Managing Food Fraud and Food Defence using VACCP & TACCP Training Course - UK

Join our 1-day course to understand how you can meet GFSI requirements to mitigate food fraud with Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Point (VACCP) and Threat Assessment Critical Control Points (TACCP) methods.

The food industry sees the safety of its products as its main concern in two distinct groups: deliberate food threats and economically motivated vulnerabilities. These types of attacks may have food safety implications but can also harm organisations in other ways, such as damaging reputation or extorting money.

This course helps meet GFSI benchmarked standards requirements for sites to demonstrate food fraud mitigation through Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Point (VACCP) and Threat assessment Critical Control Points (TACCP) - methods and tools used by the food industry to identify, manage and mitigate and vulnerabilities and threats identified.

Who should attend the VACCP & TACCP Training Course?

This course is designed for people who wish to understand and implement a Food Defence and Food Fraud management program into their existing Food Safety programs such as:

• Food Safety Managers,

• Risk and Compliance Managers,

• Business owners and

• Selected food defence team members

What will you learn from the VACCP & TACCP Training Course?

This course covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Vulnerabilities and Threats

• Conducting a Vulnerability Study

• VACCP Mitigation Plans

• Conducting a Food Defence (Threat) Assessment

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the difference between HACCP / VACCP / TACCP

• Recognise different types of vulnerabilities

• Recognise the different types of threats

• Identify appropriate assessment methodology for VACCP & TACCP

• Develop a food defence system.

How you will benefit from VACCP & TACCP Training

By completing this course participants will gain the appropriate skills required to develop and implement a TACCP and / or VACCP study that can be applied to assess threats from both ideologically and economically motivated individuals.

Is any prior knowledge required for VACCP & TACCP Training Course?

This course does not have pre-requisite units for entry. A good working knowledge of HACCP and risk management principles are beneficial but not imperative.

Style of delivery and course leaders: VACCP & TACCP Training Course?

Our course tutors are approved training providers, approved by BRCGS. They are qualified and experienced with extensive practical knowledge across a wide range of sectors including food manufacturing, catering and retail.

Certification for BRCGS Validation & Verification Training

All delegates will be awarded a certificate verifying attendance and completion of the course.

Upcoming Courses

Start Date	End Date	Class Type	Place	Price
23 Sep 2025	23 Sep 2025	Virtual	Virtual	£495	Book
19 Nov 2025	19 Nov 2025	Virtual	Virtual	£495	Closed