FSPCA IA Conducting Vulnerability Assessments Course (Live Online Training)

Description

• Explain the importance of food defense 
• Explain vulnerability assessment preliminary steps 
• Explain inherent characteristics 
• Recognize the importance of considering an inside attacker during VA 
• Calculate potential public health impact 
• Evaluate degree of physical access to the product and the ability of an attacker to successfully contaminate the product
• Evaluate vulnerability assessment data 
• Apply the hybrid approach 

Objectives

This course will provide participants with the knowledge to implement the requirements of conducting a vulnerability assessment under the Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (IA) regulation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This regulation is one of a number of regulations and guidance that implement the provisions of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which focuses on safe food practices. 

The Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration regulation (referred to as the IA rule) is aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to public health, including acts of terrorism targeting the food supply. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “food defense qualified individual” who has successfully completed training in the conduct of a vulnerability assessment. This course developed by the FSPCA is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “food defense qualified individual” responsible for conducting a vulnerability assessment. These courses are taught by Lead Instructors trained by the FSPCA, who have been instructed in how to teach the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum. 

Audience

• The food factory’s representative who export their product to USA 
• General public who interest in new regulations of US FDA IA Rule