Food safety standards and quality management

Food safety is a set of scientific rules governing handling, preparation, storage, packaging and transportation of food ensuring food is wholesome and safe from food borne illnesses.

The food produced by an organization should meet the basic principle of being safe as well as meet the requirement of the science of nutrition. Should food cause ill health to its consumers there would be legal suits as well as loss of business goodwill from the market.

Protect your business by equipping members of staff with the knowledge in food safety standards and quality management.

This course equips workers with the prerequisite knowledge on food safety standards and quality management for maintaining the product standard.

Target group

Food handlers, managers involved in food production like:

• institutions processing food
• Hospitality industry
• EPZ
• Schools/institutions

Course objectives

After the completion of the course, the participants will be able to;

• Understand the importance of good food hygiene and recognize the various different types of health issues that poor food hygiene may cause
• Develop a food safety program  for their food plant
• Develop a food standard for their specific product(s)
• Get to know the ISO 22000 international standard requirements for a food safety management system.
• Learn country specific food safety standards legislation

 Course Content

• Food quality Standards
• Food hygiene and safety
• Food quality assurance
• Quality control for raw materials
• In process food quality control
• Process control
• Quality control of finished product
• Legislation on food safety standards and quality management

Course requirements

 willingness to learn and appreciate the importance food safety standards and quality management

• Basic understanding of the English language being the delivery language

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