Food Defence VACCP / TACCP

Creating your raw materials and on-site threats risk assessments

Robust methodology endorsed by Professor Chris Elliott

Our one-day Food Defence course will take you through our methodology which combines TACCP & VACCP into one easy, yet robust, risk assessment.

The VACCP / TACCP course will explain how our methodology can be applied to both raw materials and to a wider context of threats and vulnerabilities on-site and within the distribution chain.

Every delegate receives a copy of our pioneering textbook ‘Assessing Threat Vulnerability for Food Defence’.

Why choose us?

We have developed and published our own methodology (with Techni-K Consulting Ltd) for the assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, which is recognised by leading retailers. Our course is packed full of interaction and site-specific exercises to challenge thinking and develop competency

Course content:

Background to food defence
The need for a threat & vulnerability assessment
Parallels with HACCP
Assessing threat impact & vulnerability
Identifying threat management techniques
Vulnerable Threat Points
Implementing & maintaining the system
Horizon scanning

Duration:

One day

Aimed at:

Technical, procurement, NPD managers and others in the TACCP/VACCP team

Assessment Method:

No formal assessment, certificate of attendance

Course options:

Open course – individual places at regional venues
In-house course at your site for up to 12 delegates

See what customers say about our Food Defence course

Very informative and enjoyable

All aspects were good and helpful. Very informative & enjoyable course

Paul Jones

Arla Foods

Course Attended:Food Defence

Amazing course

Amazing course. Very informative, plenty of practical examples. Good mix of theory, practical exercises and case studies

Artem Trufanov

Jones Food Compnay

Course Attended:Food Defence

Great insight into best practices

The course was excellent, insightful and well delivered. A great insight into best practices of the world of Food Defence / Threat Assessment.

Learnt a lot and gave some thought to existing gaps in processes

Ben Simms

Innocent Drinks

Course Attended:Food Defence

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