The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is developing training regarding supplier verification that will be available to importers who are subject to the FSVP regulation. Please refer to the links below for additional information regarding FSMA training and the FSPCA.
Please note, however, that importers will not be required to have their qualified individuals who perform FSVP activities take the FSPCA training (or any other particular training) when it becomes available. Importers may rely on training on supplier verification (and related FSVP activities, such as hazard analysis) that is available from other sources to ensure that persons conducting FSVP activities for the importer have the necessary education, training, or experience (or a combination of those factors) to perform a particular activity required by the FSVP regulation (see 21 CFR 1.503). In addition, it might also be possible for a person to obtain the necessary expertise to serve as a qualified individual through experience or education.
