MDMR OFFERING FREE 2025 BASIC SEAFOOD HACCP WORKSHOP
- Contact: Ralph Terry, Seafood Technology Bureau Representative
- (228) 523-4095
- seafood@dmr.ms.gov
HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS
Seafood Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a science-based program designed to ensure food safety by assisting industry members in identifying and evaluating critical points during the production, processing, handling, and distribution of seafood products. The purpose of the HACCP course is to educate seafood dealers, processors and employees about hazards which can be introduced in seafood and the preventive measures that are used to control these hazards. HACCP is utilized across multiple food industries world-wide to ensure food is safe for consumption by preventing, eliminating, or reducing biological, chemical, and physical hazards.
MAKE FOOD SAFETY A PRIORITY. REGISTER TODAY.
CLASS DATES: September 15-17, 2026, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Biloxi, Mississippi (address provided after registration)
Mississippi students, seafood industry members and restaurant employees are encouraged to attend. Space is limited to the first 25 registrants per class. The cost is free for Mississippi residents and $160 for out-of-state residents. Refreshments are provided. All participants receive an Association of Food and Drug Officials certificate upon completion.
The Seafood HACCP course was developed by the AFDO and the National Seafood HACCP Alliance and meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) training requirements under 21 CFR Part 123.
During the course, participants will learn how to:
- Identify food safety hazards.
- Determine critical control points.
- Establish safe operating limits.
- Monitor critical control points.
- Take corrective action when problems occur.
- Verify that food safety procedures are working.
- Maintain required records and documentation.
This workshop is made possible through funding provided by the Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund Program.
REGISTRATION FORM
For questions or additional information, contact the MDMR Seafood Technology Bureau at 228-374-5000 or seafood@dmr.ms.gov.