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The Arkansas Food Innovation Center (AFIC) provides training for food entrepreneurs and others interested in safe food processing. A link or contact person is given for more information about each training.
Better Process Control School – Spring 2023
A Better Process Control School is offered each year in the Fall at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus. This school is provided to help food manufacturers be in compliance with USDA and FDA regulations which require that food manufacturers of low-acid or acidified foods must operate at all times under the supervision of a person who has attended Better Process Control School.
Two types of certifications are offered- Acidified Food Certification and Acidified and Low-Acid Food Certification. All course participants must complete the Acidified Food Certification portion of the course. Those wishing to also obtain Low-Acid Certification must complete an additional day of training.
Acidified Food Certification (2 days)
- Day 1: Introduction to FDA regulations, microbiology, container handling, food plant sanitation and record keeping
- Day 2: Glass closure evaluation, metal can and flexible packaging container evaluation, theory of thermal processing, instrumentation and acidified foods
Acidified and Low-Acid Food Certification (3 days)
- Days 1 and 2 above
- Day 3: Detailed discussion of the various thermal processing systems
For more information and a detailed agenda for the up-coming school, click here.
Preventive Controls for Human Food Course (PCQI Training)
July 31 – August 2, 2024 (Fayetteville, AR)
The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk‐based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual.” This course, developed by FSPCA, is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.”
For more information and a detailed agenda for the up-coming workshop, click here.
On-Going
Good Manufacturing Practices
Participation in this training session is a requirement for all those processing product in the AFIC facility. For specific dates and more information on these session contact AFIC.
