Our PCQI Management Team
What is a PCQI?
PCQI" stands for "Preventive Controls Qualified Individual." It is a term associated with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law in the United States in 2011.
The FSMA aims to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply by shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it.
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The Preventive Controls Rule is one of the main components of FSMA and applies to food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold human and animal food. To comply with this rule, these facilities must have a designated "Preventive Controls Qualified Individual" (PCQI) on staff.
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All of the Global Import Agent team who work on FDA complinace projects are fully qualified PCQI's, that why we are ideally placed to help you export your products to the US.
Meet The PCQI FDA Compliance Team
James Flynn
CEO & Founder (PCQI)
James is a food safety consultant and software technologist with almost 30 years experience. He is the business owner and the architect behind 3iVerify and our FDA Compliance portal. James is also a qualified PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) and manages the direction of our Company and team and ensures our team deliver the FDA compliance services needed to support our client base.
Sue Swinbourne
Technical Services Director (PCQI)
Sue heads up our Technical Services operations. With more than 24 years experience as a food industry technical manager and more than 5 years spent in food sector cloud solutions she has a wealth of experience in helping customers understand what our solution can deliver for them. Sue is embedded in the FDA compliance and food industry technical team at Primority and helps directs our solution and services towards meeting customer needs.
Fabrizzio (Fab) Vasquez
US Head of Operations
Fab is responsible for customer onboarding, assisting clients with FDA compliance services and running the US sales and operations. With many years experience in FDA food safety compliance in the produce industry, Fab has helped hundreds of firms with their compliance needs and is well placed to deliver on Primority Global Import Agent's objectives in the US market.
Ryan Flynn
Operations Manager (PCQI)
Ryan is a business graduate and a qualified PCQI. He is responsible for business development and FDa compliance activity management and development, wotking across Primority and Global Import Agent businesses tp ensure a coordinated ap[proach to food safety compliance activities. Ryan makes sure you talk to the right people and co-ordinates job execution.
Antony Powell
Technical Manager (PCQI)
Antony (Ants) is a highly experienced food industry technical manager with more than 20 years experience in food manufacturing, HACCP and food safety. Ants is FSPCA trained in Preventive Controls for Human Food and works on our client's FSVPs, HACCP plans and general food safety consulting to ensure that clients are FDA compliant and have a smooth US import process,
Luis Celarie
Technical Manager (PCQI)
Luis is a food qualified PCQI with more than 10 years experince in food safety compliance, quality and HACCP. A native Spanish speaker Luis helps break down the language barriers when working on FDA compliance projects and assists with all aspects of food safety compliance for our clients to ensure FDA compliance.