Food First Blog | You’re Shorting Your Team and Food Safety

Published by Admin on Aug 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM

There is a lack of trained and qualified personnel in today’s food manufacturing workforce. By not providing your team with the training they need to succeed in their careers, you’re shorting them and food safety. AIB International’s Bret Zaher offered insight into expertise and services that can help stem that gap in the short- and long-term and assist you in prioritizing your commitment to training.

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In the Short-Term

Assign an Expert – Minimize disruption to your operations with our temporary virtual or on-site technical experts. Business impacts from COVID-19, personnel changes and sudden increased demand can impact your operations and your team's capacity in the blink of an eye. When you unexpectedly need an additional Sanitarian, Food Safety Manager, QA Manager, Integrated Pest Managers, Baking Consultant or Food Labeling Consultant, AIB International's Assign an Expert service can get a technical expert on your team quickly. Our experts are available to fill positions by the hour or for weeks at a time and are well-versed at stepping into large, complex operations to oversee management, closures and high-risk issues.

In the Long-Term

By prioritizing your commitment to training, you can support the next generation of food safety professionals. Our Virtual Classroom provides you with live, instructor-led, interactive, convenient and cost-effective virtual training. And, you can join a live training event from any location, while engaging and learning as if you are physically present in the classroom. A complete seminar calendar through the remainder of 2020 is found on our website.

Training – Food Safety

Our training seminars allow you to keep pace with shifting regulations and modern consumer demands.

Next week’s Food Defense Coordinator, which provides the food defense training to design a program that mitigates intentional adulteration.
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, which will help your operation achieve FSMA compliance with a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) on board.
BRCGS Global Standard for Ethical Trade & Responsible Sourcing, which will provide manufacturers, secondary processing and packaging sites, as well as service providers, with an in-depth understanding and guidance to implement key principles and requirements of the BRCGS Ethical Trade and Responsible Sourcing Standard.
Food Fraud: Risk Assessment and Mitigation – Secure your strategy to prevent exposure to fraudulent activity within your supply chain network.

Training – Food Labeling

Our industry-leading courses and online training offerings help your company comply with the FDA’s food labeling requirements. These courses include:

Next week’s Labeling of FDA Food Products, which will help you be certain your food labels meet every detail of FDA requirements!
Bioengineered Food Disclosure Webinar – A conversation about bioengineered foods and how to correctly disclose their presence on your package label.

Training – Private Seminars

Most of these public seminars can also be offered as private training, tailored to the size and needs of your team, and at your chosen time and place.