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Food Defense
Designed specifically for U.S. food companies with Spanish-speaking employees.
Food safety covers accidents. Food defense covers intent.
Protecting your products from sabotage takes more than physical locks and a policy in a manual. It takes a workforce that knows how to spot vulnerabilities before they turn into headline news.
This 8-hour course helps your Spanish-speaking employees identify where your operation is actually vulnerable. Put the people closest to your operation in a position to recognize suspicious activity and better protect your facility.
Your plant's defense isn't a camera on the wall. It's your people on the floor.
After this course, your team will be able to:
Differentiate between Food Safety, Food Defense, and Food Fraud
Identify where your operation could be exposed to intentional adulteration
Map your Actionable Process Steps (APS) and high-risk access points
Choose mitigation strategies specifically for your facility
Keep your Food Defense Plan ready for FDA, customer, and GFSI expectations
This course is designed for...
Food Safety and Quality Managers
Sanitation and Maintenance Leaders
Internal Audit and Compliance Teams
Production Supervisors
Facilities preparing for FDA, customer, or GFSI audits
Made for the workforce that guards your facility from intentional harm.
This course prepares employees in Quality Assurance, Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Warehousing, Shipping & Receiving, and Operations Leadership to spot potential vulnerabilities and report potential threats before they ever reach your product.
Security risks don't pause for a bilingual supervisor. Train your Spanish-speaking employees in their native language so they can speak up without hesitation and enforce food defense protocols across every shift.
Get to know your instructor: Estefanía Arízaga
Dr. Ligia Estefanía Arízaga Collantes is an expert in Food Quality and Safety Management Systems, with a PhD in Projects and a Master of Science (Magister Scientiae) in Agribusiness. She has over a decade of experience as a consultant, trainer, and auditor for SMEs and large industries. She is a certified Lead Auditor in the main GFSI schemes (FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC), an Official SQF Consultant, and is qualified as a PCQI Trainer for the FDA's FSMA regulations. She has led the implementation of systems in key companies in the sector and currently serves as Technical Manager and Director of Quality and Safety, which gives her an indispensable practical perspective for teaching.
This course is designed for...
Food Safety and Quality Managers
Sanitation and Maintenance Leaders
Internal Audit and Compliance Teams
Production Supervisors
Facilities preparing for FDA, customer, or GFSI audits
This course is for teams that have never formally asked who has access to their most critical process points, and know they probably should. It is designed for the people in food safety, quality, operations, sanitation, and maintenance who would be responsible for responding if something went wrong intentionally, not accidentally. If your facility exports, works under a GFSI-benchmarked scheme, or has a Food Defense Plan sitting in a binder that nobody has tested, this is where that changes.
Get to know your instructor: Estefanía Arízaga
Dr. Ligia Estefanía Arízaga Collantes is an expert in Food Quality and Safety Management Systems, with a PhD in Projects and a Master of Science (Magister Scientiae) in Agribusiness. She has over a decade of experience as a consultant, trainer, and auditor for SMEs and large industries. She is a certified Lead Auditor in the main GFSI schemes (FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC), an Official SQF Consultant, and is qualified as a PCQI Trainer for the FDA's FSMA regulations. She has led the implementation of systems in key companies in the sector and currently serves as Technical Manager and Director of Quality and Safety, which gives her an indispensable practical perspective for teaching.
Agenda
Food Defense Course
8 hour Session (1 Day)
Welcome and Course Objectives
Food Defense vs. Food Safety vs. Food Fraud
Regulatory expectations including FSMA, the Intentional Adulteration Rule, and GFSI-benchmarked schemes
Building a Food Defense Plan and defining team roles
Vulnerability assessment and mapping Actionable Process Steps (APS)
Practical Workshop on identifying vulnerable areas and high-risk access points
Guided intentional adulteration simulation and next steps
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individual
Plan
$229.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 8 hours (1 day)
Schedule: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST
No contracts: cancel up to one week before the course
business Plan
(*3 Participants or More*)
$199.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 8 hours (1 day)
Schedule: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST
No contracts: cancel up to one week before the course
individual Plan
$229.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 8 hours (1 day)
Schedule: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST
No contracts: cancel up to one week before the course
Business Plan
(*3 Participants or More*)
$199.00 USD
Participation Diploma
Access to downloadable resources
Duration: 8 hours (1 day)
Schedule: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST
No contracts: cancel up to one week before the course
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Enrollment and participation in training courses offered by CICS Americas does not grant or imply any benefit, advantage, preference, or impact on the results of audits, ratings, certifications, recertifications, or evaluations conducted under schemes such as SQF or other food safety programs.
The proper implementation, maintenance, and improvement of management systems, as well as performance during audits and compliance with applicable requirements, are the sole responsibility of your company and its personnel. CICS Americas does not guarantee specific results from participation in the courses, as these depend directly on the practical application of the knowledge acquired.
CICS Americas maintains a strict separation between its training services and any auditing or certification activities in order to preserve the impartiality, objectivity, and integrity of the process, avoiding any actual or perceived conflict of interest.
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