Juice HACCP Training – FDA-Compliant Food Safety for Juice Processors
This comprehensive training course is designed to help juice manufacturers understand and implement the FDA’s Juice HACCP regulation (21 CFR Part 120). Developed by the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech, this course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to build a compliant HACCP plan tailored to juice processing operations.
Whether you're a small, very small, or large juice processor, this course will guide you through the seven principles of HACCP, regulatory requirements, and real-world scenarios to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.
Who Should Attend the Course
- Juice processors of all sizes
- Quality assurance professionals
- Food safety managers
- Regulatory compliance officers
- Operations and plant managers
Course Length: 16 hours
Start and End Times:
Day 1 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Day 2 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Format: In-Person
Location: UGA
Instructors: Andrea Hines
1. Understand the Juice HACCP Regulation and FDA Requirements
Learn the full scope of the FDA’s Juice HACCP regulation (21 CFR Part 120), including its historical development, legal mandates, and compliance timelines for juice processors of all sizes.
2. Build a HACCP Team and Conduct Preliminary Steps
Discover how to assemble a HACCP team, define product scope and distribution, and develop flow diagrams and sanitation procedures tailored to juice manufacturing operations.
3. Identify Juice-Specific Hazards and Risk Factors
Master the identification of biological, chemical, and physical hazards in juice production—such as pathogens, allergens, and contaminants—and learn how to assess their severity and likelihood.
4. Establish Critical Control Points and Limits
Learn how to determine critical control points (CCPs) and set scientifically validated critical limits to ensure food safety in juice processing environments.
5. Implement Monitoring and Corrective Action Procedures
Gain practical skills in monitoring CCPs and executing corrective actions when deviations occur, ensuring juice products meet safety standards consistently.
6. Verify and Validate Your HACCP Plan
Understand how to verify HACCP system performance and validate control measures through scientific review, calibration, and regulatory audits.
7. Maintain Accurate Records for Regulatory Compliance
Learn how to establish and manage HACCP documentation, including monitoring logs, corrective action records, and verification reports, to meet FDA recordkeeping requirements.
8. Apply HACCP Principles to Real-World Juice Scenarios
Practice applying HACCP principles to real juice processing examples, including NFC apple juice and grapefruit juice from concentrate, using guided breakout exercises.
How You will Benefit from this HACCP Training Course:
- Earn HACCP certification recognized by FDA, USDA, and Georgia Department of Agriculture, essential for food safety compliance and audit readiness.
- Learn to identify and control food safety hazards—biological, chemical, and physical—using science-based preventive strategies.
- Build a complete HACCP plan through hands-on exercises covering hazard analysis, critical control points (CCPs), monitoring, and documentation.
- Understand regulatory expectations and documentation requirements for HACCP systems in food and beverage manufacturing.
- Strengthen your facility’s food safety culture and GMP compliance to support a robust and sustainable food safety management system.
