| Thursday March 13, 2008 |
| 09:00- 9:30 AM |
Welcome & Introduction |
| 09:30-09:45 AM |
Training Agenda Clarification and Modification |
| 09:45-10:30 AM |
Why go Organic?
Where did Organic Certification come from?
Questions and Answers |
| 10:30-10:50 AM |
Break |
| 10:50-11:30 AM |
The National Organic Program
The major components |
| 11:30-12:20 PM |
Definitions, Abbreviations, Who and What in Organic
Certification
Questions and Answers |
| 12:20-01:20 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 01:20-03:20 PM |
Certification of Ingredients & Final Product Labeling
Organic, 100% Organic and Made With Organic
General and Transaction Certificates ( Samples)
Questions and Answers
Non-GMO, Non-Irradiation, Non-sewage sludge Affidavits |
| 03:20-03:40 PM |
Break |
| 03:40-05:20 PM |
Contamination & Commingling Avoidance
Sanitation & Pest Control
Questions and Answers |
| 06:30 PM |
Dinner at Capistrano’s Restaurant |
| Friday March 14, 2008 |
| 08:30-10:30 AM |
Formulations, Calculations, Samples
Allowed and prohibited substances
Annotations
Warehouse affidavits
Questions and Answers |
| 10:30-10:50 AM |
Break |
| 10:50-12:20:PM |
Documentation: General Concepts
Audit trails, Chain of Custody
In/Out Balance
EXCEL sample spread sheets
Questions and Answers |
| 12:20-01:20 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 01:20-03:20 PM |
Working with your certifier
Questions and Answers
How to inform Certifiers of Changes
Questions and Answers
Yearly Organic Inspections, How to prepare for it
Questions and Answers
What Organic Inspectors look for?
Questions and Answers |
| 03:20-03:40 PM |
Break |
| 03:40-04:10 PM |
Quiz and Self Check. |
| 03:40-04:40 PM |
Questions and Answers
Introductions by organic certifiers
Sample OHP, Sample Excel
Questions and Answers |
| 04:10-05:10 PM |
Quiz |
| 05:10-05:30 PM |
Training Evaluation and Adjournment |
