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Seafood HACCP Segment 2
SPA is partnering with the Seafood HACCP Alliance to offer a 2-day Seafood HACCP Segment 2 course. Participation in this course will require proof of prior completion of Segment 1. This course is presented in English only.
This Segment 2 virtual course follows the Segment 1 internet course, and allows participants to use practical knowledge to complete a hazard analysis and create a HACCP plan for an assigned seafood model. This course is two half-days; participants are required to participate on both days. Upon completion of this course, participants will receive their official AFDO Certificate for Seafood HACCP.
When: April 24-25, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual, via Zoom
Price: SPA Members: $190
Non-members: $290
Prerequisites:
To register, please complete this Registration Form. We will send an invoice with electronic payment options to the designated billing email. A dedicated email address for each attendee is required to receive course materials before and completion certificates after the workshop.
Better Process Control School (BPCS) for Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods
FDA regulations 21 CFR 108, 113, and 114 require that each processor of low-acid or acidified foods operate with a certified supervisor on hand at all times during processing. These regulations are designed to prevent public health problems in low-acid and acidified packaged foods. This Better Process Control School (BPCS) course was designed to prepare industry practitioners and help companies meet federal regulations. In addition to meeting FDA regulations, the BPCS course also meets USDA FSIS regulations 9 CFR 431 for thermally processed meat and poultry products. The BPCS subject areas include thermal processing system operations, microbiological food safety, equipment operations, acidification, and container closure evaluation for low acid and acidified canned foods. The course is an excellent platform to improve thermal processing knowledge for food safety and quality assurance personnel, individuals who work with rigid and flexible packaged food products, academia, auditors, and government inspectors.
Participants will need to purchase the textbook Canned Foods: Principles of Thermal Process Control, Acidification and Container Closure Evaluation (9th Edition) in advance from Consumer Brands Association. Use the Promo Code PSNDISC at checkout to receive SPA's partner discount.
This course is offered online via Zoom, in English only. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to registrants separately.
Participants must have internet and camera access throughout the course. Certificates will be provided to participants upon receipt of payment and successful course completion, including a passing grade for all chapter tests.
Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods Course:
When: April 28 - May 1, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual, via Zoom
Price: SPA Members: $650
Non-members: $850
To register for the full 4-day course, please complete this Registration Form (for Acidified Foods only course, please register here!). We will send an invoice with electronic payment options to the designated billing email. A dedicated email address for each attendee is required to receive course materials before and completion certificates after the workshop.
Acidified Foods Only Course:
When: April 28 - 29, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual, via Zoom
Price: SPA Members: $450
Non-members: $650
To register for the Acidified Foods Only 2-day Course, please complete this Registration Form (for full course including LACF, please register here!). We will send an invoice with electronic payment options to the designated billing email. A dedicated email address for each attendee is required to receive course materials before and completion certificates after the workshop.
Salmon and Whitefish Quality Workshop
This one-day hands on workshop will introduce participants to sensory techniques through odor references and full quality range demonstrations of decomposition in fresh/frozen pollock, cod, and pink and red salmon.
Registration includes training materials, lunch, refreshments, and Certificate of Attendance.
Space is limited and registrations will be accepted in the order in which they are received.
When: May 16, 2025 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Seafood Products Association
1600 South Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98144
Price: SPA Members: $350
Non-members: $450
To register, please complete this Registration Form. We will send an invoice with electronic payment options to the designated billing email. A dedicated email address for each attendee is required to receive course materials before and completion certificates after the workshop.