Event Details
Date
August 1 - August 3, 2017
Cost
$700.00 NYS Early Fee (prior to 6/30/17)
(additional attendee $700.00 ea.)
$750.00 Out-of-State Early Fee (prior to 6/30/17)
(additional attendee $750.00 ea.)
After 6/30/17 Costs: $780 NYS; $850 out-of-state
Host
Harvest New YorkCarl Moody
716-515-8175
email Carl Moody
Pre-Registration Deadline: July 14, 2017
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FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training
August 1 - August 3, 2017During this 2.5 day Preventive Controls for Human Food - Qualified Individual course participants will learn principles of food safety; how to develop a written hazard analysis; when and how to develop the appropriate preventive controls; fundamentals of good manufacturing practices; monitoring, corrective action, verification and validation; and how to develop a recall plan. Successful completion of this course will result in the participant being given a certificate and qualify them as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual.
For more information about the course, contact Carl Moody.
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