April 29-30, 2025: FSPCA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Training (Virtual)

The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs workshop provides the credentials to meet FDA requirements for the development and implementation of a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). The 2-day course provides the training necessary for the development of a foreign supplier verification program as required by FDA as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Participants will learn the key elements of a foreign supplier verification program - hazard analysis, supplier evaluation and approval, importer identification and record keeping.

The curriculum is designed for importing professionals with responsibility for developing foreign supplier verification programs, implementing or monitoring food safety activities associated with food imports.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn a Foreign Supplier Verification Program certificate issued by the FSPCA.

Click here to view the full course agenda. Times listed are Central Time.

Note: Students must attend and participate in all live sessions in order to qualify to receive their FSVP certificates.

Requirements:

• Computer with working camera and microphone 
• Strong internet connection

Instructor

Jeff Lucas, Sr. Director of Expert Services, Mérieux NutriSciences

Jeff has over 30 years of food industry experience including both manufacturing and laboratory services. Jeff has consulted in all food industry segments specializing in food safety, microbiological issues with foodborne pathogens, food spoilage, sanitation, and HACCP. Jeff has assisted numerous companies in resolving issues with Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods and with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw beef including regulatory concerns, sanitation issues, and recall mitigation. He has instructed numerous short-courses and workshops across the US on HACCP, Listeria Control, Sanitation, Quality Systems and Food Safety. Jeff’s tenure with food and meat companies includes Sara Lee, ibp, Inc., Land O’ Frost and J Bar B Foods among others. Jeff has been with Silliker for more than 10 years and is a graduate of Auburn University and Texas A&M University.

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A minimum of 5 students is needed to run this course.