SideRoads, Winter 2018

Enhance business with education New online course assists carriers with meeting sanitary transportation regulations COMPLIANCE DATE SIZE OF BUSINESS April 6 2017 Businesses other than small businesses April 6 2018 Small businesses Businesses other than motor carriers that are not shippers and or receivers employing fewer than 500 full time equivalent employees and Motor carriers having less than 275 million in annual receipts To fully satisfy the requirements of the rule AFIA recommends completing the FDA training first then completing training on the specific requirements outlined in the agreement with the shipper Both steps could probably be accomplished within an hour The rule also requires that the company document the training and retain the records for at least two years As a member benefit AFIA has developed a training record template for its members to use which can be accessed at afia org As a reminder April 6 2018 is the next compliance date for small businesses to be in compliance with all parts of this regulation www walinga com Winter 2018 15 AFIA Update A s you may recall from the last issue of Walinga SideRoads the American Feed Industry Association AFIA discussed the ins and outs of who and what is impacted by the Food Safety Modernization Acts Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food final rule Now AFIA is notifying its members of a new free online training course that will help rail and motor vehicle carriers meet the regulations The sanitary transportation rule requires rail and motor vehicle carriers to provide food safety training to transportation operations personnel A carrier is defined by the Food and Drug Administration as a person who physically moves food in commerce The term does not include any person who transports food while operating as a parcel service The training requirement applies when the carrier and shipper have agreed via a written contract that the carrier is responsible for the sanitary conditions of animal food during transport It is the carriers responsibility to establish the necessary training and maintain the required training records DUAL TRAINING The FDA recently released a free one hour online training course for both human food and animal food carriers The agency noted that the training is intended to complement employee training provided by carriers urging companies to supplement the course with additional training that is more specific to the companys operations industry best practices and the shippers specific requirements The FDA advised that taking this training course alone does not satisfy the full requirements of the FSMA rule but it can be used as a helpful guide as part of an overall training program Several AFIA staff have taken the online course and found it typically takes less than an hour to complete the slides and answer the questions For more information visit FDAs website or contact Gary Huddleston AFIAs director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs at ghuddleston@ afia org