2016 FSVP Meeting Summaries

February 10, 2016

The first draft of the slides was finished and there was an initial response. The original timeline was discussed and an updated timeline is being created.

February 24, 2016

There was a general update of the review of the FSVP slides. Both IIT and FDA will be sending more comments in the future. The role of the FDA in the FSVP – Importers Work Group was discussed at length.

March 9, 2016

There was a discussion of the ongoing review of the slides for the FSVP curriculum. An updated timeline of the curriculum creation process will be reviewed by the FDA. There was discussion of the role of FDA in the FSVP Importers Work Group calls. More frequent FSVP meetings should be held in the future to keep the curriculum development on schedule.

April 20, 2016

There was a discussion of April 5 all-day meeting with FDA on the slides for the FSVP curriculum and an updated timeline of the process.

May 4, 2016

FSVP chapters are currently in process of revision and sending to IIT. The scope of the half-day curriculum was clarified and the meeting on 5/2 with the International Importers group was reviewed. In terms of FSVP manual preparation, expect the process of manual assembly to begin soon. FDA is figuring out compliance dates for FSVP and how it fits with Produce and PC. There was much discussion on who would be on the FSVP editorial group and how it would operate.

May 18, 2016

An update on the FSVP course materials was given. IIT had agreed that they would work with the Alliances to develop the text and slides for the Preventive Controls and Produce chapters of the FSVP curriculum.

June 1, 2016

An overview of IFPTI’s contribution to the FSVP curriculum was given as well as an update on the progress that was made thus far.

June 15, 2016

An overview of the updated FSVP timeline from now until the training begins was discussed at length.

July 13, 2016

An update on the June 28-July 1 Pittsburgh meeting was given. The outcomes of the meeting were discussed and the progress that has been made on the curriculum since then.

July 27, 2016

The FSVP Working Group meeting on 7/27 discussed updates on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program course curriculum. The material has been assessed and is currently undergoing restructuring due to organizational changes. A walk-through of the curriculum has been planned for late September or early October, and the pilot course is set to begin in early November.

August 10, 2016

The FSVP Working Group meeting on 8/10 discussed the progress on the FSVP curriculum and guidance; as well as potential walk-through dates.

August 24, 2016

The FSVP Working Group meeting on 8/24 discussed the progress on the FSVP curriculum and guidance; as well as progress on PC and Produce in FSVP. Potential dates for the Pilot was addressed and will soon be confirmed.

September 7, 2016

An overview of the walk-though dates have been confirmed for CFSAN on October 5th, 6th, and 7th. A proposed date for the first Pilot (2-Day) was set for November 7th-10th, based on availability.

September 21, 2016

The FSVP meeting on September 21st stated that the FSVP Curriculum was near to completion. The walk-through dates have been confirmed for October 5-7th. The Pilot dates will be between November 7th and 10th, but have not been finalized yet.

October 19, 2016

Currently all comments and questions from the October 5th-7th Walk-Through of the FSVP curriculum is being assembled. November 8th and 9th are the scheduled dates for exercise development. A second Walk-Through will be scheduled for three days in mid-December and a proposed pilot will be in late January.