FOOD*4310 - Food Safety Management Systems
Course Description
Participants will learn and apply principles of food safety management and the systems involved. The course is organized in four modules. (1) A brief review of plant hygiene and HACCP principles; (2) HACCP implementation and verification; (3) HACCP-based food safety programs in Canada; and (4) International Food Safety Management Systems.
The course will provide a detailed overview of the components of food safety management systems encountered in current day food chains (farm to fork). The course is divided into four modules as follows:
- Module 1 Regulatory Frameworks, History of HACCP and Prerequisite Programs (units 01 to 04)
- Module 2 The HACCP Plan (units 05 to 08)
- Module 3 The Food Safety Modernization Act (units 09 and 10)
- Module 4 Auditing Food Safety Systems (units 11 and 12)
What You'll Learn
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of food safety management systems and different regulatory frameworks across the globe
- Identify and apply requirements for completing documentation for implementing a prerequisite program
- Discuss and interpret elements of food safety management systems
- Demonstrate how to complete documentation in accordance with the Food Safety Enhancement Program (FSEP)
- Describe the need to modernize food safety regulations and elements of a food safety plan
- Describe the principles and elements of a Food Safety Plan along with relation to Global Food Safety Initiative
- Appraise a HACCP plan by developing and implementing an audit using standards provided by GFSI certification scheme
- Demonstrate knowledge of the background and application on food safety management systems
Additional Requirements
Pre-Requisite(s): (FOOD*2010 or FOOD*2150), (FOOD*2410 or FOOD*3160), (1 of FOOD*2420, FOOD*3230, FOOD*3240)
Note:
This course can be taken individually or as part of a certificate program.Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Food Science : Electives
Technical Requirements
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*Course details are subject to change.