Agenda

1-Day Training (8-Hour Session) 

8am - 4pm

Central or Pacific

Includes scheduled breaks and time for lunch.

Format

• Live virtual, instructor-led

• Delivered via online platform (access details provided upon enrolment)

• Access via computer or tablet with internet, audio, and microphone recommended 

Become an FDQI

Upon successful completion, you will meet the qualification requirement to serve as a Food Defense Qualified Individual (FDQI).

You will gain the knowledge and practical understanding needed to fulfill required FDQI responsibilities.

What will I learn from this FDQI training?

By taking this Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment, or IAVA, training, you will learn how to conduct or oversee a vulnerability assessment in accordance with the FDA’s Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration rule under 21 CFR Part 121.

You will learn how to apply the Three Fundamental Elements approach to evaluate process steps, identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps, and document the reasoning behind each conclusion. The training also explains how the vulnerability assessment fits within the broader food defense plan and supports compliance with FDA food defense requirements.

By the end of this training, you will understand FDA's food defense plan and training requirements.

Conducting a Food Defense Vulnerability Assessment

Progressively complete a vulnerability assessment for a model food-manufacturing facility throughout the course. Apply the Three Fundamental Elements approach to evaluate realistic process steps, considering the 1) potential public health impact, the 2) degree of physical access to the product, and the 3) ability of an inside attacker to successfully introduce a contaminant.

You will examine how inherent characteristics may affect vulnerability, identify significant vulnerabilities, and actionable process steps, and document the reasoning supporting each determination. 

The FDA’s Key Activity Types, or KAT, method will also be reviewed as an additional approach for identifying activities that may be particularly vulnerable to intentional adulteration.

Practical Exercises, Scenarios, and Live Q&A

Work through interactive, structured exercises based on realistic food-manufacturing scenarios. Apply vulnerability assessment concepts, evaluate process steps, identify potential vulnerabilities, make determinations in alignment with FDA requirements and compare your conclusions with instructor guidance.

These exercises are designed to strengthen your ability to conduct and document a vulnerability assessment and confidently apply the process within your own facility.

Engage directly with FSPCA Lead Instructors during live, real-time Q&A sessions. Ask questions, clarify complex food defense concepts, and gain practical insights from professionals with extensive experience across a wide range of food sectors.