Education Programs

Our unique education services provide hands-on, intensive instruction for your food labeling staff to make sure your products stay on the right course — toward profitability and away from costly mistakes. PLC offers the following suite of training services to food industry professionals:

Federal Food Regulatory Conferences

For 20 years, PLC has conducted the premier conference on food labeling compliance. This highlight of the food industry calendar provides the latest in regulatory information, bringing food processors together with top government and industry experts. Held annually in Washington D.C. in late spring, the two-day conference features:

  • Keynote addresses by USDA and FDA government regulators
  • General session presentations on the latest trends in food labeling
  • Hands-on break-outs: practical topics in small group format
  • Valuable networking with government & industry experts, regulators and peers
  • Optional training courses in Nutrition or USDA labeling

And since PLC believes in having fun while we learn and work, we include sightseeing, music and other entertainment in our optional evening programs.

 

PLC's Certification Program
 
We'll deliver personalized instruction for your staff - at your home office or at our offices in Washington, DC. The Certification Program covers the Label Training curriculum outlined below and includes:
  • One-on-one training by food technologists and labeling experts
  • Flexible, customizable curriculum, adjusted to your products & experience levels
  • One to three day programs
  • PLC's Basic Labeling or Nutrition Labeling Training Manuals
  • Field trip to USDA (if in DC) or label recordkeeping audit (on-site)

With PLC's Certification Program your labeling staff will gain confidence, productivity, and flexibility. Your company will reap the benefits of reduced labeling errors...be better prepared for label auditing...and also receive special discounts on Prime Label's other products and services.

 

Label Training Curriculum

PLC’s modular labeling curriculum offers a full range of labeling compliance training options.  Identify the areas where your labeling staff members need to make the transition from novice to knowledgeable, or from experienced to expert.  Then choose the training method that best suits your needs: customized on-site seminar, self-paced independent study, or efficient, affordable teleconference.  Curriculum topics include: 

  • Nutrition Labeling Requirements
  • Serving Information and Nutrient Declarations
  • Nutrition Panel: Format, Placement & Appearance
  • Nutrient & Health Claims
  • USDA Label Requirements & Approval Process
  • Ingredients Statements, Standards of Identity and Composition
  • Special Labeling, Processing & Formulation of Meat & Poultry Products
  • Calculating Restricted Ingredients
  • Child Nutrition Labeling
  • Computer Software for Labeling: EZ Form and foodCompliance.com

 

Teleconference Courses


Eleven comprehensive modules cover all aspects of USDA and Nutrition labeling requirements in easy-to-schedule 60 or 90 minute blocks of time.  Conducted by 1-800 teleconference these courses cover the curriculum outlined above and include:


  • Written training materials received prior to teleconference
  • Internet aids to guide the discussion
  • Post-conference, graded quiz
  • Certificate of Completion

 

Label Training Manuals

Prime Label's up-to-date training manuals put the wealth of PLC's labeling expertise at your fingertips. These 250+ page manuals, developed in cooperation with former government regulators, have helped hundreds of food processors comply with complicated federal labeling requirements.

The manuals are the ideal training tool for new employees, as well as an excellent reference for your entire staff.

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