American Food Safety Services

• American Food Safety Services (AFSS) is an SQF Institute (SQFI) Training & Consulting Center & an accredited International HACCP Alliance (IHA) Training & Consulting Center
  
• AFSS Managing Director & Lead Instructor, Dr. Larry Hood, is:  licensed by SQFI as an SQF Trainer & Consultant in 20 food sector categories, including high risk;  accredited by IHA as Lead Instructor;  & is  Lead Instructor for the FDA's FSMA FSPCA Food Safety for Human Food Preventive Controls for Qualified Individual (PCQI) official class that meets FDA and FSMA requirements
  
• Dr. Hood has consulted with over 350 companies to achieve GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiatives) certification standards, including SQF, to ensure safe, quality food practices & has taught food safety classes to over 3500 individuals 
  
• 30 years diverse food industry experience - technical, regulatory, food safety, quality assurance, & management positions 
• Helps clients meet growing array of retail & government regulatory requirements by improving operation & food safety/quality systems through:

1. Professional consulting with action plans, practical advice, mentoring, development of food safety documents & records, & corrective actions to facilitate attaining food safety & quality certifications, including GFSI (includes SQF) & HACCP. Customized consulting to meet company's specific needs
2. Gap Assessment Audits for Food Safety, HACCP, SQF & Preventive Controls. Includes mentoring & on the spot "training" & Excel report that follows the Certification audit standards for deficiences & corrective actions needed 
   
3. Training employees from Operator to Senior Executive to meet GFSI (global food safety initiative) standards & requirements of Food Safety Modernization Act 
4. On-site & public workshops - classes conducted @ your company - see list below
5. Helps clients create a safe working environment per Occupation Safety Act

ON-SITE TRAINING: We can conduct our classes at your company. We customize classes to meet needs of your  company. We will develop other food safety training if you need. In addition to HACCP, SQF, Preventive Controls, Internal Audit, Advanced HACCP, Advanced SQF, & GMP some additional on-site classes include:

PREPARATION & IMPLEMENTION OF A FOOD FRAUD PROGRAM 

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING/ CRISIS MANAGEMENT

SQF OVERVIEW for MANAGERS

TRAIN the TRAINER

FOOD SAFETY and GMPs

FSMA EMPLOYEE PREVENTIVE CONTROLS