The Advanced HACCP Short Course is the cornerstone of IDFA's HACCP Certification Program. This comprehensive training program was designed to train juice and dairy professionals to develop, implement and maintain a HACCP program, utilizing IDFA's do HACCP computer software and other materials. Program elements are:

• IDFA's HACCP Management Software Program, including over 20 model HACCP programs for dairy & juice
• IDFA's Dairy HACCP Manual
• IDFA's Juice HACCP Manual
• Advanced Short Course Training

Short Course Agenda

DAY ONE: Tuesday, May 25
7:30 am	Registration Opens
8:00 am	Welcome & Introductions
8:30 am	Why Dairy HACCP? NCIMS Pilot Program Why Mandatory Juice HACCP? FDA's Juice HACCP Regulation: What You Need to Know!
10:00 am	IDFA's HACCP Certification Program: Getting Started Assemble your team Describe the product Defining product use and the consumer Create the flow diagram Verify the flow diagram Preliminary steps
10:30 am	Team Exercise #1: Preliminary Steps
11:00 am	IDFA's HACCP Program: The Basics Prerequisites (PPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
12:00 pm	Group Luncheon
1:00 pm	Questions & Answers
1:15 pm	Team Exercise #2: Prerequisite Program Development
2:00 pm	Team Exercise Presentation: PPs, GMPs & SSOPs
3:00 pm	HACCP Plan Development: Hazard Evaluation & Hazard Analysis for Dairy Products Establishing Critical Limits
3:45 pm	HACCP Plan Development: Hazard Evaluation & Analysis for Non-citrus Juices: Hazard Evaluation & Analysis for Citrus Juices Establishing Critical Limits
4:30 pm	HACCP Plan Development: CCP Monitoring Corrective Actions Recordkeeping Procedures including form examples
5:00 pm	Team Exercise #3: Hazard Analysis & HACCP Plan
DAY TWO: Wednesday, May 26
8:00 am	Questions & Answers
8:30 am	Review of Team Exercise #3
9:45 am	HACCP Verification/Validation, Corrective Actions, and Recordkeeping
10:30 am	Team Exercise #4: Verification
11:15 am	Review of Team Exercise #4
12:00 pm	Group Luncheon
1:00 pm	IDFA's HACCP Manuals, Models and Software Dairy HACCP Manual with PPs & Model programs (fluid milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese and ice cream) Juice HACCP Manual with FDA's Juice Hazard Guide HACCP Software Demonstration
3:15 pm	HACCP Team Jeopardy
4:15 pm	Next Steps: What to do when you get back to the plant
4:30 pm	Distribute Take-Home Exams and Closing

PROGRAM LEADER:
The Advanced HACCP Short Course will be taught by Allen Sayler, Director, Regulatory Affairs and International Standards, International Dairy Foods Association. Sayler is a nationally recognized expert on HACCP systems and frequently consults with FDA and NCIMS on the development of HACCP regulations and guidelines. His responsibilities include leading IDFA's HACCP activities, monitoring international regulatory issues, and participating in NCIMS, the International Dairy Federation and the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION

Registration: For more information on Individual Certification or the products included in the program, visit www.idfahaccp.org. The Certification Program is priced at $1,995 for IDFA members and $2,500 for nonmembers. Additional attendees from the same location can attend for $795 each.

To sign-up, please contact Angela Dzuro-Quick at adzuroquick@idfa.org or (202) 220-3532.

Hotel: The Doubletree Hotel is located at 315 4th Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37219. Please call the Doubletree Hotel directly at (615) 244-8200 to make your hotel reservation. Refer to IDFA's HACCP Short Course to receive the special group rate of $99/single and $119/double.