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SUMMARY:Preparing for the CFIA Manufactured Foods Inspection Blitz
DESCRIPTION:As a former CFIA executive\, TAG Canada’s Managing Director Cameron Prince has an insider’s knowledge of the workings of the industry. \nIn the first session of TAG Canada’s TCIFridays (TAG Canada Info Fridays) Webinar Series on May 29 at 11 a.m. ET\, he will share his knowledge and current updates on the CFIA inspection blitz and what you can do to be prepared. \nIn the webinar\, Cameron Prince will discuss the CFIA’s increased focus on Preventive Control Plans\, licence checks\, and enforcement procedures\, and provide advice on: \n\nWhat can manufacturing facilities expect if CFIA arrives at your door?\nHow can you prepare to help ensure a smooth inspection?\nWhat\, exactly\, does compliance look like in 2026?\nHow do you ensure you are in compliance … and what happens if you’re not?\n\nRegister today to ensure you are prepared if CFIA shows up at your door!
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/preparing-for-the-cfia-manufactured-foods-inspection-blitz/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:FSMA Friday: Seek and Destroy: Responding to Listeria Positives
DESCRIPTION:Listeria doesn’t hide\, it travels. When your Environmental Monitoring program flags a positive\, what you do next either fixes the real problem or just delays it. In this FSMA Friday session\, Steven Tsuyuki\, Food Safety Senior Advisor of The Acheson Group\, breaks down the Seek and Destroy framework: an investigation-first approach that traces exactly where Listeria came from and how it moved — before anyone picks up a mop. If your team keeps chasing positives without closing them out for good\, this session is for you.\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\n\n\nWhy the Listeria Control Equation matters and how one weak link across traffic patterns\, GMPs\, sanitation\, floors\, or equipment design opens the door to your next EM positive.\n\n\nWhat “Seek” actually looks like: your team runs a CSI-style investigation to trace where Listeria came from and how it moved before you touch a single piece of equipment.\n\n\nHow to destroy the right way: targeted investigative swabbing\, rinsate sampling\, and corrective actions that eliminate the risk instead of papering over it with an SOP.\n\n\nRegister here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/fsma-friday-seek-and-destroy-responding-to-listeria-positives/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611
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UID:37814-1780876800-1781135999@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Human Food PCQI Training
DESCRIPTION:The Current Good Manufacturing Practice\, Hazard Analysis\, and Risk‐based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing\, packing\, and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual.” This course\, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)\, is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.” \nTAG is offering a virtual FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Course Version 2.0 on June 8-10\, 2026\, delivered by Kate Mclnnes\, Director of Food Safety\, and Lily Yang\, Senior Manager of Food Safety. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion after successful completion of the training. \n*$875 per person plus training materials and shipping fees. \nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/virtual-human-food-pcqi-training-13/
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SUMMARY:FDA Food Traceability Rule Pilot Program Launch
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar! On Tuesday\, June 23rd from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT\, Partnership for Food Traceability (PFT) will be hosting a Webinar to announce three pilot programs for which your organization can participate. The purpose of these pilot programs is to provide a forum for you to help your organization to assess your level of readiness for the Food Traceability Rule\, which goes into effect on July 20\, 2028. \nThe goal of each pilot group is: \nPilot Group 1: TLC Flexibility – Traceability Lot Code Flexibility \nDemonstrate additional flexibilities for satisfying the rule’s lot-level tracking requirement. \nPilot Group 2: Industry Data Sharing via Electronic Sortable Spreadsheet \nInitiate a series of hypothetical data intake exercises to test the capabilities of the FDA’s Product Tracing System. \nPilot Group 3: Industry Interoperability \nTest data sharing to identify any technical difficulties prior to full implementation. \nWhat’s in it for you? Access to a forum to… \n\nShare your results\nGet feedback\nUnderstand where there is flexibility\nCollaborate with your peers on strategies to gain compliance\n\n Register Now!
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/fda-food-traceability-rule-pilot-program-launch/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626
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SUMMARY:TAG Attending Canadian Summit on Food Safety
DESCRIPTION:Come join TAG at the Canadian Summit on Food Safety in Toronto\, Ontario.  We will have a variety of Account Managers and Subject Matter Experts eager to discuss your needs. \nLearn More Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/tag-attending-canadian-summit-on-food-safety/
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SUMMARY:FSMA Friday: Label Verification 101: Building a Bulletproof Process from Artwork to Shelf
DESCRIPTION:A mislabeled product is a recall waiting to happen. Allergen declaration errors\, formula changes that never made it to the artwork file\, marketing claims that outpaced what’s actually in the formulation\, label mistakes are among the most preventable sources of FDA enforcement action and consumer harm.\nIn this FSMA Friday session\, Tony Lukas\, Director of Food Safety and Dietary Supplements at The Acheson Group\, walks through what a solid label verification process actually looks like: mandatory vs. optional label elements\, how to document formula and label changes so your revision history holds up during an audit\, and which departments — R&D\, marketing\, regulatory\, operations — need a seat at the table before anything goes to print.\n\nIf your label review process lives in email threads and tribal knowledge\, this session is for you. \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\n\n\nWhy label errors trigger recalls and FDA action and the specific gaps in documentation and sign-off that leave manufacturers exposed.\n\n\nWhat belongs on every label and what optional claims add risk including how PAL statements and marketing language can create compliance exposure.\n\n\nHow to document formula and label changes correctly so your revision history holds up when an auditor asks for it.\n\n\nWhich departments should be involved and when R&D\, marketing\, regulatory\, and operations all touch labels\, and misalignment between them is where errors hide.\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/fsma-friday-label-verification-101-building-a-bulletproof-process-from-artwork-to-shelf/
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UID:38326-1783382400-1790812799@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:PFT Pilot Program: Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Calling all members of the supply chain: growers\, manufacturers\, distributors\, retailers\, are you ready for the Traceability Rule coming into effect July of 2028? Partnership for Food Traceability is here to help\, with Office Hours\, Pilot Programs and Industry Networking. It’s not too late to get more information or to sign up for Office Hours (July 7 to September 30 Every other Tuesday 2:00-3:00pm EST). \nSign-up Now
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/pft-pilot-program-office-hours/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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UID:38038-1784505600-1784764799@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual IA Vulnerability Assessment Training
DESCRIPTION:To fulfill the requirements of FSMA’s Intentional Adulteration (IA) Rule\, food facilities must develop and maintain a written Food Defense Plan (FDP). This FDP must be written by a Food Defense Qualified Individual (FDQI). Included in the requirements for the written FDP is a vulnerability assessment (VA) for each facility. \nTo assist FDQIs in the development of the written FDP\, TAG is offering a virtual IA VA training from July 21-22\, 2026. TAG’s training\, delivered by Mary Hoffman\, Executive Director of Food Safety\, and Dr. Angela Ferelli Gruber\, Senior Manager of Food Safety\, follows the standardized curriculum developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) and recognized by the FDA. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for the “FSPCA Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessments\,” using the Three Fundamental Elements approach\, upon successful completion of the training. \nRequired pre-requisite training: KAT and Mitigation Training courses are required to be taken prior to this training. This training will be offered the day before the course begins on July 20\, 2026. \n*$645 per person plus training materials and shipping fees. \nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/virtual-ia-vulnerability-assessment-training-7/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
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UID:38049-1785024000-1785369599@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:TAG Attending International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come join TAG at IAFP in New Orleans\, Louisiana. We will have a variety of Account Managers and Subject Matter Experts eager to converse at booth 437. \nLearn More Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/tag-attending-international-association-for-food-protection-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260731T120000
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SUMMARY:FSMA Friday: The Commodities Most  Likely to Cost You: A Fraud Risk Primer for F&B Manufacturers
DESCRIPTION:Food fraud isn’t new\, but adulteration methods are getting more sophisticated and enforcement remains reactive. Most manufacturers only discover a supplier integrity problem after the damage is done\, often during an audit or after a recall. In this session\, TAG’s Freeman Libby\, Director\, Food Safety will discuss design options to help FSQA and operations teams understand the risk before it becomes a problem. \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\n\n\nWhich ingredients are most commonly adulterated: The specific commodities  where substitution and dilution are most prevalent\, and what to watch for.\n\n\nWhat food fraud actually costs your operation: Beyond ingredient overpayment\, the real exposure sits in recalls\, rework\, brand damage\, legal liability\, and how those risks compound.\n\n\nHow FDA defines Economically Motivated Adulteration: What 21 CFR Parts 117 and 507 require from your food safety program\, and where most facilities have gaps they don’t know about.\n\n\nWhy detection is harder than it looks: The practical challenges of cost of testing\, foreign supplier oversight\, and the limits of documentation that make EMA a persistent problem even for compliant operations.\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/fsma-friday-the-commodities-most-likely-to-cost-you-a-fraud-risk-primer-for-fb-manufacturers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821
DTSTAMP:20260622T162919Z
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UID:38239-1787011200-1787270399@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Human Food PCQI Training
DESCRIPTION:The Current Good Manufacturing Practice\, Hazard Analysis\, and Risk‐based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing\, packing\, and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual.” This course\, developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)\, is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.” \nTAG is offering a virtual FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Course Version 2.0 on August 18-20\, 2026\, delivered by Lacey Keesee\, Director of Food Safety and Lily Yang\, Senior Manager of Food Safety. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion after successful completion of the training. \n*$875 per person plus training materials and shipping fees. \nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/virtual-human-food-pcqi-training-14/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTSTAMP:20260716T173513Z
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UID:38365-1789430400-1789516799@achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Internal Audit Training
DESCRIPTION:Internal Audit Training will cover core audit techniques and methodologies\, including how to follow audit trails\, apply food safety best practices to real-world production environments\, and assess product and process risks. Participants will learn how to plan and schedule audits for effective coverage\, risk-rate non-compliance findings\, conduct root cause analysis\, and develop meaningful corrective actions. The training will also address best practices for reporting audit results internally\, identifying broader systemic issues\, and making practical\, risk-based recommendations to strengthen the overall food safety management system. \nTAG is offering a virtual session of Internal Audit training on September 15\, 2026\, delivered by Kate McInnes\, Director of Food Safety. Participants will receive a TAG Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of the training. \n*$500 per person \nRegister Here
URL:https://achesonfoodsafetyconsulting.com/event/internal-audit-training-2/
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