HACCP Advanced Course

This HACCP advanced course provides in-depth knowledge and skills for ensuring food safety, built upon the foundation of the HACCP introductory course. Accredited by the International HACCP Alliance, this program delves into the crucial aspects of validation, monitoring, and verification within a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.

Key Learning Areas:

• HACCP System Validation, Monitoring & Verification: Master the processes for validating, monitoring, and verifying your HACCP system, aligning with guidelines from the CODEX Alimentarius Commission and USDA FSIS.
• Prerequisite Program (PRP) Verification: Gain a comprehensive understanding of PRPs and how to effectively verify their implementation. Learn how PRPs are essential for a robust food safety management system (FSMS), including compliance with standards like ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 v5.1.
• Critical Control Point (CCP) Management: Learn to identify, monitor, and verify Critical Control Points (CCPs). This includes understanding critical limits, corrective actions, and proper record keeping. A case study approach provides practical application.
• HACCP System Verification: Understand the components and activities involved in a thorough HACCP system verification. Learn about responsibilities, frequencies, and record-keeping requirements.
• HACCP Plan Validation: Differentiate between HACCP system verification and HACCP plan validation. Develop skills to evaluate the Hazard Analysis and other plan components.
• HACCP Regulations & Compliance: Stay informed about regulatory requirements related to verification and validation ("reassessment") and current agency activities.

Course Outline:

• HACCP Overview: Review PRPs, the five preliminary steps of HACCP, and the seven HACCP Principles. Define verification and validation.
• PRP Verification: Develop a common understanding of PRPs applicable to HACCP and other FSMS. Understand PRP verification and validation concepts. Identify verification and validation activities (e.g., environmental monitoring).
• CCP Determination, Monitoring & Verification: Understand CCP monitoring and verification components (critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, record keeping). Identify specific examples of each activity using a case study.
• HACCP System Verification: Describe the components of a HACCP system verification. Identify activities, responsibilities, frequencies, and record-keeping requirements. Learn to interpret verification results.
• HACCP Plan Validation: Contrast verification and validation. Propose evaluation methods for the Hazard Analysis. Identify activities, responsibilities, frequencies, and record-keeping requirements. Learn to interpret validation results.
• HACCP Regulations: Recognize regulatory requirements related to verification and validation ("reassessment"). Identify current, pending, and proposed agency activities.

Prerequisites: Prior knowledge of the HACCP introductory/foundation course is recommended. (Available on Udemy).

Certification: Upon completion, you will receive a certificate of completion from Udemy.

This course is essential for professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in food safety management, ensuring compliance with global standards and regulations.