Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry: Part I
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When foreign substances are introduced into food products, it can result in "contamination". This can not only damage a company's reputation, but it can result in people getting sick… sometimes fatally.
That's why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a regulation called "Current Good Manufacturing Practices" which establishes the criteria that food processing and handling facilities must meet to help keep food products contamination-free.
In order to comply with the FDA regulation, every facility must develop their own Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)… and conscientiously adhering to them can greatly reduce the risk that food products will become contaminated.
MARCOM's course on “Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry: Part I” contains valuable information about how employees can help their facility meet the criteria set by the first three sections of the FDA's GMP regulation… addressing Personnel, Plant and Grounds and Sanitary Operations.
Topics covered in the course include:
- An overview of the first three sections of the FDA's GMP regulation
- How the regulation affects the personnel in a facility
- Avoiding contamination from both "inside" and "outside" sources
- Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils and surfaces
- …and more.
Like all MARCOM courses, "Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry: Part I" uses a powerful combination of full-motion, high-definition video filmed in real world locations, along with audio, text, and colorful graphics to provide the most cost-effective training available today.
The English and Spanish version of this course is currently available online in Full-Length Interactive, "Adaptive Learning" and Micro-Learning formats as well as Video On Demand (VOD) for streaming over the internet, as well as DVD that can be played locally at your facility. Spanish versions of the course will be available soon.
The "Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry: Part I" MicroLearning curriculum includes the following 3-5 minute courses:
- "What are GMPs?"
- "Personnel"
- "Plant and Grounds"
- "Sanitary Operations"
Interactive Online Course
MARCOM's mobile-friendly online delivery makes a consistent level of engaging interactive training available to each employee, regardless of their schedules or physical location… and new hires can be trained as soon as they walk in the door.
With no setup, library or subscription fees, this training is available under a number of convenient and affordable licensing and delivery plans.
For a demo on MARCOM's Online Training System,
or to preview any of the available topics click here.
Adaptive Learning
“Adaptive Learning” takes advantage of an employee’s existing knowledge to create training courses that are customized for that employee, and don’t “reteach” them things that they already know. In other words, the Adaptive Learning process determines what an employee already knows about a topic, then structures courses that contain only the information that the employee needs to complete their knowledge of the topic.
These individually customized courses eliminate the largest employee complaint about safety training (“I already know most of this stuff, so why do I have to go through this training again?!”), while potentially recapturing thousands of hours of lost productivity.
MARCOM’s Adaptive Learning courses test employees before they take the course. Then based on the questions that they answer correctly, the course itself determines if the employee knows enough about the information in each chapter in the course to “test out” of that chapter… and if they do, automatically reconfigures the course to skip those chapters.
Reconfiguring the courses in this way typically saves about 50% of an employee’s time in taking a course. Over a year’s time this can recapture a significant amount of lost productivity time for a company of any size, and result in hundreds of thousands of dollars of annual savings.
For a demo on MARCOM's Online Training System,
or to preview any of the available topics click here.
VOD/Video Streaming
Available without setup, library or subscription fees, this training is available under a number of convenient and affordable licensing and delivery plans.
MicroLearning Curricula (SCORM)
With no setup or library fees, this training is available under several attractive licensing and delivery options.
To take a look at one of the “Video+Test” MicroLearning curricula and its courses, just click here. For more information or to get a quote on implementing micro-learning at your facility call 800/654-2448.
MicroLearning Curricula (VOD)
With no setup or library fees, this training is available under several attractive licensing and delivery options.
To take a look at one of the “Video-Only” MicroLearning curricula and its courses, just click here. For more information or to get a quote on implementing micro-learning at your facility call 800/654-2448.
DVD Program
DVD programs include an easy-to-use leader's guide, as well as a training certificate, scheduling and attendance forms, and an employee quiz. These materials are available in PDF format and are stored in a folder on the DVD.
DVD Program on USB
DVD programs on USB include an easy-to-use leader's guide, as well as a training certificate, scheduling and attendance forms, and an employee quiz. These materials are available in PDF format and are stored in a folder on the USB.
**DVD Player Software is required to access the program.