Standardization
MDPH, as resources allow, will standardize MA PHIT FCP participants who have completed the online courses listed above if they agree to continue to act as trainers. Upon successful completion of all standardization activities, participants will receive a letter and certificate from MDPH that identifies them as a MA Standardized Retail Food Inspector. The letter verifies that they have demonstrated the ability to apply knowledge of the current FDA Food Code, HACCP principles and methods of controlling foodborne disease risk factors to retail food establishment inspections.
MA Standardized Retail Food Inspectors can also standardize other inspectors within their own jurisdiction who conduct regulatory retail food inspections.
Learning Objectives
- Implement a risk-based inspection approach
- Conduct and document inspections in a consistent manner
- Develop a risk control plan
- Verify a HACCP plan
- Complete a flow diagram with appropriate critical control points and critical limits for three processes
- Communicate food safety principles to the regulated industry and the public
Standardization Guides and Documents
FDA Procedures for Standardizing Inspectors
FDA Procedures for Trained Regulatory Staff
FDA Standardization Field Workbook