Train-the-Trainers Good Aquaculture Practice Training ... - jifsan

Train-the-Trainers Good Aquaculture Practice Training Course AgendaSpring 2008, ThailandDay 18:00 am Registration8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks• Dignitaries from Thailand• Brett Koonse, U.S. Food and Drug Administration• Tom Rippen, UM/JIFSAN9:30 am Section I - The Importance of Training for Improving the Safety and Qualityof Aquaculture products• Discussion of Biological and Chemical Hazards forAquacultured Products• Real and perceived risks (consumer perceptions)• Impact of Aquaculture Product Safety on Trade• What has been found in Aquacultured Products by U.S. FDAand the results• Need for GAqPs10:30 am Break10:45 am Thailand’s Food Laws and Regulations on GAqPs AquacultureSpeaker: A Thai Official from Department of Fisheries11:15 am Section II - Broodstock Management and Culture Basics• Maturation and spawning systems and management• Rearing systems• Summary of Broodstock Management GAqP’s12:00 noon Lunch1:00 pm Section II (Cont) - Proper Management of Hatcheries• Design Criteria• Sanitation procedures• Water Quality Management• Influent treatment• System filtration• WQ Parameters• Measurement – frequency, equipment, and record keeping• Summary of Broodstock Management GAqP’s2:00 pm Section III – Source Water/Grow-out Pond Water Quality• Site Selection• Treatment options• Measuring Source Water Quality

• Water Quality Management• Summary of Grow-out/Pond Water Quality GAqP’s3:00 pm Break3:15 pm Section III (Cont) - Grow-out/Pond Management• Pond Design Criteria• Water Quality Management• Predator Control• Summary of Grow-out/Pond Management GAqP’s5:00 pm Questions and Wrap-upDay 28:30 am Traceability Trends• Traceability around the world• Suggestions9:00 am Section IV – Good Manufacturing Practices for Harvesting,Sorting, and Packing• Importance of potable water and ice• Water used to wash product• Buying/Chipping block ice• Storing and handling ice• Protection from soils and water• Dry storage of product totes, cartons• Dedicate equipment for pond-side use (e.g. do not use alivestock farm wagon to haul boxes of shrimp)• Clean and store product handling equipment in an areaprotected from the environment, chemicals and pests• Protection from pests (birds, insects, vermin)• Protection from chemical contaminants• Adequate toilet facilities for worker use• Adequate waste water conveyance from farm• Summary10:00 am Break10:15 am Section IV – Good Manufacturing Practices for Harvesting, Sorting, andPacking. Continued.• Product Cleaning and Sanitizing• Facility Sanitation• Packing, Storage and Transportation• Animal Exclusion and Pest Control• Worker Health and Safety

• Worker Health and Hygiene• Summary11:30 am Exercise: Chlorine Concentration and Water Safety Management(Practical). Handwashing and sanitation demo with GloGerm.12:00 noon Lunch1:00 pm Section V – Food Laws and Regulations• The U.S. Food Safety System• International Food Laws and Regulations1:30 pm Section VI- The Proper Use of Chemotherapeutic Drugs – A HACCP Control• The Implications of Using Unapproved or Misusing Drugs• Proper Use of Drugs for Aquaculture• Record Keeping• Summary2:30 pm Food Law and the use of Chemotherapeutic Drugs: A Thailand PerspectiveSpeaker: A Thai Official from Department of Fisheries, MOAC3:00 pm Break3:15 pm Self Auditing: What to Look for on the Field Trip.• Explain the field trip• Organize into teams• Explain what will be expected from each teamDay 3Schedule to be determined by DoF/MOAC8:00 am Leave Hotel9:00 am Farm Visits1:00 pm Lunch2:30 pm Farm Visits5:00 pm Return to HotelDuring the farm visits, participants will be organized into teams, and each team will work withFDA/JIFSAN Trainers.Teams will be expected to observe and note the practices in place at each farm, throughtransportation, and into packing house.Observations will be discussed on the following day and presented on Friday morning.

Day 48:30 am Section VII -– Implementing GAqPs, GMPs, and HACCP on the AquacultureFarm• Development of Written SOPs• Implementation of GAqPs• Use of HACCP as a Management Tool• Employee Training Programs• Medical Screening of All Employees10:15 am Break10:30 am Section XI. HACCP Requirements for Processors and Importers - WhatAquaculturists Need to Know• Documentation required from Aquaculture farms• GAqP program – Integrating Mandatory HACCP requirements• U.S. Importer Requirements• Quality Issues (e.g., decomposition)12:00 noon Lunch1:00 pm Section XII - Developing an Effective Training Course• Planning for effective training: Identifying needs and settingobjectives• Preparing and organizing the training content.• Conducting and evaluating the course3:00 pm Break3:15 pm Discussion and Preparation of Farm EvaluationsDay 58:30 am Presentation of Farm EvaluationsThailand’sTraining Program Participants9:50 am Course EvaluationCourse Coordinator:10:15 am Break10:30 an Molluscan Shellfish Sanitation12:00 noon Lunch1:00 pm Exams1:30 pm Molluscan Shellfish Sanitation (Cont)4:00 pm Presentation of Certificates and Closing RemarksRepresentatives from Thailand and Members of FDA/JIFSAN Training Team5:00 pm Adjourn