FREE ONLINE Course brought to you by the University of Scranton Small Business Development Center

Since 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been developing a more proactive system for food safety across the United States. Because the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was adopted in phases, many food producers and processors were not impacted until September 2018, when the Preventive Controls for Human Foods rule included “very small businesses.” To build a profitable enterprise, it is often important to sell products out of the local area, and on the internet – making FSMA compliance mandatory. Still, a lot of confusion remains. In this session, our guest speaker, Rick Kralj, Penn State Senior Extension Educator, Food Safety & Quality, will provide an overview of FSMA Preventive Controls and answer your questions about what it means for your established business.

 You will learn how to:

•  Incorporate the basic goal of FSMA with your food business

• Determine how your products and marketing methods are impacted

• Take steps appropriate to your business, to comply to PDA and FDA expectations

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE20-398.

Registration required, register here: https://pasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/27314

Registration deadline: 11/19/20 9:00 AM (EST)

The University of Scranton SBDC

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