BRCGS Product Safety Management: Environmental Monitoring (April)

Description

Date: 17th April 2025
Time: 09:00 – 18:00 GMT
Location: Virtually via Zoom

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the key components of an environmental monitoring programme to identify potential microbiological risks in production and open product areas; in addition to explaining different sampling methods and key elements of a corrective action procedure. This is particularly useful when implementing an environmental monitoring programme based on the Global Stnadard for Food Safety Issue 8 requirements and industry best practices.

Key Learning Objectives:

​At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand Issue 8 requirements and key components of an environmental monitoring programme, including risk assessment, sampling location, target organisms, test methods, sample frequency, establishing control limits, appropriate corrective action, validation/verification of the programme
• Describe appropriate target organisms and identify suitable sampling locations
• Explain different sampling methods
• Explain appropriate corrective action for environmental monitoring failures
• Develop an environmental monitoring programme based on Issue 8 requirements and industry best practices.

Who should attend:

Auditors/Consultants and Technical and Quality personnel.

Breakdown of the day:

• ​The BRCGS Product Safety Management Environmental Monitoring training course is a one day course.
• Regular breaks are provided.

Assessment:

Course assignment – workplace assessment, Pass mark 75%.