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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point - Florida Sea Grant

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National Seafood <strong>HACCP</strong> Alliance for Training and Education<br />

History<br />

The SHA program began as an idea during the April 1993 National Sea Grant<br />

Forum on Seafood Safety and Quality. In conjunction with the Association<br />

of Food and Drug Officials of the Southern States (AFDOSS), their Board of<br />

Directors passed a resolution to advance a seafood <strong>HACCP</strong> training program.<br />

The Council of Sea Grant Directors followed with financial support for the<br />

first meeting of the National Seafood <strong>HACCP</strong> Alliance held in December 1993.<br />

Since this modest beginning, the SHA program has received continuing support<br />

through grants from FDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National<br />

Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly the Cooperative State Research,<br />

Education, and Extension Program) and the National Sea Grant College<br />

Program (Slide 5). Although there are many <strong>HACCP</strong> training programs and<br />

consultants, the SHA training program remains distinct in that it is the primary<br />

and proven training program recognized by all pertinent seafood regulatory<br />

authorities in the United States. It is the foundation training program for most<br />

regulatory agencies monitoring seafood commerce in the United States.<br />

Slide 5<br />

Program support for the Seafood <strong>HACCP</strong> Alliance has been provided<br />

through grants from:<br />

• National Sea Grant College Program<br />

• United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)<br />

• United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute of<br />

Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)<br />

The SHA program is now sustained, in part, by the program fees and the<br />

generous, voluntary labor of the SHA Steering Committee and qualified<br />

trainers about the world. Through 2009, nearly 25,000 participants have<br />

completed SHA <strong>HACCP</strong> courses conducted in every seafood producing nation<br />

in the world. Participation has included individuals from both government<br />

and commercial operations addressing all aspects of seafood and aquaculture<br />

products from production and processing through distribution, wholesale, retail<br />

and food services/restaurants. The SHA approach recognizes the essential<br />

role of regulatory authorities, the educational networks of Sea Grant and the<br />

Cooperative Extension Service, and the need for regional and international<br />

programs.<br />

Maintaining Course Integrity<br />

vi<br />

Because this course will be used to evaluate <strong>HACCP</strong>-training equivalency, it is<br />

imperative that course instructors adhere to the course format and material to<br />

the extent possible. The course is divided into three segments. The first teaches<br />

the student the seven principles of <strong>HACCP</strong>. The second segment explains the<br />

seafood <strong>HACCP</strong> regulations and guidance materials available to help develop<br />

a <strong>HACCP</strong> plan. The last segment is a class exercise where students are divided<br />

into small groups and asked to conduct a hazard analysis and develop a<br />

<strong>HACCP</strong> plan. Each of these segments is necessary to give students an adequate<br />

foundation to establish their firm’s <strong>HACCP</strong> mandate.

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