Final Days to Register for FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food Course

Registration closes Oct. 7

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires facilities processing any type of animal food (complete feed or ingredients) to comply with new current good manufacturing practices and to implement a written animal food safety plan developed and overseen by a "preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI)."

In order to meet the requirements set by the Food and Drug Administration, the Ohio AgriBusiness Association, in collaboration with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), will offer the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food Course Oct. 25­27.

Open to all facilities impacted by FSMA, this course is the standardized training developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). Led by Henry Turlington and Gary Huddleston, of AFIA, the course content will provide knowledge of the FSMA animal preventive controls rule and training for creation of an effective animal food safety plan.

Other course topics include:

• 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 plan

“This course is a great resource for PCQI’s that haven’t yet met the FSMA requirements,” said Henry Turlington, director of quality, education and training for AFIA. “We provide all the tools necessary to create an effective animal food safety plan, as well as in­-depth coverage of other FSMA topics.”

Registration

Registration for the PCQI training is $700 per participant, with a limit of 60 participants. The event will be held at All Occasions Catering in Waldo, Ohio. For complete event details or to register, visit oaba.net/events or contact Margo Long at 614­-326-­7520 or mlong@oaba.net. The registration deadline is Oct. 7.

For those attendees in need of lodging, block rooms are available at the Holiday Inn in Marion, by calling 740­-389­-4300. Rooms are $99 per night plus tax and are available until Sept. 28. Participants should use the group code “OABA” to reserve their rooms at the discounted rate.