Intentional Adulteration

This course provides participants with the essential knowledge to implement the requirements for conducting a vulnerability assessment under the Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (IA) regulation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This regulation is part of the suite of regulations and guidance that enforce the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which emphasizes safe food practices.

The IA rule is designed to prevent intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to public health, including acts of terrorism targeting the food supply. The regulation mandates that specific activities must be carried out by a "food defense qualified individual" who has successfully completed training in conducting a vulnerability assessment. This course, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), offers the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum required to become a food defense-qualified individual.

Our course is led by FSPCA-trained Lead Instructors, who are skilled in teaching the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum. Enroll in this course to gain the critical skills and knowledge needed to ensure food defense and compliance with the IA regulation.

Overview

This course will provide participants with the knowledge to implement the requirements of conducting a vulnerability assessment under the Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (IA) regulation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This regulation is one of a number of regulations and guidance that implement the provisions of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which focuses on safe food practices.

The Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration regulation (the IA rule) aims to prevent intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to public health, including acts of terrorism targeting the food supply. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “food defense qualified individual” who has successfully completed training in the conduct of a vulnerability assessment. This course developed by the FSPCA is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “food defense qualified individual” responsible for conducting a vulnerability assessment.

These courses are taught by Lead Instructors trained by the FSPCA, who have been instructed to teach the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum.

Agenda

Preface: Overview and Agenda for Participant Course
Lesson 1: An Overview of Food Defense Measures & Exercise
Lesson 2: Vulnerability Assessment Preliminary Steps
Lesson 3: Considering Inherent Characteristics & Exercise
Lesson 4: Considering an Inside Attacker
Lesson 5: Element 1: Evaluating Potential Public Health Impact & Exercise
Lesson 6: Element 2: Evaluating the Degree of Physical Access to the Product and Element 3: Evaluating the Ability of an Attacker to Successfully Contaminate the Product & Exercise
Lesson 7: Analyzing Results to Identify Actionable Process Steps & Exercise
Lesson 8: Applying the Hybrid Approach

Fees

$650 for in-state registrants
$880-$1100 for out-of-state registrants

Course Dates

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Course Contact

Louise Felker
Program Coordinator
607-255-7098
lmf226 [at] cornell.edu (lmf226[at]cornell[dot]edu)