Healthy INSIDER Podcast 91: FSMA's Requirement for a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a new food safety law that applied to foods, including dietary supplement, requires all food facilities to have a preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI) to maintain a food safety plan. However, many brands in the supplement industry don't have a qualified individual on staff. In this podcast, Larissa Pavlick, vice president of global regulatory and compliance, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), discusses FSMA, PCQIs, industry quality initiatives and more.

Sandy Almendarez, VP of Content

June 27, 2017

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a new food safety law that applied to foods, including dietary supplement, requires all food facilities to have a preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI) to maintain a food safety plan. However, many brands in the supplement industry don’t have a qualified individual on staff. In this podcast, Larissa Pavlick, vice president of global regulatory and compliance, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), discusses FSMA, PCQIs, industry quality initiatives and more. They cover:

  • What FSMA changed about food safety and food manufacturing.

  • What is in included in a solid, legally compliant food safety plan.

  • The new quality initiative the Dietary Supplement Quality Collaborative (DSQC) and how it should help weed out industry “bad actors” while helping quality brands.

This podcast was recorded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of the annual United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) member retreat.

About the Author

Sandy Almendarez

Sandy Almendarez

VP of Content, Informa

Summary

• Well-known subject matter expert within the health & nutrition industry with more than 15 years’ experience reporting on natural products.

• She cares a lot about how healthy products are made, where their ingredients are sourced and how they affect human health.

• She knows that it’s the people behind the businesses — their motivations, feelings and emotions — drive industry growth, so that’s where she looks for content opportunities.

Sandy Almendarez is VP of Content for SupplySide and an award-winning journalist. She oversees the editorial and content marketing teams for the B2B media brands SupplySide Supplement Journal and SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal, the education programming for the health and nutrition trade shows SupplySide Connect New Jersey and SupplySide West, the education program SupplySide Fresh for industry newcomers and community engagement across the SupplySide portfolio. She is a seasoned content strategist with a passion for health, good nutrition, sustainability and inclusion. With over 15 years of experience in the health and nutrition industry, Sandy brings a wealth of knowledge to her role as a content-focused business leader. With specialization in topics ranging from product development to content engagement, creative marketing and c-suite decision making, her work is known for its engaging style and its relevance for business leaders in the health and nutrition industry.

In her free time, Sandy loves running, drinking hot tea and watching her two kids grow up. She brews her own “Sandbucha” homemade kombucha; she’s happy to share if you’re ever in Phoenix!

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  • Arizona State University

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