Food Recall

Duration 4 hours

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An ineffective food recall can result in severe consequences; customer illness or injury, dissatisfaction and regulatory non-compliance. Optimize your skills in the planning and execution of a food recall through a well-designed food recall plan and protocols. Gain confidence in planning and performing a mock recalls (crisis drills) to test your organizational recall capability in the event of a serious food safety incident. This course develops the necessary skills to document a food recall plan based on industry best practice food recall systems based on the requirements of Global Food Safety Initiative, (GFSI) standards. You’ll learn how to initiate a mock recall (crisis drill) of a recall plan through product traceability and mass balance activities to improve your recall capability and follow-up activities to apply learnings to improve your organization’s recall capability.

How will I benefit?

This course will help you gain the skills to review effectiveness of mock recall activities to continually improve food recall protocols.

Upon completion of this course you’ll:
Be able to:
• Discuss the requirements of local legislation and GFSI standards (BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000 and Global Gap Schemes) to food recall plans
• Outline the steps required to develop a food recall/withdrawal procedure
• Explain how to implement the recall/withdrawal procedure including how to conduct a product trace activity and mass balance
[Have the skills to:
• Identify and distinguish between local legislation and GFSI standards requirements when developing a recall plan
• Develop a food recall team
• Complete a food recall report
• Identify ways to continually improve by applying lessons learned from mock recall activities

Upon completion of this course you’ll:
Be able to:
• Discuss the requirements of local legislation and GFSI standards (BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000 and Global Gap Schemes) to food recall plans
• Outline the steps required to develop a food recall/withdrawal procedure
• Explain how to implement the recall/withdrawal procedure including how to conduct a product trace activity and mass balance
[Have the skills to:
• Identify and distinguish between local legislation and GFSI standards requirements when developing a recall plan
• Develop a food recall team
• Complete a food recall report
• Identify ways to continually improve by applying lessons learned from mock recall activities
Anyone who is likely to be involved in a food recall in your organization. This may include Management, Technical/Quality Assurance, Production, Operations, Marketing, Procurement/Purchasing, Supply and Distribution.
- Detailed training course notes
- A loan copy of the standard, for use during the course
- Internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate
You should have a good knowledge of the requirements of food safety management systems and product traceability systems used in your workplace.

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