PCQI Food Safety Training for French Food Imports into the United States
$750 (€633)
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Are you searching for the original online PCQI food safety course for French food exports to the U.S.?
ImEPIK offers a comprehensive online course for international professionals looking to export food products to the United States. Aside from USDA-regulated meat, poultry, and processed egg producers, all food imports from France and elsewhere must comply with the requirements established by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The Act was signed in 2011 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent food safety problems instead of reacting to outbreaks.
Although FSMA outlines a set of specific standards, the regulatory framework around food safety is frequently in flux. As France is a member of the European Union, many products are considered harmonized products. A harmonized product has the same standards for import across all E.U. countries. Some products, however, are non-harmonized. A non-harmonized product has different standards depending on the region in which it was produced. There are also products that are entirely ineligible, including lamb and mutton, equine products, and poultry meat products.
PCQI training is an essential step toward FSMA compliance for anyone seeking to export food products from France into the U.S. One of the FSMA’s seven rules is that manufacturers must implement “current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventative controls for human food.” This rule establishes the standard of having a staff member who is a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI). It is their duty to ensure food safety regulatory compliance.
ImEPIK offers the online PCQI training you need to manage an effective international food safety program. Our self-paced online program for comprehensive food safety training is essential to anyone in food production who is managing compliance with U.S. regulations—including exports from France to the United States.
Purchase this course today and open the door to more career opportunities with U.S. partners and importers.
Course Description
In this exciting updated version, ImEPIK developed a 20-hour self-paced PCQI Online course, which is the first in a FSMA series, designed to prepare Preventive Control Qualified Individuals (PCQIs) for FSMA and the Preventive Control for Human Food (PCHF) rule. The ImEPIK PCQI Online course is an interactive, assessment-based online learning environment that trains food-processing employees for the global food manufacturer industry. This course contains material meeting the alternative training allowed in the PCHF rule, plus additional interactive content and ability to take the course at your own pace.
PCQI Online V2.0’s Newest Features:
- Our new version is updated with FDA Guidance on the FSMA PCHF Rule since its original release in 2015
- Learners can choose sector-specific scenarios in baking, produce, dairy, cannabis-infused edible/ confectionary (chocolate bar), or ready-to-eat to practice and apply their knowledge.
The course supports the learning experience with voice-over-narration, animated videos, sequential content, remediation and interactive exercises complimented by an online study manual covering specific parts of the regulations, cGMPs, and supplementary material for each module.
Working through product-specific case scenarios, trainees are placed in practical plant situations that culminate with development of a food safety plan outline and a comprehensive final examination. With a computer or tablet and an internet connection, the PCQI Online training experience allows professionals to be trained as a food safety qualified individual using a cost-effective online solution that uses strong instructional methods with proven assessment techniques to meet or exceed traditional learning method courses.
Course Modules
Module One
The Food Safety Modernization Act: Advancing Prevention Focused Food Safety Systems
Module Two
Personnel: Roles and Responsibilities for Food Safety
Module Three
Identifying & Evaluating Hazards in the Production Environment
- Module Three Identifying & Evaluating Hazards in the Production Environment
Module Four
Hazard Analysis and The Process Flow Diagram
Module Five
The Written Food Safety Plan
Module Six
Sanitation, Allergen and Environmental Controls
Module Seven
Supply Chain Controls
- Module Three Identifying & Evaluating Hazards in the Production Environment
Module Eight
The Recall Plan and Recordkeeping with Related Rules
Module Nine
Putting it all Together – Building the Food Safety Plan
Module Ten
Food Safety Plan Outline: Final Project
Technology Requirements
You will need a PC or tablet with internet access.
- Chrome – should be within 2 releases of the latest version
- FireFox – should be within 2 releases of the latest version
- IE – IE 11 and above
- Safari on OS x – should be within 1 release of the latest version
FSMA's Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule
FSMA defines the role of Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) and establishes the minimum knowledge, skills and scientific training necessary for industry to effectively manage the expanded responsibilities outlined in this landmark legislation:
117.180 (c) (1): “to be a preventive controls qualified individual, the individual must have successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls at least equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the FDA or otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system. Job experience may qualify an individual to perform these functions if such experience has provided an individual with knowledge at least equivalent to that provided through the standardized curriculum. This individual may be, but is not required to be, an employee of the facility.”
Each FDA registered facility must designate a Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) who is responsible for the development, oversight and management of the Food Safety Plan who is required to have training and experience that exceeds existing HACCP based systems.
The ImEPIK PCQI Online Course was developed using the required topics and learning objectives in the standardized curriculum which is offered in a face-to-face or blended online/in-person versions through FSPCA. Our course is the alternative training allowed for in the regulation. The rule does not require any specific certifications, including certification by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). In general, FDA will assess the adequacy of a facility’s food safety plan rather than an individual’s documented qualifications. Deficiencies in the food safety plan indicate that a PCQI may need additional training specific to the rule, irrespective of documented training and experience.
FAQs
When we say the course is “100% Online”, we mean that it’s self-paced and does not require you to schedule a virtual classroom session or attend a webinar. You do the training on your time, whenever you want and from wherever you and your computer/tablet are located. Other PCQI offerings require scheduling Part 1 & 2 sessions to complete the course and receive a completion certificate. Ours is totally self-paced and allows you to avoid stringent scheduling or limited seating in virtual classrooms.
The FDA, not FSPCA, is the regulatory body that sets the standardized curriculum for the PCQI training requirements. The FSPCA is simply another training organization and the FDA does not require that you receive training from them. Our FDA recognized course has been recommended by FDA and independent auditors alike to help their clients comply with Food Safety Plan requirements.
You will automatically receive a certificate of completion when you are done with the course and there is no additional cost.
Yes! This course is designed using the FDA approved curriculum, but without the mind-numbing effect of sitting in a classroom lecture for hours on end. It is broken up into 10 modules that include voice-over-narration, animated videos, and interactive exercises complimented by an online study manual. By the end of the course, you will have completed practical situations that culminate with the development of a food safety plan.
Yes, once purchased, your login information remains active and you will continue to have access to all the material. Since our course is entirely online and self-paced, you also have the option to skip through for a refresher on only certain portions.
A Satisfied ImEPIK Customer
ImEPIK’s PCQI Online course provided a good foundational understanding of how to develop and implement a food safety plan from the ground up.
A Satisfied ImEPIK Customer
A Happy Customer
Definitely worth the value. Self-paced course makes it easy to complete with a busy work schedule.
A Happy Customer
A New PCQI
Very good value. I learned a lot for my new position.
A New PCQI