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Program Materials

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 15 March 2009
Last Reviewed: 15 March 2009

The Advantage Series of Food Safety Programs™ offers two main resources to help you improve food safety program at your facility.

1. Advantage Program Manual V2.0*

This manual describes all of the requirements of the Advantage GMP, Advantage HACCP and Advantage HACCP Plus program.

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2. Advantage Guidebook V1.0*

The guidebook is a companion to the Advantage Program Manual. It offers practical advice and examples to help your company meet the requirements of the program.


More resources

These resources support the program manual and guidebook and help you train your staff.

  • Electronic Advantage HACCP forms*. The 8 Advantage HACCP forms in the program manual are available here in Word files. You can type within the forms and save the files.
  • Advantage Good Manufacturing Practices DVD: Personnel Practices. This DVD is a great tool for training plant employees. It is available in eight languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
  • Advantage Good Manufacturing Practices training kit. This customizable kit helps food processors train employees on Good Manufacturing Practices. It includes visual aids, trainer's notes, participant's workbooks and workbooks with answers. To purchase your copy, please complete one of the order forms below and return it to the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors (AOFP). You'll find instructions on the order form.

Note: There is a charge for the Advantage Good Manufacturing Practices training kit. All other resources are free of charge to Ontario residents. To order any of these materials, contact OMAFRA for your copy.


*These materials are currently being updated and therefore are offered in pdf or Word format only. Html versions to come when update complete.

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