Event Types
Basic HACCP Training for Meat, Poultry, Catfish & Other Food Processors
Schedule
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Description
Course Purpose
To help Meat, Poultry, and Catfish Processors comply with USDA’s “Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)” regulations, MSU’s Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Health Promotion is offering a basic HACCP training course.
This basic course is designed for individuals who must have successfully completed a course of instruction in the application of the seven HACCP principles in order to meet USDA requirements. This course includes development of a HACCP plan and record review for a specific product. Individuals who attend and participate in the course will receive a certificate of course completion. Course instructors are certified by the International HACCP Alliance and will follow the standardized training outline for the course. The regulation states that certain functions be conducted by a HACCP trained individual, however, this individual does not have to be an employee of your establishment. The individual could be a consultant you employ to carry out these functions.
While this course is designed to meet the needs of meat, poultry and catfish processors under state meat inspection and/or USDA-FSIS inspection, the basic principles of this workshop are beneficial to all food processors.
Registration
The registration fee is $375 per participant ($100 for college students) which includes the cost of the manuals, certificate, materials, lunch (Wednesday Only), and coffee breaks/snacks. Lunch will be on your own. A registration confirmation email and directions to the Bost Conference Center will be emailed to you after receiving your registration and payment prior to the course. Registration Deadline November 3, 2025.
*Note: If you do not proceed to payment, our online system will “hold” you in the system until you receive a “cancellation email”. After receiving that email, re-register and proceed to complete the payment.
Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend the training class, you may designate a substitute at any time. Registration fee will be refunded if cancellation is made in writing and received by November 3, 2025. Unforeseen circumstances may require the university to cancel a program. In the event of a program cancellation, the university will refund all paid registration fees.
Training Location & Parking
The training will be held at the Bost Conference Center on the Mississippi State University campus in Starkville, MS. We encourage parking in the large lot across the street of the facility, we will provide a parking pass at the registration check-in. Please do not park in metered, timed, or restricted spaces. Please do not pull through or back into spaces due to vehicular ticketing software. MSU Faculty, Staff, and Students still must park in their zone.
Address: 190 Bost Dr, Starkville, MS 39759
Lodging
Suggestions for overnight accommodation:
• La Quinta Inn & Suites 662-270-4100
• Russell Inn & Suites 662-324-9595
• Hampton Inn 662-324-1333
• Hilton Garden Inn 662-615-9664
• Holiday Inn Express 662-324-0076
• Courtyard by Marriott 662-338-3116
