Artisan Dairy Food Safety Plan Coaching Workshop October 24-25, 2018 NC State University Raleigh, NC Schaub Hall • Room G40 Open to All Artisan & Farmstead Dairy Producers in the North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Region > Learn about the FDAs Preventive Controls for Human Foods – food safety plan concepts, components and requirements. > Participate in coaching sessions to create a new plan or review your current food safety plan to help protect your consumers and your business. > Hear about practices to maintain, monitor, and control cheesemaking operations to manage food safety concerns. Register soon! Deadline is October 10 Course is offered at a reduced price of $49 ($600 value) The reduced cost for artisan dairy producers is through the generous support of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and a USDA NIFA grant. Click here for information and to register.
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Artisan Dairy FoodSafety Plan Coaching
Workshop
October 24-25, 2018NC State University
Raleigh, NCSchaub Hall • Room G40
Open to All Artisan & Farmstead Dairy Producers in the
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,Tennessee and Georgia Region
> Learn about the FDAs Preventive Controls for Human Foods – food safety plan concepts, components and requirements.
> Participate in coaching sessions to create a new plan or review your current food safety plan to help protect your consumers and your business.
> Hear about practices to maintain, monitor, and control cheesemaking operations to manage food safety concerns.
Register soon!Deadline is October 10
Course is offered at a reduced price of $49 ($600 value)
The reduced cost for artisan dairy producers is through the generous support of the
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and a USDA NIFA grant.
T his coaching workshop is intended for Artisan Cheese and Dairy Food Producers who are preparing to create, or are already
developing, a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliant, preventive control (PC)-based, food safety plan for their facility.
The goal of this workshop is to provide Food Safety Plan review and coaching sessions that guide attendees through each step in the development process. Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) lead trainers will be present to review key food safety plan topics and after each section participants will split into groups and develop those sections of their food safety plan with coaching from the trainers.
Templates (digital and paper) will be provided to facilitate plan development; attendees are encouraged to bring their current or in-progress plans.
1. Workshop is limited to the first 20 registrants. Additional registrants will be added to a wait list and additional workshops scheduled as needed to meet demand.
2. PCQI certification is a recommended (but not required) prior to enrollment.
3. Attendees should bring a plan to develop. Multiple products may be grouped under a single plan; please work with the course instructor ([email protected]) if you need assistance determining if products should be grouped or split.
4. Attendees who wish to work on digital versions of their plans are encouraged to bring their own laptops.
Who Should Attend: Artisan cheese and dairy food producers just starting off, those taking the next step in their Food Safety Plan Development, and those looking for a review of their current plans.
This course was made possible through the support of a USDA grant, obtained in collaboration with North Carolina State University, University of Connecticut, Cornell University, North Carolina Dairy Foundation and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Click here for information and to register for Artisan Dairy Food Safety Plan Coaching Workshop
Additional Courses to ConsiderPlease note: The courses listed below are offered by NC State. Other agencies and universities offer them as well.
Preventive Controls for Small Dairy ProcessorsThis is an online course covering the basics of developing preventive controls food safety management plans for artisan and farmstead dairy processors. Consider taking this online course before taking the in-class coaching course so you are more informed during the workshop.
Click here for info and to register
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) PCQI Certification CourseThis three-day, open enrollment course has been developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) in collaboration with the FDA. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual” (PCQI).
Click here for info and to register
Food Safety Basics for Artisan Cheesmakers This online course was developed to assist artisan and farmstead cheese-makers in developing their food safety programs and complying with food safety regulations and standards. This course is intended to equip artisan and farmstead cheese-makers with basic knowledge about food safety concepts.
