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WORKGROUP #10 – Certification

Notes November 28, 2011 Conference Call - 3PM EST

Attendance: Joe Corby, Janet Williams, Richard Yudin, Vicki Scott, Steve Stitch, Phil Tocco, Jennifer Dougherty, Michelle Smith, Luana Kiger, Diane Hirsch, Wes Kline, Betsy Bihn, Gretchen Wall

• Review of Previous Meeting Minutes

• Current process models

o International HACCP Alliance

▪ Fee for service/training?

• Application received/course approved

▪ Juice HACCP- Curriculum development happened after regulations were final

▪ Seafood HACCP- worked with AFDO initially

o National Restaurant Association

▪ ServeSafe

▪ Standardized format

▪ ANSI accredited

▪ Geared toward food handler, worker, manager

▪ Certificate of renewal

o AFDO/Seafood HACCP Alliance

▪ Run by steering committee

▪ Administered by AFDO

▪ 6 standardized programs

▪ Online course

▪ GMP course

▪ International community

▪ Train the Trainer Courses

▪ All materials handled through University of Florida

▪ $50 to get training materials

▪ Accreditation? Standardized by FDA participation? ANSI accredited?

o International Food Protection Training Institute [IFPTI]

▪ Coordinate efforts to train regulatory officials

▪ Integrate food safety system across country

▪ Local, state, national entities

▪ New, 2 years old

▪ Kellogg Foundation Grant

▪ Registrar for recognized food safety curriculum

▪ Trained trainers must submit applications for curriculum

▪ Course has to be accredited as being a food safety curriculum

▪ Deliverables: registration system load, centers of excellence

o Other models:

▪ University/ school model

• Curriculum

• Document they learned something

• Credit systems

• Providing certification

o Align with others to provide certification

o Need to keep options open for future programs which may be a better fit

o Need framework that will be able to be tailored for content

o Proposals from entities who had expertise in food safety

o Ability to renew certification

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• Training

o Growers need to know basic terminology

o Need for auditors to be trained with farmers

o Must be cost effective

o Basic content knowledge gained

o Standard set of materials

• Who is going to be certified?

o Approved trainers will be the only ones to deliver training

o Trainer must demonstrate knowledge

o GAPs education program is widespread, key component

• Action Items – Creation of WC discussion summary to date

• Proposed dates for next conference call, TBD

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