NSF Opens Registration for 2016 Programs

NSF has announced that registration is open for a number of upcoming programs:

This ANSI and International HACCP Alliance Accredited NSF Food Safety Certificate Program two-day course is designed to provide attendees with a thorough understanding of the concepts and application of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points process. The NACMCF HACCP Principles and the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) HACCP Systems Guidelines were utilized in the design of this course.

Upon completion, attendees will be able to:

• Identify and discuss food safety hazards associated with PRPs and production processes
• Determine control measures for identified significant hazards
• Construct and verify a process flow diagram
• Conduct a hazard analysis of the a production process
• Utilize tools provided to determine control measures for significant hazards
• Identify critical control points, critical limits, monitoring methods and corrective actions
• Verify the HACCP System

The course locations and dates are:

• January 25-26 Raleigh, N.C. Register
• January 26-27 San Jose, Calif. Register
• January 26-27 Indianapolis, Ind. Register

Additionally, John Spink, director and assistant professor, Food Fraud Initiative, Michigan State University, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Canadian Food Safety Forum, February 15 at Pearson Convention Centre, Brampton, Ontario.

Spink has been focused on product fraud since Michigan State University's Food Safety Program and the School of Packaging began research on the topic in 2006.  He is widely published in leading academic journals with important works such as "Defining the Public Health Threat of Food Fraud." His leadership positions include product fraud related activities with ISO, GFSI Food Fraud Think Tank, and U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP). Global activities include engagements with the European Commission, INTERPOL and Operation Opson, New Zealand MPI, and serves as Advisor on Food Fraud to the Chinese National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment.

Other agenda highlights include:

• Updates on Safe Food for Canadians Act
• Latest information Food Safety Modernization Act
• NSF-GFTC Food Safety Recognition Awards

Register at NSF-GFTC.