Food safety definitions and concepts. Definitions and relationships between quality and quality management concepts. Relationship between food safety and quality. Food safety, food security and sustainability. Factors which affect food safety and quality. Importance of food safety and quality management throughout the food chain. Evolution of quality management approaches. Quality management principles. Quality management system standards (ISO 9001). Quality management system documentation and auditing. Inherent and assignable causes of process variation. Development and application of variable and attribute Shewart Control Charts in food industries. Operation of Codex sampling plans. Codes of practice and quality standards for food laboratories. Certification and standardisation. Traceability.
Food safety hazards: primary sources, characteristics, adverse health effects, implicated foods and control measures. Comprehensive food safety management systems. Codex guidelines for the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. Application of the seven HACCP principles to selected food processing operations. ISO 22000 food safety management system standard.
