All food facilities registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must comply with the requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to develop and implement a Preventive Control Food Safety Plan that includes a Food Defense Plan.  The plan must also include a hazard analysis, allergen analysis, factory profile, recall plan, supply chain controls, process preventive controls, sanitation preventive controls and other items.  The plan must be reviewed and approved by a preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI) and it must be validated.

Many companies are having difficulty fulfilling these requirments.

 

1. FDA FSMA Preventive control planning
2. Food defense planning
3. Supplier controls
4. Allergen analysis
5. Sanitation preventive controls
6. Recall planning
7. Factory profiling

• CEOs, VP and Director Level Personnel in food companies impacted by FSMA
• Food Safety and Quality Team Members
• Quality System Personnel
• Operations and legal personnel
• Recall teams

Dr. John Ryan is a certified Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PQCI) specializing in food safety process control and food safety plan validation. He holds a Ph.D. in research and statistical methods and has extensive international manufacturing quality and operations experience in large and small manufacturing operations. He is a retired Hawaii State Department of Agriculture Quality Assurance Division administrator. He currently operates two business divisions focused on preventive control validation at http://www.RyanSystems.com and food safety during transportation operations at http://www.SanitaryColdChain.com. His latest book entitled “ Validating Preventive Food Safety and Quality Controls: An Organizational Approach to System Design and Implementation” is now available from Barnes & Noble or Amazon.