TUCKER, GEORGIA, US — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is hosting a training program with the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), featuring an overview of the agency and trade facilitation, training on facility inspection packages and breakout sessions with APHIS staff.
Facility Inspection Package Training by USDA-APHIS attendees will hear directly from APHIS staff on how to better prepare export health certificate packets and ready their facilities for inspections.
The training will be Jan. 25, 2023, in conjunction with the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), taking place Jan. 24-26, in Atlanta, Georgia, US. IPPE is sponsored by the AFIA, North American Meat Institute and US Poultry & Egg Association.
“Anyone who is preparing export certificates or facility inspections for rendered products, animal-based feed or pet food, will find this program to be valuable,” said Mallory Gaines, director of market access and trade policy for the AFIA. “Members will have the opportunity to engage directly with representatives from the APHIS field staff and the Riverdale headquarters staff.”
Online registration for IPPE and the Facility Inspection Package Training by USDA-APHIS program is now open. The education program runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 25. Register by Jan. 6 to receive the early bird rate of $260, after which registration increases to $300.
The program is sponsored by the AFIA, Pet Food Institute and North American Renderers Association. Members of these organizations should contact their representatives for a discount coupon to attend the event at the member rate. If a member registers for the meeting without the coupon code, the AFIA cannot reimburse the cost.
