PRP Requirements for Feed and Animal Food Production as per ISO/TS 22002-6:2016

About this course

The PRP Framework for Feed and Animal Food Production course provides a practical and auditor-focused understanding of Prerequisite Programmes (PRPs) applicable to feed and animal food production under FSSC 22000 Category D.

The course is aligned with ISO 22000:2018, ISO/TS 22002-6:2016, and FSSC 22000 Version 6 additional requirements. It explains how effective PRPs establish the essential environmental, hygienic, operational, and process-control conditions required to support feed safety and prevent contamination, cross-contamination, carryover, deterioration, adulteration, mix-up, and unsafe product release.

Across six structured modules, learners explore PRP framework requirements, site infrastructure, utilities, supplier and incoming material controls, formulation inputs, chemical management, cleaning and sanitation, pest control, personnel hygiene, process control, batching, storage, dispatch, transport interfaces, traceability, and recall readiness.

The course also develops practical auditing competence. Learners are guided on how to collect objective evidence, conduct risk-based sampling, follow audit trails, identify control weaknesses, distinguish isolated lapses from systemic failures, write clear nonconformity statements, evaluate corrective actions, and assess PRP effectiveness.

Through practical examples, audit checkpoints, case studies, scenarios, quizzes, and a final assessment, learners gain the knowledge and confidence needed to implement, maintain, verify, or audit PRPs effectively within feed and animal food production facilities.

You will learn to:

• Explain the purpose and importance of Prerequisite Programmes (PRPs) in feed and animal food production.
• Understand the relationship between ISO 22000:2018, ISO/TS 22002-6:2016, and FSSC 22000 Version 6 requirements.
• Differentiate between PRPs, Operational Prerequisite Programmes (OPRPs), and Critical Control Points (CCPs).
• Evaluate site environment, infrastructure, utilities, zoning, and facility conditions for feed safety risks.
• Assess supplier approval, incoming material verification, specifications, and supplier performance controls.
• Evaluate formulation inputs, premixes, dosing, rework, returned materials, and chemical-control practices.
• Assess cleaning, sanitation, housekeeping, line-clearance, and carryover-prevention programmes.
• Evaluate pest-control systems, personnel hygiene practices, and employee health-status controls.
• Assess batching, mixing, processing, storage, packing, product-release, and dispatch controls.
• Identify contamination, cross-contamination, deterioration, adulteration, carryover, and product mix-up risks.
• Evaluate transport interfaces and vehicle hygiene requirements for safe feed distribution.
• Assess traceability, withdrawal, recall, and mock-recall systems for effectiveness.
• Collect objective audit evidence through observation, interviews, document review, and record verification.
• Apply risk-based sampling and audit-trail techniques during FSSC 22000 Category D audits.
• Identify isolated lapses, recurring weaknesses, and systemic failures in PRP implementation.
• Write clear, evidence-based, and risk-focused nonconformity statements.
• Evaluate root-cause analysis, corrections, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Apply PRP requirements confidently during implementation, internal audits, certification audits, and final assessment activities.

Skills Acquried

Prerequirsites

• Basic understanding of feed or animal food production is helpful but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with food or feed safety principles is beneficial.
• Basic awareness of ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 can help learners understand the course more easily.
• No prior knowledge of ISO/TS 22002-6 is required.
• No previous auditing qualification is mandatory to enrol in the course.
• Suitable for beginners as well as experienced feed safety professionals.
• Useful for QA/QC personnel, feed safety managers, production teams, consultants, technical experts, and auditors.
• Learners should have an interest in feed safety, prerequisite programmes, compliance, or auditing.
• Access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone with a reliable internet connection is required for online learning.
• Learners should be able to understand professional English used in ISO standards, audit terminology, and feed safety documentation.

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