The training material was developed by FSPCA and is the standardized curriculum that the US Food and Drug Administration recognizes as adequate for preventive control qualified individual (PCQI) training. Successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a PCQI.
The course will cover:
Overview of the FSMA requirements for animal food
Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements
Animal food safety hazards
Overview of the food safety plan
Hazard analysis and preventive controls determination
Preventive control management components
Process controls
Sanitation controls
Supply-chain applied controls
Recall plans
Successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a PCQI. Participants should leave the training with a better understanding of how to create a food safety plan specific for their facility. Participants will be recognized by the FSPCA for completing the course and will receive a certificate.
Another FSPCA course will be held in Ames, Iowa in June, but the course has reached capacity and registration is now closed.
Pet owners want a lot from their pet food brands. They want primary proteins that suit what they believe is best for their animal. They want grains or they don't. They want something customized, but it has to be easy to understand.
