Do Your Foreign Suppliers Need GMP Training?
SupplySide China 2018

June 28th-30th, China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou

Training Program B: Prevent Controls for Human Food Training (PCQI)
In September 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final version supporting regulation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Regulation: “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk Based Preventive Controls for Human Food.” These regulations require that each food factory have a qualified person who can establish a food safety program.

During This Course Attendees Will:

• Discuss corporate good manufacturing practices and prerequisites.
• Conduct hazard analysis and determine preventive control measures.
• Define processes, food allergens, hygiene and supply chain prevention control.
• Learn professional hazard analysis, confirmation, recall and record keeping requirements.

Who Should Attend?
Managers of food safety departments; QA & QC; lab managers; auditors; food safety program founders; suppliers & distributors; regulatory officers; personnel who supervise food exporting and personnel from third parties dealing with compliance certification.

• June 27th – 29th
• 8:30 – 17:00
• RMB 5,000 per person

Register via the SCC website or, complete and submit the registration form here.

Participants who attend and complete this course will receive a training certificate from FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (FSPCA-PCQI) approved by the FDA.

Training Program A: Two-Part GMP Training 

Part One: 21 CFR 111 cGMP Training
The FDA expects all companies that manufacture, package, or hold dietary supplement products to include the relative resources and ingredients. Excipient manufacturers are also required to follow 21 CFR 111, the dietary supplement cGMPs. As a part of maintaining compliance to 21 CFR 111, dietary supplement personnel must have GMP training on a regular basis. This course provides a basic understanding of cGMPs and the responsibilities expected for various individuals and groups within the company.

Participants will learn how to apply cGMP principles to specific situations. This course is interactive, with hands-on exercises including case studies from recent warning letters. Bring your questions and prepare to interact with the instructor and your peers in the industry.

During This Course You Will:

• Interpret each subpart, providing an understanding of how to apply the principles to an employee or company’s specific situation.
• Simulate a real scene to analyze the company’s compliance in high-risk fields.
• Review some of the recent FDA warning letters submitted to dietary supplement companies.
• Discuss the challenges of quality control and cGMP implementation with other attendees.
• Introduce comprehensive GMP to new and existing employees, including QA/QC, manufacturing/production department, R&D, etc.

Who Should Attend?
Management, manufacturing, quality control/assurance; laboratory operations, auditing; suppliers and distributors, engineering security, regulatory affairs.

• June 27th – 28th (2 day)
• 8:30 – 17:00
• RMB 4,500 per person

Register via the SCC website or, complete and submit the registration form here.

As a part of maintaining compliance to 21 CFR 111, dietary supplement personnel must have GMP training on a regular basis. A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of the course.

Part Two: Vendor Qualification & Audit Training 

Unless you intend to test every shipment of every component for every specification, you must qualify your vendors. The FDA does not provide much guidance on how to qualify vendors. This class is designed for people who want to improve quality in their facility and who already have a basic understanding of the dietary supplement GMPs.

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• Find out how to effectively manage your suppliers and what the FDA is focusing on.
• Discuss your specific questions.
• Network with other professionals in the industry.
• Learn best practices from the instructor and other participants.

Who Should Attend?
Management, manufacturing, quality control & assurance, laboratory operations, auditing, suppliers and distributors, regulatory affairs, purchasing, product development.

• June 29th (1 day)
• 8:30 – 17:00
• RMB 4,500 per person

Register via the SCC website or, complete and submit the registration form here.

Course Prerequisites:
Participants should have taken NSF’s 21 CFR 111 dietary supplement cGMP overview or equivalent. A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.
Stop by NSF International’s booth #11.3A80 at Supply Side China 2018 and learn more about our health science and food safety expertise.