International Food Protection Training Institute
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The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve food safety by building a national training infrastructure.
In collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. federal regulatory and public health officials, and academic institutions, IFPTI delivers food protection courses to state and local food protection professionals. This training meets established U.S. federal food safety standards and all costs associated with the training are reimbursed by IFPTI.
State and local agencies carry out more than 90 percent of food safety inspections in U.S. food manufacturing and distribution establishments yet less than $1 million was spent on training in 2009, which is inadequate to facilitate any significant increase in capacity or equivalency at the state and local level. Many state and local offices no longer fund travel for training their food safety inspectors due to budgetary constraints. IFPTI makes its programs free for U.S. regulatory officials, reimbursing training and travel costs. The food training organization provides a blueprint for career-spanning, standards-based training curriculum that could raise the standard of food training nationwide. In 2009, IFPTI was established after government, academic, industry and national food safety groups collaborated, prompted by the melamine incident in 2007. Most face-to-face IFPTI training programs are delivered at the Kendall Center on the campus of Western Michigan University
, in Battle Creek, Michigan
. Additional courses and webinars are offered on-line.
Food Safety Leadership Trendsetter Award recognizing IFPTI as a first-year program leading the charge in food safety leadership, initiative, and accomplishments.
IFPTI was endorsed by the FDA’s Partnership for Food Protection Training Workgroupand started work on its goals, including identifying and cataloging nearly 900 existing food safety courses in the U.S.
By the end of 2010, more than 1,100 food protection professionals from 47 states and seven other countries attended training hosted or sponsored by IFPTI. In June 2010, IFPTI coordinated emergency training for states in response to the BP Oil Spill,,,,,,. Nearly 60 officials were funded by IFPTI to attend seafood sensory training given by expert responders in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. This training allowed state officials to make decisions about closing fishing areas as well as evaluate the safety of seafood harvested in the Gulf.
IFPTI received $1 million as designated in a 2010 federal appropriations bill which provides funding for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, rural development and related agencies.
Participating organizations include:
Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc.
Association of Food & Drug Officials
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Center for Disease Control
Cornell University
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
FDA’s 50-State Training Workgroup
Food Marketing Institute
Global Food Protection Institute
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Institute of Food Technologists
Iowa State University
Michigan State University
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Association of State Meat and Food Inspection Directors
National Center for Biomedical Research & Training at Louisiana State University
National Environmental Health Association
U.S. Animal Health Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
United Fresh Produce Association
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Western Michigan University
In collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
(FDA), U.S. federal regulatory and public health officials, and academic institutions, IFPTI delivers food protection courses to state and local food protection professionals. This training meets established U.S. federal food safety standards and all costs associated with the training are reimbursed by IFPTI.
State and local agencies carry out more than 90 percent of food safety inspections in U.S. food manufacturing and distribution establishments yet less than $1 million was spent on training in 2009, which is inadequate to facilitate any significant increase in capacity or equivalency at the state and local level. Many state and local offices no longer fund travel for training their food safety inspectors due to budgetary constraints. IFPTI makes its programs free for U.S. regulatory officials, reimbursing training and travel costs. The food training organization provides a blueprint for career-spanning, standards-based training curriculum that could raise the standard of food training nationwide. In 2009, IFPTI was established after government, academic, industry and national food safety groups collaborated, prompted by the melamine incident in 2007. Most face-to-face IFPTI training programs are delivered at the Kendall Center on the campus of Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, in Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
. Additional courses and webinars are offered on-line.
Achievements
Recipient of the 2011 NSF InternationalNSF International
NSF International is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based not-for-profit public health and environmental organization that provides standards development, product certification, auditing, education and risk management services.-History:...
Food Safety Leadership Trendsetter Award recognizing IFPTI as a first-year program leading the charge in food safety leadership, initiative, and accomplishments.
IFPTI was endorsed by the FDA’s Partnership for Food Protection Training Workgroupand started work on its goals, including identifying and cataloging nearly 900 existing food safety courses in the U.S.
By the end of 2010, more than 1,100 food protection professionals from 47 states and seven other countries attended training hosted or sponsored by IFPTI. In June 2010, IFPTI coordinated emergency training for states in response to the BP Oil Spill,,,,,,. Nearly 60 officials were funded by IFPTI to attend seafood sensory training given by expert responders in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...
. This training allowed state officials to make decisions about closing fishing areas as well as evaluate the safety of seafood harvested in the Gulf.
Funding
In 2009, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation donated $5 million in seed money to create IFPTIIFPTI received $1 million as designated in a 2010 federal appropriations bill which provides funding for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, rural development and related agencies.
Advisory Council
The IFPTI Advisory Council represents a diverse group of food protection communities—including federal regulatory agencies, state and local food protection agencies and associations, industry, consumer advocates, and academia.Participating organizations include:
Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc.
Association of Food & Drug Officials
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of Public Health Laboratories
The Association of Public Health Laboratories is a membership organization in the United States representing the laboratories that protect the health and safety of the public. In collaboration with members, APHL advances laboratory systems and practices, and promotes policies that support healthy...
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Center for Disease Control
Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists was organized in the USA in the early 1950s in response to the need to have at least one person in each state and territory responsible for public health surveillance of diseases and conditions of public health significance. Since then, CSTE has...
FDA’s 50-State Training Workgroup
Food Marketing Institute
Food Marketing Institute
The Food Marketing Institute is an organization that conducts food safety, public affairs, education, research, and industry relations programs for food retailers and wholesalers. FMI's membership consists of approximately 1,500 companies in 50 countries, ranging from large multi-chain stores to...
Global Food Protection Institute
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Grocery Manufacturers Association
The Grocery Manufacturers Association is a trade association based in Washington, D.C..Since 1908, GMA has been representing the world's largest branded food, beverage and consumer product companies...
Institute of Food Technologists
Institute of Food Technologists
The Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...
Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of County and City Health Officials
The National Association of County and City Health Officials is the national U.S. organization representing local health departments...
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Association of State Meat and Food Inspection Directors
National Center for Biomedical Research & Training at Louisiana State University
National Environmental Health Association
U.S. Animal Health Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture , is the public health agency responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged...
United Fresh Produce Association
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....