IFSH offers courses, webinars and symposiums in food safety such as Better Process Control School (BPCS), Juice HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), FSMA.
Stay tuned for IFSH courses offered in 2024.
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is a broad-based public-private alliance of key industry, academia, and government stakeholders. It was established in late 2011 by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT IFSH).
The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is the most trusted source of education and training programs for U.S. food manufacturers, importers, foreign suppliers, and food safety professionals around the world wanting to understand and use one or more of the prevention-oriented standards of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
The mission of FSPCA is to support safe food production by developing and delivering educational programs that assist the food industry in complying with the preventive controls regulations that have been promulgated in response to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
To learn more about the FSPCA, please visit the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Website
The FSPCA manages the Technical Assistance Network (TAN) that provides technical assistance to industry, academia, and others regarding training, and scientific-technical questions related to Preventive Controls of human food and animal food regulations. To learn more about becoming an FSPCA Lead Instructor, or to submit a scientific-technical question to the TAN, please visit the FSPCA Technical Assistance Network (TAN)
Sprout Safety Alliance (SSA)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT IFSH), created the Sprout Safety Alliance (SSA) in 2012 to enhance the industry's understanding and implementation of best practices for improving sprout safety. The SSA develops a core curriculum and training and outreach programs for stakeholders in the sprout production community.
The Sprout Safety Alliance (SSA), a public-private alliance, develops a core curriculum, training, and outreach programs for stakeholders in the sprout production community to enhance the industry's understanding and implementation of the requirements in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, and best practices for improving sprout safety.
The Alliance is composed of the food industry, academia, and members from federal, state, and local food protection agencies. It is funded by a grant from the FDA to IIT IFSH, a nationally recognized leader in food safety, food defense, and nutrition science and research. To learn more about the SSA, please visit the Sprout Safety Alliance (SSA) Website
The SSA participates in the FSPCA Technical Assistance Network (TAN) that provides technical assistance to industry, academia, and others regarding training and scientific-technical questions connected with Sprout Safety. To learn more about becoming a SSA Lead Instructor, or to submit a scientific-technical question to the TAN related to Sprouts, please visit the SSA Technical Assistance Network (TAN)