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Key to the success of the integrated food safety system (IFSS) envisioned by the US Food and Drug Administration is the creation of a consistent, accessible, competency-based training system for the estimated 45,000 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial US regulatory food protection professionals (FPPs) who are responsible for ensuring the protection of the US food system. In response to the recognized need for such a training system, the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) designed a competency-based, career-spanning curriculum framework that depicts the various content areas in which the FPP should have training across his or her entire career. Regulatory Foundations for the Food Protection Professional is designed specifically on the entry-level track of the IFPTI curriculum framework and is intended for individuals preparing to enter the food safety profession or those who have recently begun a career in food safety.
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For the purpose of this volume, the primary term used is food protection, rather than food safety. The authors understand food protection to be a broader term that encompasses both food safety and food defense, so where these terms are used, the use is intentional.
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Bradsher, J., Wojtala, G., Kaml, C., Weiss, C., Read, D. (2015). Introduction. In: Bradsher, J., Wojtala, G., Kaml, C., Weiss, C., Read, D. (eds) Regulatory Foundations for the Food Protection Professional. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0650-5_1
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