2022 Training Schedule | Virtual / In-Person

larisa pavlick unpa united natural products alliance staff photo headshot bioCourses will be taught by Larisa Pavlick*, UNPA’s Vice President of Global Regulations and Compliance. With over 25 years in the dietary supplement and natural products industry, Larisa is one of the only instructor who has worked for the Food and Drug Administration. Her primary responsibility was to conduct inspections and investigations for dietary supplement firms and ingredient suppliers. She also has extensive industry knowledge in product development, quality, regulatory affairs, daily operations and technical purchasing. Her experience in the full product life cycle from development puchasing through manufacturing. She is a FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods Lead Instructor and is FDA trained and qualified to conduct GMP training. Her unique perspective will provide invaluable insight into the world of FDA audits.

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*Other instructors may train with Larisa depending on course and class size.


 

PCQI Training

Preventive Controls Workshop for Foods and Dietary Supplements (PCQI) | Part 2

 

Dates

May 17-19, 2022 (virtual)
Additional dates yet to be determined.

Daily Virtual Schedule

Day 1: 9am-1:30pm MST
Day 2: 9am-1:30pm MST
Day 3: 9am-1:30pm MST

Daily In-Person Schedule

Check back for times or contact Linda O’Dea, Regulatory and Event Coordinator.

This PCQI virtual blended course, presented by United Natural Products Alliance, is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a Preventive. View full PCQI Course Description >

Pricing

UNPA Members $1,550
Non-members $1,850
Discounted pricing for groups!

For more information and to register, contact Linda O’Dea.

 


 

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Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)

 

Dates

March 22-24, 2022 (virtual)
Additional dates yet to be determined.

Schedule

Day 1: 9am-1:30pm MST
Day 2: 9am-1:30pm MST
Day 3: 9am-1:30pm MST

This course is designed to help participants understand the role of food importers under the new Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Foods covered under the new rule include dietary ingredients, raw materials used in dietary supplements and natural products marketed with a Nutrition Facts panel as a food product. The course will focus on the expectations of the new rule and will explain the requirements of importers. View full FSVP Course Description >>

Pricing

UNPA Members $1,550
Non-members $1,850
Discounted pricing for groups!

For more information and to register, contact Linda O’Dea, Regulatory and Event Coordinator.


 

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