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Food Defence and Food Fraud Training

Food Defence (TACCP) and Food Fraud (VACCP) Training Course South Africa (FS11)

This Food Defence and Food Fraud training course helps learners understand the fundamentals of TACCP and VACCP, including intentional contamination risks, food fraud vulnerabilities, mitigation planning, threat assessment, food defence strategies and practical implementation for food businesses in South Africa and internationally aligned food safety systems.

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8h Online self-paced pathway
1 Day Virtual or physical classroom duration
FS11 Course code reference
70% Pass rate for certificate
Food defence and food fraud training course South Africa
Course focus A practical intermediate course for QA managers, QC managers, HACCP teams, supervisors, internal auditors and food businesses that need stronger understanding of food defence, food fraud, TACCP, VACCP and intentional risk mitigation.
Our classroom options

Choose the food defence and food fraud training format that best fits your learner or business needs

This FS11 food defence and food fraud course supports online self-paced learning, live virtual instructor-led training and physical classroom or onsite delivery for learners and food businesses that need stronger TACCP and VACCP awareness and implementation understanding.

Option 1

Online Self-paced Training

A flexible learning pathway for learners who want to build independent understanding of food fraud, food defence, VACCP, TACCP, intentional contamination risks, vulnerability assessment and mitigation planning.

  • ✓Duration: 8 hours
  • ✓Flexible access and self-managed progress
  • ✓Budget-friendly for individual learners
  • ✓Certificate available after successful completion
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Option 2

Virtual Classroom Training

Live instructor-led training via Zoom for learners or teams who need structured guidance on implementing VACCP and TACCP principles within food safety systems and certification-aligned programmes.

  • ✓Duration: 1 day
  • ✓Presented virtually via Zoom
  • ✓Ideal for HACCP teams, QA, QC, auditors, managers and supervisors
  • ✓Useful for food defence and food fraud implementation planning
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Option 3

Physical Classroom Training

Practical classroom or in-house company training for food businesses and teams that need shared understanding of threat assessment, vulnerability assessment and intentional adulteration or contamination controls.

  • ✓Duration: 1 day
  • ✓Onsite or in-house delivery available
  • ✓Useful for group awareness and implementation teams
  • ✓Minimum classroom size may apply
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Helpful note: this course is particularly useful for organisations working toward or maintaining compliance with FSSC 22000, BRCGS, IFS, customer requirements and broader food safety risk management expectations.
Course overview

Built for practical TACCP and VACCP understanding in modern food safety systems

This intermediate course introduces food defence and food fraud concepts in a practical and implementation-focused way for food businesses, technical teams and operational leaders.

Focused on real operational risk

The course helps learners understand intentional contamination, food fraud vulnerabilities, economically motivated adulteration, insider threats and mitigation expectations.

Designed for food industry teams

It is especially useful for QA managers, QC managers, HACCP teams, internal auditors, supervisors, food safety leaders and technical managers.

Aligned with certification expectations

The training supports implementation planning for TACCP and VACCP in relation to GFSI-recognised standards and customer-specific food protection requirements.

Course Introduction

This Food Defence (TACCP) and Food Fraud (VACCP) training course provides an intermediate-level framework for understanding food defence and food fraud risks, including intentional contamination, threat assessment, vulnerability assessment and practical mitigation planning in food safety systems.

  • ✓Focused on practical TACCP and VACCP awareness
  • ✓Useful for certification-aligned food protection programmes
  • ✓Supports stronger implementation and risk-based thinking

Who Should Attend?

This course is recommended for learners who need a clearer understanding of food defence and food fraud in relation to food safety systems, technical compliance and operational risk management.

  • ✓QA managers and QC managers
  • ✓HACCP or food safety teams
  • ✓HACCP or food safety team leaders
  • ✓Internal auditors
  • ✓Managers and supervisors

Minimum prerequisites: learners should ideally have successfully completed one basic food safety, GMP or HACCP course at level 2 or higher, or have equivalent practical knowledge and experience.

Course content

Key topics covered in the food defence and food fraud course

The outline below reflects the main TACCP, VACCP, mitigation and implementation topics covered during FS11 training.

Food fraud and VACCP topics

  • ✓What is food fraud?
  • ✓Difference between HACCP, TACCP, VACCP and related protection approaches
  • ✓Importance of food fraud prevention
  • ✓Types of food fraud
  • ✓Understanding VACCP
  • ✓Food fraud mitigation strategies
  • ✓Food fraud and GFSI requirements
  • ✓Food fraud plan demonstration and exercise

Food defence and TACCP topics

  • ✓What is food defence?
  • ✓Understanding TACCP
  • ✓Food defence mitigation strategies
  • ✓Threat assessment
  • ✓Food defence and GFSI requirements
  • ✓The food defence plan
  • ✓Food defence plan demonstration and exercise
  • ✓Assessment activities for food fraud and food defence
Implementation relevance: the course helps learners translate TACCP and VACCP principles into practical risk identification, team discussion, mitigation planning and food safety system application.
Benefits

What learners gain from this food defence and food fraud training course

The main goal is to strengthen practical understanding of intentional food safety risks so learners can support stronger protection, compliance and mitigation planning.

Stronger TACCP and VACCP understanding

Learners should leave with a clearer understanding of food defence, food fraud, threat assessment, vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation in food businesses.

Certificate of achievement

Learners receive a certificate of achievement after successful completion. A pass rate of 70% is required to receive the course certificate.

Useful for implementation planning

This course supports stronger technical planning, customer requirement alignment and improved food protection awareness in food safety teams and businesses.

Helpful note: this course is especially useful for organisations needing stronger understanding of intentional adulteration, malicious contamination, supply chain vulnerabilities and mitigation planning.
Upcoming dates

Upcoming virtual classroom training events

Bookings in advance are recommended. If no public scheduled dates are listed, on-demand virtual and physical classroom delivery can still be arranged for food businesses, technical teams and implementation groups.

Important: this Food Defence and Food Fraud course is also available through on-demand arrangements and may be offered in online self-paced format depending on availability. Use the enquiry form below for pricing, learner numbers, preferred dates and delivery format requirements.
23 April 2026
16 July 2026
17 September 2026
Venue: Virtual via Zoom
Time: 09:00 am to 04:30 pm (Timezone UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Course enquiry

Need FS11 pricing, registration support or onsite delivery information?

If you need support with FS11 course registration, Food Defence and Food Fraud training enquiries, virtual classroom arrangements, onsite delivery, pricing or learner planning, complete the form and ASC will review your request.

Course code FS11 – Food Defence (TACCP) and Food Fraud (VACCP)
Training formats Online self-paced, virtual instructor-led classroom, physical classroom / onsite delivery
Useful for Pricing enquiries, learner registrations, TACCP, VACCP, food defence, food fraud, certification support and team development
Course structure Intermediate training covering food defence, food fraud, TACCP, VACCP, threat assessment, vulnerability assessment and mitigation planning
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Helpful details: learner count, delivery format, preferred dates, business type, current food safety standard, and whether you need training only or implementation support.
Please include the course code FS11, learner numbers, preferred delivery format, preferred dates, location and whether you require online self-paced, virtual or physical classroom delivery.
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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about the FS11 food defence and food fraud course

This course teaches learners the fundamentals of food defence and food fraud, including TACCP, VACCP, intentional contamination risks, vulnerability assessment, threat assessment and mitigation planning.
It is especially useful for QA managers, QC managers, HACCP teams, food safety team leaders, internal auditors, managers and supervisors in food businesses.
Yes. Learners should ideally have completed at least one basic food safety, GMP or HACCP course at level 2 or above, or have equivalent practical knowledge and experience.
Yes. This course may be available through an online self-paced pathway depending on availability, and it is also available through virtual classroom and physical classroom delivery.
Yes. Learners receive a certificate of achievement after successful completion. A pass rate of 70% is required.
Yes. ASC can discuss onsite delivery, private virtual classroom arrangements and food defence and food fraud training for companies, technical teams and implementation groups.
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