerable flexibility in designing and implementing their food safety plans. In light of these new regulations, FDA introduced an enhanced audit approach to ensure food processors have adequately eliminated these potential risks in their food facilities.
Hugh liability potential for food companies not compliant with new FSMA regulations, Zero Tolerance with new Swabathons often resulting in Recalls, Senior Leadership as well as facility teams need to be knowledgeable of law, new authority and requirements. A prudent investment to ensure organization avoids costly mistakes.
Areas Covered in the Session: Key FSMA Audit takeaway points would include:
This course will examine new FDA authority, introduces examples of Preventative Controls, leading into minimal recommended preparation steps for handling the new FDA FSMA requirements, including managing Form #483, or the FDA Warning for non-compliances.
Why you should Attend: FDA implemented the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), including the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive in 2016 to help industry manage potential hazards in producing safe food products.
FSMA places primary responsibility on the owners and operators of food facilities to identify and control hazard risks, and intentionally grants facilities considerable flexibility in designing and implementing their food safety plans. In light of these new regulations, FDA introduced an enhanced audit approach to ensure food processors have adequately eliminated these potential risks in their food facilities.
Hugh liability potential for food companies not compliant with new FSMA regulations, Zero Tolerance with new Swabathons often resulting in Recalls, Senior Leadership as well as facility teams need to be knowledgeable of law, new authority and requirements. A prudent investment to ensure organization avoids costly mistakes.
Areas Covered in the Session: Key FSMA Audit takeaway points would include:
- New FSMA requirements overview
- Minimal requirement recommendations for FSMA
- Key Essentials to build your own playbook, the Food Safety Plan
- HARPC, what's new from former HACCP approach
- Documentation needs that are vital
- New Legal Authority
- Stats on #483's
Speaker
Gina Reo President, QAS, (Quality Assurance Strategies, LLC), private consultation for the Food and Beverage Industry specializing in Global Food Safety and Quality with expertise in Regulatory Compliance, Prop 65, Crisis Management, Business Integration and Due Diligence M & A Compliance Risk Assessments.Formerly, Vice President, Food Safety, Weston Foods (WF), a GWL Canadian company and North American leader in bakery products. Transformed organization toward World Class Excellence for Food Safety by framing Food Safety Roadmap Strategy for fast-tracking compliance to FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act), SFCA (Safe Foods for Canadian Act) and new NLEA (Nutrition Labeling Education Act) for US and Canada compliance.
Who Should Attend
- Quality and Food Safety staff/mgt
- PCQI's/Auditors
- Supervisors
- Sanitation leads/supervisors
- Plant management, warehousing managers/leads, maintenance and engineering leads/supervisors, procurement team leads
- Crisis coordinators and senior leadership in Food Industry
