The Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration regulation (referred to as the IA regulation) is intended to protect food from acts of intentional adulteration. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “food defense qualified individual.” This participant course, developed by FSPCA, is one of the “standardized curriculum” courses recognized by FDA; successfully completing this participant course is one way to meet the requirements for conducting a vulnerability assessment by a “qualified individual.”
Option One
On ZOOM
Link to Registration – $385.00
One Day Virtual, Instructed-Led Course on Zoom
2025 Classes
On Zoom – Instructor-Led
January 10, 2025 – EST
February 20, 2025 – PST
March 21, 2025 – EST
April 25, 2025 – PST
May 29, 2025 – EST
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August 27, 2025 – PST
September 25, 2025 – EST
October 23, 2025 – PST
November 20, 2025 -EST
December 18, 2025 – PST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Lesson 1: An Overview of Food Defense Measures
Lesson 2: Vulnerability Assessment Preliminary Steps
Lesson 3: Considering Inherent Characteristics
Lesson 4: Considering an Inside Attacker
Lesson 5: Element 1: Evaluating Potential Public Health In plant
Lesson 6: Element 2: and Element 3: Evaluating Degree of Physical Access to
the Product and Evaluating the Ability of an Attacker to Successfully Contaminate the Product
Lesson 7: Analyzing Results to Identify Actionable Process Steps
Lesson 8: Applying the Hybrid Approach
Appendix 1: IA Rule and Summary
Appendix 2: FDA Key Activity Types (KAT) Report and KAT Descriptions
Appendix 3: Vulnerability Assessment Resources
Appendix 4: Technical Assistant and Resources
Appendix 5: VA Definitions, Acronyms, and other Terms
Option Two
One Day Onsite Training in Hermosa Beach, California
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Lesson 1: An Overview of Food Defense Measures
Lesson 2: Vulnerability Assessment Preliminary Steps
Lesson 3: Considering Inherent Characteristics
Lesson 4: Considering an Inside Attacker
Lesson 5: Element 1: Evaluating Potential Public Health In plant
Lesson 6: Element 2: and Element 3: Evaluating Degree of Physical Access to
the Product and Evaluating the Ability of an Attacker to Successfully Contaminate the Product
Lesson 7: Analyzing Results to Identify Actionable Process Steps
Lesson 8: Applying the Hybrid Approach
Appendix 1: IA Rule and Summary
Appendix 2: FDA Key Activity Types (KAT) Report and KAT Descriptions
Appendix 3: Vulnerability Assessment Resources
Appendix 4: Technical Assistant and Resources
Appendix 5: VA Definitions, Acronyms, and other Terms
Link to online free book, Bookstore, and other course related information
Option Three
For Onsite Training on Your Site Please Contact Alex:
Phone: 310-694-1544 Or
Email: alexkashef@geosda.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Lesson 1: An Overview of Food Defense Measures
Lesson 2: Vulnerability Assessment Preliminary Steps
Lesson 3: Considering Inherent Characteristics
Lesson 4: Considering an Inside Attacker
Lesson 5: Element 1: Evaluating Potential Public Health In plant
Lesson 6: Element 2: and Element 3: Evaluating Degree of Physical Access to
the Product and Evaluating the Ability of an Attacker to Successfully Contaminate the Product
Lesson 7: Analyzing Results to Identify Actionable Process Steps
Lesson 8: Applying the Hybrid Approach
Appendix 1: IA Rule and Summary
Appendix 2: FDA Key Activity Types (KAT) Report and KAT Descriptions
Appendix 3: Vulnerability Assessment Resources
Appendix 4: Technical Assistant and Resources
Appendix 5: VA Definitions, Acronyms, and other Terms
