eHACCP.org to launch IHA-accredited HACCP course for cannabis growers

eHACCP.org plans to release an 18-hour, online HACCP course for cannabis growers and processors in December 2026. The program is designed to help cultivation licensees meet food-safety plan requirements and includes more than 250 templates, human narration, and IHA accreditation.

Why it matters: - Cannabis cultivation is being treated more like high-care food production, with safety systems that must stand up to audits, customer demands, and regulatory expectations. - The new course is built to help growers and processors create the food-safety plans and HACCP systems needed for cultivation-class licenses. - The program is aimed at operations using indoor, greenhouse, outdoor, hydroponic, aquaponic, soil-based, or mixed-media production models.

What happened: - eHACCP.org will publish its Certified HACCP Principles and GAPs/GMPs for Cannabis Growers and Processors course in December 2026. - The course is International HACCP Alliance-accredited and runs 18 hours online. - The company says the course is designed for Cannabis Licensees (Cultivation Class) that need a food-safety plan and food safety system. - The course is priced at $299 and will be available at ehaccp.org.

The details: - The course is 100% online, on-demand, interactive, and narrated by human voice talent. - eHACCP.org says it does not use AI-generated voices. - Learners get access to more than 250 downloadable templates covering PRPs, GMPs, GAPs, SSOPs, SOPs, tables, charts, HACCP plans, and supporting documents. - The template library is intended to help build plans for greenhouses, indoor rooms, outdoor fields, and mixed-media facilities using soil, hydroponics, and other soilless media. - The curriculum covers premises and facilities, equipment maintenance, storage and transport, worker hygiene, water quality, pest control, soil and media management, hydroponics, aquaponics, sanitation, chemicals, equipment and utensil control, air and environment, receiving and traceability, harvest and post-harvest hygiene, allergen and foreign-material controls, and document control. - The course teaches the 12 steps and seven HACCP principles as applied to cultivation, including product and process description, flow diagrams, hazard analysis, critical control points, critical limits, monitoring, corrective action, verification, and records. - The certificate of completion is a hard copy certificate with the IHA golden seal. - Teams can train without shutting down a room or sending staff off-site, using the same delivery model eHACCP.org says it has used for years in food manufacturing. - Pre-launch details and enrollment notices will be posted at ehaccp.org. - Media and corporate training inquiries go to (866) 488-1410 or support@ehaccp.org.

Between the lines: - The course positions basic facility controls as the foundation of HACCP, not as afterthoughts. - That framing reflects a broader compliance trend: auditors and buyers increasingly want proof that buildings, water, hygiene, storage, and traceability are under control before they look at hazard plans. - The focus on post-harvest handling suggests the course is meant to bridge cultivation and processing, where contamination risks can rise quickly.

What's next: - eHACCP.org plans to post enrollment and pre-launch updates ahead of the December 2026 release. - The company is also directing training and media inquiries to its support line and email. - The course launch will add another option for cannabis operations seeking standardized HACCP training with accredited support.

The bottom line: - eHACCP.org is betting that cannabis growers and processors want a ready-made, accredited HACCP program tailored to cultivation realities, not just generic food-safety training.