SPA MEMBERSHIP

For information about SPA Member benefits, please review the Services page or our SPA Membership Brochure. If you would like to apply for membership, please return the appropriate application, linked below, to inquiry@spa-food.org. A full definition of each membership category is shown below and on the last page of each application.

SPA Membership Brochure

SPA General Membership Application without Salmon Control Plan Engagement The full range of SPA benefits, including technical assistance, claims assistance, crisis management, regulatory consultation, communications assistance, education, and laboratory work are available for all General Members. Any Company, national or international, who is actively and regularly engaged in processing seafood and other food products or in marketing Contract Products is qualified to become a General Member of the Association, if such products are processed and packaged in a sanitary processing plant, from wholesome raw materials and ingredients, in compliance with United States laws and regulations, and in such a manner that they will remain safe and wholesome under normal commercial methods of handling, distribution and sale.

SPA General Membership Application with Salmon Control Plan Participation This membership category includes the benefits mentioned above, plus participation in the Salmon Control Plan (SCP). The SCP is a voluntary cooperative agreement between participating members, SPA and the Food and Drug Administration. Members who produce salmon products in hermetically sealed containers that have been thermally processed to commercial sterility are eligible to participate in the SCP. This program is funded through a separate dues category.

SPA Associate Membership Application Associate Membership provides suppliers a forum for collaborative issue management related to domestic and international regulatory requirements and the opportunity to network with customers and industry colleagues at Association functions, as well as access to publications and training materials.