Using Alliances to Lead & Implement Food Safety Improvements in Acidified Foods David Green, PhD and Fletcher Arritt, PhD

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1 Using Alliances to Lead & Implement Food Safety Improvements in Acidified Foods David Green, PhD and Fletcher Arritt, PhD

2 A History of Food Safety Alliances NCA/FDA Better Process Control Plan CFR 128b (re-codified 21 CFR 113) CFR 114 Acidified Foods CFR and CFR 108 Part A and B requires that supervisors with responsibility for control measures and other critical factors in heat processing, container closure and acidification to receive instruction in a school approved by the FDA.

3 Current Events in Acidified Foods GMA/NCA Better Process Control Schools Pickle Packers International Schools Food Entrepreneur & Small Business Courses FDA Revised DRAFT Guidance FSMA Integrated Food Safety System a growing need for food safety programs with a specific emphasis on assisting in the development of a national training curriculum at inception of the IFSS program.

4 Assisting the Integrated Food Safety System s National Food/Feed Training Program Partnership for Food Protection Training Workgroup endorses IFPTI in 2009 for creating IFSS curriculum and drafting of the FDA course review and approval process FDA pursuing ANSI/ASTM E standards for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) accreditation IFSS calls for Investigator Certification and Continuing Education Units

5 Assisting the Integrated Food Safety System s National Food/Feed Training Program FDA/ORA/DHRD must review and approve courses FDA contracted series of Job Task Analyses in 2011 Basic New Hire Investigator Import Investigator Manufactured GMP Feed Investigator Manufactured GMP Food Investigator Low Acid Canned Foods/Acidified Foods Investigator Seafood Investigator Produce Investigator Retail Investigator

6 The Acidified Foods Alliance USDA NIFA grant, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, NC State Univ., USDA-ARS FDA/DHRD cooperative grant, NC State Univ., USDA-ARS, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, NCDA&CS and AFDO assist the FDA in developing a uniform national standard in acidified food products for training and certification of Federal, State, local, and tribal Acidified Foods personnel at all programmatic levels (inspector, management, leadership).

7 Building a Stronger Bridge in Acidified Food Products Training & Certification Joanna Foegeding Project Director Dr. David Green Jill Miller Standards and Assessment Core Team Leaders Curriculum Development Core Team Leaders Trainers and Certification Core Team Leaders Dr. Keith Harris Dr. Fletcher Arritt Dr. David Green Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus Dr. Barbara Ingham Univ. Wisconsin Madison Kay Zimmerman James Melvin NC Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Dr. Fred Breidt USDA Agricultural Research Service Joseph Corby Association of Food and Drug Officials

8 FDA/DHRD Grant Cooperators FDA Project Officer, Will Bet-Sayad FDA National Subject Matter Experts Kevin Gerrity Brian Hendrickson (retired) David Wieneke (retired) FDA CFSAN Don Greaves Mike Mignogna

9 Acidified Foods Alliance Approach Harmonize existing AF curriculums and incorporate new FDA guidance Reduce FDA cost in delivery by use of blended DE/face-to-face courses Increase FDA capacity in delivery by use of Train-the-Trainer courses Meet IFSS aim for a uniform national standard in certification and CEUs

10 ACIDIFIED FOOD PRODUCT Training and Certification 1 - Introduction to Acidified Foods 2 -ph and Acidified Foods 3 - Microbiology of Acidified Foods 4 -cgmpsand Sanitation 5 - Thermal Processing of Acidified Foods 6 - Containers and Closures 7 Preventive Controls 8 -Records and Record Keeping 9 -Recalls 10 Scheduled Process and Filing 11 - Acidified Foods Inspection Techniques 10

11 Welcome Page Course Introduction Learning Objectives Glossary FAQ Review Points Case Studies Resources Videos Figures

12 Food Microbiology Introduction Classification Microbial Growth Spoilage Foodborne Illness Summary

13 FDA Investigator Training Face-to-Face Course Conducting an acidified food inspection Laboratory and Pilot Processing Demonstrations Field Industry Tours

14 The Next Steps Acidified Foods Distance Education Course beta-tests August 2012 Acidified Foods Train-the-Trainer curriculum September 2012 Acidified Foods Face-to-Face Course pilot tests January 2013 Acidified Foods Train-the-Trainer Course pilot tests August 2013 ANSI and IACET accreditation

15 Open Invitation to Participate If interested in development and implementation of a uniform FDA national standard in acidified foods training and certification and you want to participate, contact: David Green, PhD Fletcher Arritt, PhD Ph Ph dpg@ncsu.edu fletcher_arritt@ncsu.edu