Organizers of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) taking place Jan. 27-29, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, have added a one-day Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA) seminar to the program. The Phase I “Food Safety Modernization Act – Building a Foundation for Compliance” course being held on Jan. 28 is designed to educate and update feed and pet food manufacturers and ingredient suppliers on the various components of the new law.

Dr. Henry Turlington, AFIA director of quality and manufacturing regulatory affairs, will address a number of FSMA-related issues affecting the industry in this hands-on training including: FSMA proposed rules and AFIA recommendations; building a solid foundation with current good manufacturing practices, key components of a supplier verification program; and creating an animal food safety plan, recall plan and training program.

“Our goal for the training is to help our members and the feed industry understand what it will take to comply with the new rules,” said Turlington. “The requirements for the industry are changing and we need to begin building the foundation for success now.”

AFIA has hosted three successful Phase I FSMA regional seminars this year in Sacramento, California, Des Moines, Iowa, and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as partnered to speak at training sessions in Ohio, Indiana and New York. To register for the upcoming seminar online, click here.