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International
Services for Foreign Processors
Foreign
suppliers and
U.S.
importers must now
comply with FDA’s new HACCP regulations for fish and fishery products.
Foreign producers will have responsibilities for product
specifications, process controls (HACCP), training, and sanitary
practices. It will be the
U.S.
importers’
responsibility to verify that these requirements have been met.
The
Seafood Inspection Program is pleased to offer the following services in
any location to meet these needs. Our
technical experts have programs for the following:
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training
in principles of auditing, HACCP, or sensory analysis |
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on-site
implementation and verification of HACCP-based process controls
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third
party verification activities for foreign processors
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Details for
these services, including program costs, are available upon request and
can be tailored to your particular needs.
Charges are based upon hourly fees which are publicly available.
Travel
costs are extra. All
inquiries should be e-mailed to
NMFS.Seafood.Services@noaa.gov.
Three-Day
HACCP Training Workshop for the Seafood Industry
This
workshop, which meets the requirements set by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration for HACCP training, is designed to demystify the basic
principles of HACCP by effectively incorporating lectures with hands-on
workshop activities. Participants
learn practical application of HACCP principles by identifying hazards,
critical control points, and the attendant control criteria for a model
producer. Participants will
leave the workshop with:
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an
understanding of each of the seven internationally recognized
principles of HACCP
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an
understanding of the new FDA seafood safety HACCP regulations as
they apply to exporters to the
United States
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an
understanding of how to develop a HACCP plan
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tools
to develop, implement, monitor and verify a HACCP plan in your own
establishment
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Course
curriculum will follow the recommendations of the U.S. Seafood Alliance
for basic food safety and the NOAA Seafood Inspection Program for
additional quality management controls.
Attendance will meet the mandatory training requirements of 21
CFR Part 123 issued
December 18, 1996
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Consultative
Services for HACCP or Quality Management System
Our
team of experts can assist you in the development, implementation, or
verification of your HACCP program to accommodate not only mandatory
seafood safety requirements, but also seafood quality characteristics
(Quality Management System). This
on-site service walks your HACCP team through the necessary steps to
develop a plan specific to the products and processes, to facilitate the
implementation of the plan, or to verify an existing operational plan.
Verification requires that at least one person be properly trained, as
determined by passage of our test at the end of our 3-day training, or
on site service, to monitor the HACCP plan at your facility.
At the end of this visit, your facility will:
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be
operating under a working HACCP plan, which may include different
commodities
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be
verified, in an official statement from the U.S. Department of
Commerce, as a facility that meets the mandatory requirements for
seafood safety established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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System Evaluation
Consultative Services
Originally
designed for government entities, now also available to the private
sector, our experts can provide training in the methods of quality
auditing of food systems, a discipline widely used in the evaluation of
HACCP and quality management systems of food production firms.
Both formal classroom theory training with practical examples and
field training to gather applied experience may be included.
The method employed is a train-the-trainer approach with support
services after the training is completed.
In this way, you may train a force to be used in the development
of your program.
General Terms and
Conditions
All
estimated costs must be paid in advance by bank transfer, certified
check, or money order (made payable to USDC/NOAA), charged to Master
Card or VISA, or secured with a bond from a U.S. bank.
Refunds will be issued for any overpayments.
Services can be provided if there are no travel restrictions to
your country imposed by the U.S. Department of State, following our
required notification of the planned visit.
“[O]btaining
governmental or third party certification of foreign
processor compliance...enables the importer to confirm that the
foreign processor has an adequate HACCP plan...”
U.S.
Food
and Drug Administration
Seafood Inspection Program
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2355
FAX: 301-713-1081
E-mail: NMFS.Seafood.Services@noaa.gov
Website: seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov
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