Food Safety Preventive Controls and Produce Safety Standards: Building Competency in Latin America in Support of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act

摘要- IICA FSMA提案 美洲农业合作研究所（农合所）建议使用一个 结合首席讲师培训、战略研讨会、网络研讨会和网络 加强，以减少与进口食品到美国相关的风险。在 与美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）拉丁美洲区域办事处合作 美洲和加勒比、产品安全和预防控制联盟以及 其他战略合作伙伴，包括FDA监管部门在内的各种利益相关者 同行、学术界和行业代表将接受预防性培训， 人类食品、农产品安全和其他关键FSMA规则的控制。国别案例 研究将增加和支持联盟的官方课程，并允许学员申请 以实用的方式学习。除培训外，战略讲习班还将提供 目标国家的监管机构有机会解决具体的技术问题 通过联盟的官方培训材料网络研讨会将加强培训和战略 通过向食品安全社区提供所需的技术资源， 保持和继续他们的教育。 除了这三个组成部分外，农合所还建议加强沟通， 凝聚力，通过利用投资所作的间接控制和生产 安全联盟。具体而言，农合所计划与这两个联盟合作，确保拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的 美国受训人员可以获得相关通信的翻译版本， 材料.我们看到了使用在培训项目中开发的网络的真实的价值， 促进国家内部和国家之间的信息共享和凝聚力。这样我们 预计整个美洲的食品安全社区将得到加强。 通过这些干预措施，农合所将培养一批食品安全专家， 出口国，目标是减少与不符合规定的食品相关的风险 产品进入美国。农合所将通过评估成果来衡量成功与否 在本项目下开展的所有活动的影响， 根据需要进行调整。

ABSTRACT – IICA FSMA proposal The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) proposes to use a combination of lead instructor training, strategic workshops, webinars, and network strengthening to reduce risks associated with importing food into the United States. In partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Produce Safety and the Preventive Controls Alliances and other strategic partners, a diverse group of stakeholders, including FDA regulatory counterparts, academia, and industry representatives, will receive training in preventive controls for human foods, produce safety, and other key FSMA rules. Country-specific case studies will augment and buttress official alliance curricula and allow trainees to apply learning in a relevant, practical manner. Beyond training, strategic workshops will provide an opportunity for regulators from target countries to address specific technical issues through official Alliance training materials. Webinars will augment training and strategic workshops by providing the food safety community with technical resources they need to maintain and continue their education. In addition to these three components, IICA proposes to strengthen communication and cohesion by leveraging investments made by the Preventative Controls and Produce Safety Alliances. Specifically, IICA plans to work with both Alliances to ensure that Latin American trainees have access to translated versions of relevant communications and materials. We see real value in using the networks developed during training programs to promote information sharing and cohesion within and between countries. In this way, we foresee a strengthening of the food safety community across the Americas. Through these interventions, IICA will develop a Cadre of Food Safety Experts in key exporting countries, with the goal of decreasing risks associated with non-compliant food products entering the United States. IICA will measure success by evaluating the outcomes and impact of all activities conducted under this project and will make programming adjustments as needed.