International Trainers Course: Sanitation Control Procedures
Miami, Florida
Updated: 8/10/00

October 24-26, 2000      Miami Airport Marriott

International Trainers Course
in
SANITATION CONTROL PROCEDURES
for
Processing Fish & Fishery Products
Qualifications Course for Trainers
SEAFOOD HACCP ALLIANCE
This course was developed and is provided by the national Seafood HACCP Alliance. It is a cooperative effort amongst existing industry and government programs sharing their responsibility to advance the safety of seafood products in the United States, be they harvested, aquacultured or imported. The Alliance is supported by a tripartite of funds from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Association of Food and Drug Officials, and the National Sea Grant Office. Their basic approach is to provide uniform education through courses designed for the diverse sectors of commercial seafood processing and the corresponding inspection authorities.  This international Trainers Course is provided in cooperation with the regional Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

SCP COURSE CONTENT
This one day course is intended to assist the seafood industry and the respective inspection authorities in developing and implementing ‘Sanitation Control Procedures’ as mandated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (21 CFR 123). This regulation is commonly known as the ‘Seafood HACCP Regulation’ which became effective in December 1997. Since this date, seafood processors have been required to ‘monitor’ sanitary control procedures used during processing in order to show conformance with good sanitary conditions and practices.  In addition to basic food sanitation and good manufacturing practices, the course features methods to address the regulatory monitoring requirements and encourages development of written SSOP’s. Course participants will learn how to draft SSOP’s and build monitoring programs for FDA’s 8 key sanitary conditions.

AFDO CERTIFIED COURSES
The Seafood HACCP Alliance in conjunction with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) developed and maintains the uniform Sanitation Control Procedures course for processing fish and fishery products.  The training program will be delivered through a cadre of selected and trained instructors consistent with the established AFDO training protocol, plus expertise from the US FDA and PAHO. Participants that attend and complete this course will be awarded a “CERTIFICATE OF SCP COURSE COMPLETION”  which indicates that they are ‘qualified’ according to AFDO and Alliance protocol to teach the standard SCP course. This certificate will be recognized by both State and Federal authorities as evidence of special training in preparation to comply with the current HACCP regulations. Only courses that are registered through the AFDO/Alliance training program with ‘qualified‘ instructors will be eligible for the AFDO Certificate for SCP Course Completion.

SEAFOOD HACCP & SCP TRAINING MATERIALS
(SCP training manuals* will be provided with the instruction)

*Sanitation Control Procedures for Processing Fish and Fishery Products, First edition January 2000, 203 pages. Manual available from Florida Sea Grant College Program, P.O. Box 110409, Gainesville, FL 32611-0409 (352) 392-2801.

HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Training Curriculum, Third Edition (English) July 1996, 276 pages, and Second Edition, 1997 (Spanish), UNC-SG-98-07. Manual available bound - North Carolina Sea Grant, Box 8605, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605 or call 919/515-2454.

Fish & Fishery Products Hazards & Control Guide, Second Edition, January 1998, 276 pages. Manual available bound- North Carolina Sea Grant, Box 8605, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605 or call 919/515-2454. Send inquiries to U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Docket Management Branch (HFA-305), Room 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20857 for docket number 93N-0195.

Compendium of Fish and Fishery Product Processes, Hazards and Controls (continuous updates) available website - http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/haccp/compendium/compend.htm

COURSE INFORMATION
Time:           October 24 6:30PM   - Registration &  Reception

                      October 25 AM    -  HACCP Update
                                                      PM    -  Sanitation Control Procedures Part I.

                      October 26 AM    -  Sanitation Control Procedures Part II.
                                                      Noon    -  Graduation & Adjourn

Location:     Marriott Hotel, Miami Airport
                    1201 NW  Lejune Rd. (Shuttle Service from the airport )
                    Miami, Florida
                    Reservations – (305) 644-5599  ‘Ask for HACCP Alliance’
                    Rates -   $119.00 / night / two bed room

Registration
                    Course fee =  $150US / Student   (checks to “AFDO”)

                    Recommend pre-registering to assure a seat through –

                   Dr. Steve Otwell, Alliance Coordinator
                   Aquatic Food Products Program
                   University of Florida
                   Gainesville, FL, USA  32611
                   (352) 392-4221; fax (352) 392-8594
                   Email:  otwell@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu


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