United Fresh offers seminar for importers

With Food and Drug Administration inspections coming in 2020, a United Fresh Produce Association seminar set for Jan. 30-31 will help importers prepare for Foreign Supplier Verification Program compliance.

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(United Fresh Produce Association)

With Food and Drug Administration inspections coming in 2020, a United Fresh Produce Association seminar set for Jan. 30-31 will help importers prepare for Foreign Supplier Verification Program compliance.

Registration for the event, at the headquarters of Florida’s Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, is available online .

According to a news release, the course is designed for U.S. importers, brokers, exporters, and suppliers of food that will be exported to the U.S.

Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety and technology for United Fresh, and Sergio Nieto-Montenegro, from Food Safety Consulting & Training Solutions, will present the seminar.

Those who complete the course will receive a certificate of training, according to the release.

Contact Katie McGowan, United Fresh food safety program coordinator, at 202-303-3402 for more details.

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