Small and very small plants must be in compliance with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s HACCP Validation Guidance by April 4, 2016. These webinars will provide practical information on how to meet the expectations of FSIS for scientific support and in-plant validation, the two critical areas that are the focus of the compliance guidelines. The speakers will focus on helping personnel identify the correct data to gather to support their system, and to help plants identify areas that need improvement prior to the April deadline.
Tuesday, March 15th- 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. CST
1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
1:05 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. "Scientific Support and Determining Critical Parameters" – Dr. Kerri Gehring, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University and President, CEO, International HACCP Alliance
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. "Establishing In-Plant Initial Validation" -Dr. Alex Brandt, V.P. Technical Services, Food Safety Net Services
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Q&A
Thursday, March 17th- 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CST
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. "The Role of Microbiological Testing" -Dr. Alex Brandt, V.P. Technical Services, Food Safety Net Services
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. "Validation Case Studies" -Dr. Kerri Gehring, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University and President CEO, International HACCP Alliance
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. "Determining Ongoing Verification and Reassessment" -Bob Savage, President HACCP Consulting Group
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Q&A
Register for the webinars here.
Source: Refrigerated Foods Association