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Introduction to Food Safety and HACCP

Dates

Times

8 hours

Location

Virtual Learning

Prices

  • Early Bird Pricing: 10% off
  • Membership Pricing: 15% off
  • Regular Pricing: $525 USD

Availability

Private Team Training

This course may be available for Private Team Training; for groups of six or more participants, this training option could be more cost-effective.
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Program Description

Looking to train your team? You might benefit from private training.
Registering more than 5 people? You might benefit from private training.
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Building a strong foundational food safety knowledge is critical. If you are new to the food industry and involved in manufacturing or supporting food production, you must understand your role in protecting consumer health. It is important for you and essential for your company. This course provides that foundational background.

What this course covers:

  • Practices that contribute to the production of safe food

  • Classify food safety hazards common to processing facilities

  • Explore methods to control hazards

  • Undertake a simple hazard analysis

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.

Course Objective

At the end of the program, learners will be able to: 

  • Discuss the importance of food safety and HACCP 

  • List the steps involved in HACCP plan development 

  • Define the importance of the regulatory landscape and global food safety standards 

  • Define your role in maintaining food safety

 

Partners 

International HACCP Alliance, providing a uniform program to assure safer food products.

 

Accommodations 

NSF is committed to accommodating the learning requirements of all our stakeholders. If you require special assistance for any reason, please contact us at nsftraining.na@nsf.org

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Bulk Licenses

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This course is also available as a virtual instructor-led training course. Please click here for more information.


This course is a self-paced eLearning course. This online course will take approximately 6.5 hours to complete. You can start, stop, and pause at any time, progressing through the course at your own pace.

Conducting internal audits with a food safety focus is required to determine whether your food safety management system is implemented effectively. The analysis of results is critical to ensure that the food safety plan continues to be effective. Challenges to achieving continual improvement in food safety programs can occur due to improperly conducted and documented internal audits.

This self-directed online training program provides the flexibility to access training materials any time and progress at your own pace. Through interactive exercises, case studies, scenarios and quizzes, you will gain the knowledge and skills to internally audit your food safety management system effectively to ensure food safety and compliance with regulatory and GFSI-benchmarked food safety standard requirements.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs.

Prerequisites

A strong food safety background is required.

HACCP Refresher Training Self-paced

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5-10 User Licenses: 10% off

Members: 15% off

If you are interested in purchasing 10+ user licenses, please email us at nsftraining.na@nsf.org for additional bulk pricing.


This course is a self-paced eLearning course. This online course will take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can start, stop, and pause at any time, progressing through the course at your own pace.


The perfect course for those requiring a refresher and review of the Codex 12 steps to HACCP.

Designed for workers with knowledge of HACCP systems and experience in the food and beverage industry, this self-paced eLearning course provides a flexible alternative to traditional HACCP refresher programs. Through interactive exercises, scenarios and quizzes, you review the key HACCP concepts, apply your knowledge and examine how you manage the food safety system at your facility.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs.

Prerequisites

A good working knowledge of the HACCP system is essential.

HACCP for Manufacturing Food Packaging Materials

Looking to train your team? You might benefit from private training.
Registering more than 5 people? You might benefit from private training.
Let us come to you! Onsite or virtual private training available.
Contact us for more information!

The food safety risks and controls for a food packaging manufacturing facility are different from those for food processors. Whether you manufacture flexible packaging, rigid plastics, cartons, cut and stack labels, or glass or composite cans, this training provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to apply the Codex 12 steps to HACCP to develop, implement and maintain a HACCP-based food safety management system.

What this course covers

  • Assess a process flow for your operation

  • Use a decision tree to identify process controls and critical control points (CCPs)

  • Examine shared HACCP plan models for various packaging materials

  • Work through a documentation framework for developing HACCP plans, with demonstration of forms and templates for an identified packaging product and manufacturing process

  • Discuss implementation strategies

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal. Any additional information pertaining to the course will be sent in your confirmation email.

You will find your course material and homework/exam on the NSF Learner portal. You will need to access the portal in order to successfully complete the course and print your certificate. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.

This course satisfies the HACCP training requirement for the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked standards (BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000, etc.).

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of the food packaging industry is essential. A good understanding of food safety principles is beneficial.