Advancing Food Safety Newsletter

Issue 3 2010

AFS Breakfast Seminar Series

Application of the Average Quantity System for Weights and Measures

As of June 2010, food manufacturers will have the option of complying with the Average Quantity System (AQS) for complying with weight, count and volume for their packaged products. This breakfast seminar introduces you to:
* Role of National measurement Institute
* National Measurement Act and National Trade Measurement Regulations
* The AQS system and how it works
* The use of the “e-mark”

Sydney:	16 February 2010
Brisbane:	17 February 2010
Adelaide:	24 February 2010
Melbourne:	24 February 2010
Perth:	25 February 2010

New Courses

Implementing Effective Foreign Body Controls | $385 | 2 March 2010 | Sydney

This course has been designed to assist food manufacturers and processors in understanding the workings associated with foreign object detection devices and other control devices; their positives and negatives and problems to be aware of when installing, operating and monitoring these devices.

Migrating Millions - managing high risk food processes | $440 | 4 March 2010 | Sydney

This one day course offers the food industry an effective means of understanding microbiological contamination and cross contamination issues and their control measures, for food businesses involved in processing potentially hazardous foods.

Upcoming Courses

Food Legislation and Labelling | $825 | 15-16 February 2010 | Sydney

This course is aimed at managers who are responsible for meeting regulatory requirements and for auditors, to gain knowledge of food regulations in Australia. All Food Safety Quality Assurance Standards require that legislation must be met. Do you know the legislation?

Principles and Applications of HACCP for Produce | $880 | 18-19 February 2010 | Sydney

A HACCP course specifically for produce suppliers.
Gain a practical understanding of what HACCP is, and how to develop and implement food safety systems specifically for the produce industry. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is the universally accepted tool used to identify and prevent food safety hazards, and many food safety standards now require HACCP team leaders and members to be able to demonstrate competence in the application of HACCP principles. This two-day course is hands-on and aimed at giving participants an in-depth knowledge of the principles of HACCP and how to apply them to a produce business.

HACCP Update | $495 | 1 March 2010 | Sydney

Please note this is an update only. You will need to provide evidence of a two or three day HACCP course with an RTO or TPECS HACCP course provider since 2003. The basic aim of the course is to refresh the understanding of the seven principles of HACCP, and how those principles are applied to the development of a HACCP plan. This course meets Coles HACCP course refresher training.

Allergen Labelling - VITAL Tool | $275 | 3 March 2010 | Sydney

The Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling Tool has been developed by the Allergen Bureau in conjunction with Australian Food and Grocery Council to provide a risk based methodology for food manufacturers to use in assessing impact of allergen cross contact and identify allergen precautionary labeling. The course guides students through the use of this tool.

Group Training - at your workplace

If you have a team of staff within your facility in need of training, you can save time and money by having a training course delivered at your site. Providing training internally ensures that all staff are consistently trained in the skills they need, at the level they need. It has the added advantage that training can be tailored to your business or industry, using examples that directly relate to your operation. All of our courses are available for delivery at your workplace. We also offer HACCP Validation & Verficiation (1 day), Good Manufacturing Practices for shop-floor staff (half day) and Food safety for engineers and maintenance staff (half day).

2010 Training Schedule

SYDNEY, NSW	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	PRICE
Allergen Labelling - VITAL Tool only	-	3	-	-	-	$275
Allergen Manufacturers for Food Manufacturers (inc VITAL)	-	-	-	31	-	$440
Coles Auditor	-	-	-	-	-	$880
Food Engineering for Non Engineers	-	-	12	-	-	$495
Food Legislation and Labelling	15-16	-	-	6-7	-	$825
Food Microbiology for Non Microbiologists	-	15	-	-	2	$550
Food Safety QA Management	-	-	-	4-5	-	$880
Food Safety QA Management - Advanced	-	9-11	-	-	-	$990
HACCP Update	-	1	-	-	1	$495
Implementing Effective Foreign Body Contols	-	2	-	-	-	$385
Internal Food Safety Auditor	-	-	14-15	-	15-16	$880
Introduction to Food Safety and HACCP Awareness	-	-	13	-	17	$495
Lead Food Safety Auditor	-	22-26	-	-	21-25	$2145
Meeting WQA Ethical Standard Requirements	-	-	-	4	-	$385
Migrating Millions - managing high risk food processing	-	4	-	-	-	$440
Principles and Applications of HACCP	-	-	20-22	-	8-10	$990
Principles and Applications of HACCP for Produce	18-19	-	-	18-19	-	$880
SQF1000 Implementation	-	-	-	-	-	$825
SQF2000 Implementation	-	9-10	-	-	21-22	$825
WQA and HACCP	-	29-31	-	5-7	-	$990

TAMWORTH, NSW	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	PRICE
Internal Food Safety Auditor	-	-	-	4-5	-	$880
Principles and Applications of HACCP	-	-	-	-	-	$990

WAGGA WAGGA , NSW	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	PRICE
Internal Food Safety Auditor	-	-	7-8	-	-	$880
Principles and Applications of HACCP	-	23-25	-	-	-	$990

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