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.
Practitioners who will be involved in food safety production with training conditions for PCQI
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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