Alaska seafood processors have a strong record of providing the nation and the world with safe, wholesome seafood. In December 1997 a new federal regulation took effect to help assure the public that the seafood they purchase in stores or eat in restaurants is as safe as possible. This method of assuring seafood safety requires monitoring of all seafood processing operations using a program called hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP).
To help Alaska seafood processors learn to set up and carry out the federally mandated HACCP program, the Marine Advisory Program has joined forces with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to provide HACCP training workshops.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted this federal regulation so HACCP is mandatory for all processors in Alaska, even those who sell their product only in this state.
The Marine Advisory Program offers HACCP training throughout the year (see schedule below). Additional courses will be given when needed. If you would like a course given in your community or at your processing plant, please call the Marine Advisory Program Office at (907) 274-9691 or email us with your request. The HACCP course is $120, and HACCP Segment Two is $50 per person.
The Sanitation Control Procedures course is intended to assist the seafood industry in developing and implementing sanitation control procedures as mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Effective December 18, 1997, seafood processors are required to monitor sanitary control procedures used during processing to show their conformance with good sanitary conditions and practices. The Sanitation Control Procedures course is $45 per person.
ENCORE is a one-day class to expand knowledge of fundamental HACCP principles, and costs $15 per person.
Better Process Control School teaches principles of thermal processing, equipment requirements, closure evaluation and recordkeeping for glass jars and cans. The course is $375 per person.
Helpful Links
- Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
- Alaska Sea Grant seafood handling publications
- DEC Seafood Processing and Development page
- FDA Seafood Information Page
- UAF Fishery Industrial Technology Center
- Seafood HACCP Alliance - Internet Training Course
- Other HACCP sites
HACCP Training Schedule
| Class / Dates | City | Location |
Better Process Control School February 9-11, 2009 (8am-5pm) |
Anchorage | Map Office |
| HACCP, February 12, 13, 2009(8am-5pm) | Anchorage | Map Office |
| Sanitation, February 14, 2009 (8am-5pm) | Anchorage | Map Office |
Printable
registration form available.
For more information, call the Anchorage MAP office at (907)
274-9691.
Pre-registration is required.
If there are not enough students the course will be canceled.
You will be notified and your money returned.
