Why This Course?

The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk‐based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual.” This course, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.” The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI)” who has “successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls”. This course, developed in compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), aims to reduce potential food safety issues for the public and businesses.

Target Audience

This course is designed for those responsible for performing or overseeing the preparation of the food safety plan. Under the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule, the responsibilities of a “Preventive

Controls Qualified Individual” include to oversee or perform:

• preparation of the Food Safety Plan,
• validation of the preventive controls,
•  records review,
•  reanalysis of the Food Safety Plan, and
• other activities as appropriate to the food.

Certificates of Completion

At the end of the course, participants will receive an official FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certificate.

Lead instructor

This 100% online (live-virtual) course is taught in English and French by a Lead Instructor for the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Course based in Guelph, Canada.

Terms and conditions

We reserve the right to modify the timetable listed above. This means we may need to cancel or
postpone a training session for various reasons, including the last-minute unavailability of
facilitators and an insufficient number of participants. Registered participants will be promptly
notified and reimbursed if necessary if this occurs.

Participants are expected to have good and fast internet access to prevent disconnections
during the course. ZeroHunger Consulting is not responsible for any disruptions at the
participant’s end.

The training will be conducted in English or French; no translation will be available during the
course.

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Foods Course Agenda

This course spans 3 days (i.e., a minimum of 20 hours)