AMS to Present “FSMA is Here …. Are You Ready?” Webinar

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crops Program (SCP) (formerly Fruit & Vegetable Program) is presenting a free live, interactive webinar, “FSMA is Here …. Are You Ready?” The webinar focuses on the FDA’s recently revised “Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Foods” regulation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  

The webinar will help participants prepare for the new rule, which was displayed on the Federal Register website on September 10, 2015.  The regulation primarily applies to food processing facilities and their associated operations, yet also may apply to some packing operations and farms, and contains “supply-chain” program requirements that apply to other operations. 

The webinar will be led by Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor in the FDA’s Office of Food Safety Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, where she leads the FDA teams on the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule and guidance. Scott will be joined by Leanne Skelton, Biological Scientist with the AMS SCP and the USDA’s FDA Liaison, and Samir Assar, Director of FDA’s Division of Produce Safety. It will cover:

• The key provisions of the final regulation.
• The applicability of the regulation to your business at the terminal market, wholesale distribution center, or other similar operations. 
• How to comply with the new regulation.
• Technical assistance and resources, including upcoming training from the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance.

The webinar is free, but registration is required and space is limited. To register, visit http://bit.ly/1KNnrkm.