Food hygiene, food safety, food and nutrition security. Importance of prerequisite programmes in food safety. Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene. Good Agricultural Practices. Global GAP standards and certification. On-the-farm food safety. Field and packhouse sanitation practices. Chemical and physical safety issues at farm level. Good hygiene practices in food production, handling, processing and marketing. Plant, equipment and personnel hygiene. Control and monitoring devices. Potable water management and supply. Sources of contaminants and methods of decontamination. Cleaning and sanitisation. Pest control systems. Monitoring of the effectiveness of cleaning, sanitisation and pest control systems. International trade and food safety issues. Food contaminants (e.g. heavy metals, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues). Food toxicology. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |