A new course for new and existing food & beverage processors. The SSFPA is pleased to introduce “Recipe for Success”. If you are thinking of starting a food processing business we strongly urge you to take advantage of these learning materials. Even if you have already started a food processing business you may gain valuable insights from the “Recipe for Success” course to assist you in advancing your business. This online course has been developed with the assistance of Vancity Savings and Credit Union. Click here to go to course.

Finding level-entry workers for small scale food processors has just got easier, thanks to a project that makes meaningful employment for adults with developmental delays (and others with literacy challenges) much more accessible. Training materials that were recently developed to reflect national Food Processing standards have been adapted into plain language using lots of graphics to assist employers with training needs of their employees with developmental disabilities. People with a variety of barriers to employment (and their employment counselors) may use them for training. Click here to go to course

Some people are not able to attend “A BC Step by Step HACCP Plan” workshop in person because they live too far away from where workshops are held. To solve this problem, the SSFPA has developed a distance learning option for people who can’t attend a workshop in person – a personal Home Study Program to complete the “A Step by Step BC HACCP Plan” program.

Train your current and new employees online about good manufacturing practices for food processors. These online courses can be taken one module at a time or all at once. Each module ends with a review or quiz to ensure participants’ involvement and comprehension.

This presentation is an introduction to food safety when co-packing a food product.

Dividing GMP and HACCP for Co-packing
This presentation demonstrates the division of food safety roles and responsibilities between all parties involved when co-packing a food product.

Checklists are included for co-packer, client and facility evaluation, and for drafting co-packing contracts.

Train your current and new employees online about basic hygiene practices for food processors. These online courses can be taken one module at a time or all at once. Each module ends with a review or quiz to ensure participants’ involvement and comprehension.

This online learning module will help food processors understand the critical role of traceability in modern food safety management systems like GMP and HACCP, and to learn how tracking products using a traceability system can benefit their business.

Even with the best planning, food safety incidents that result in recall can occur. It only makes good business sense to be well prepared to respond to any challenges to your company’s well-being. Our new instructional program, “Recall in a Wired World”, is designed to help companies develop a recall plan that is responsive to the realities of the internet and social media.