DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

The course has been designed to give introductory understanding about the food quality assurance management and sanitation. The students will learn about requirements and basics of food plant sanitation and HACCP Implementation and procedures for Good Manufacturing, ISO and Halal certification

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. To understand the basics of quality management systems in the food industry
2. Understanding about different certification system in the food industry
3. To gain the practical knowledge of implementation of different certification system in the industry
4. To know how to implement GPM, HACCP and ISO certification system in food industry
5. Practical knowledge about Halal slaughtering and Halal certification
6. To prepare trained manpower for food industrie

COURSE CONTENTS 

1. Food quality management: history, importance, systems.
2. Good manufacturing practices (GMP): personal cleanliness, buildings and facilities,
3. Sanitary operations, sanitary facilities and controls, equipment and utensils,
4. Production and process control, warehousing and distribution, traceability and recall.
5. Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) system: history, prerequisites, preliminary steps, principles.
6. Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) – ISO22000:2005.
7. Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) guidelines for food quality management.

READINGS

1. CAC (Codex Alimentarius Commission). 2007. Codex Alimentarius Commission – Procedural manual. Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. FAO, Rome, Italy.
2. ISO (International Standards Organization). 2005. Food safety management systems – requirements for an organization in the food chain. Case Postale, Geneva, Switzerland.
3. Lelieveld, H.L.M., Mostert M.A. and Holah, J. (Editor). 2005. Good manufacturing practices in the food industry. In: Handbook of hygiene control in the food industry. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Abington, Cambridge, UK.
4. Blanchfield, J.R. 1998. Good manufacturing practices. Institute of Food Science and Technology, London, UK

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