FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Foods Participant Course (hybrid)

If your facility manufactures, processes, packs, or holds animal food in the U.S., federal regulations require that key food safety responsibilities be handled by a qualified person. That person — known as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) — must have completed formal training in risk-based preventive controls, or have the job experience to back it up. This course is designed to get you there.

Under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), animal food facilities are required to comply with the Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule. The specific requirements depend on your facility’s size — but all facilities must meet them.

For most facilities, that starts with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) — the everyday essentials like proper cleaning, pest management, and equipment maintenance that keep your operation running safely. Think of CGMPs as your foundation.

From there, larger facilities must go a step further with a full food safety plan — a documented analysis of the biological, chemical, and physical hazards your facility could face, along with the steps you’ll take to reduce or eliminate those risks. Preventive controls help you identify where your foundation needs reinforcement, and put the right protections in place.

This course, developed by the FSPCA and recognized by the FDA, is one of the official ways to qualify as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual.

Topics covered:

Regulatory Overview and Introduction to the Rule & Exercise
Current Good Manufacturing Practices
Animal Food Safety Hazards & Exercise
Overview of Food Safety Plan & Exercise
Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls Determination & Exercise
Required Preventive Control Management Components
Process Preventive Controls & Exercise
Sanitation Preventive Controls & Exercise
Supply Chain Applied Controls & Exercise
Recall Plan & Exercise

For more information about this rule, please visit the Cornell webpage here: https://www.ifsh.iit.edu/fspca/fspca-preventive-controls-animal-food

Please click the following for a downloadable flyer of the Food Safety class schedule: Food Safety Summer/Fall 2026

Cost

$750.00

Additional information

Dates & Time

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Cost/Eligibility

$290 ETP Price*
$750 Non-ETP price

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Are you a small or very small specialty crop producer in the US? You may be eligible for cost reimbursement from the USDA. Click here to find out more.

This price includes Participant Manual, Exercise workbook, and a $50 certificate fee. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for in-person classes.

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Trainer

Trainer TBD

Location

COS Tulare Center
4999 E. Bardsley Ave.
Tulare, Ca 93274

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