PCQI

PCQI(Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) | Auditor Certification

Companies that export food to the United States must appoint a Food Safety Preventive Controls Professional (PCQI: Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) based on FSMA requirements to operate the HARPC (Hazard Prevention Management System). According to FSMA regulations, food manufacturers are required to establish and operate a food safety plan to prevent and manage potential risks in advance as well as traditional hazard analysis. Also, a food safety plan must be established and preventive management by a preventive management expert. Should be validated and related records are required to be reviewed regularly. PCQI certification must be issued through FSPCA after successful completion of a training course approved by The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA).


What is a PCQI?

A Preventive controls qualified individual means a qualified individual who has successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls at least equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by FDA or is otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system.

PCQI's responsibility

The supporting documents to be submitted with the application are as follows.

PCQI training content

· Preventive management concept training for FSMA response 

· Food safety plan overview 

· Operating GMP and other prerequisite programs 

· Biological food safety hazards 

· Food safety hazards in terms of chemical, physical and economic aspects 

· Pre-steps for the development of a food safety plan 

· Assistance in preparing a food safety plan (material) 

· Hazard Analysis and Determination of Preventive Control Points-Outline 

· Hazard analysis and determination of preventive control points 

· Preventive management 

· Preventive management of food allergy 

· support Supply chain preventive management 

· Verification and validation procedure 

· Record storage and management 

· Recovery plan 

· Overview of the law (GMP, risk analysis, risk-based preventive management)

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