Global and national food safety concerns. Food safety hazards and food incidents. Complex food supply chain, traceability and food fraud. Climate change and food safety. Importance of food safety management throughout the food chain. Comprehensive food safety management systems. Codex guidelines for the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. Application of Codex HACCP principles to food processing operations. ISO 22000 food safety management system standard. Innovative methods in the application of HACCP principles: Safe Food Better Business (SFBB) for small catering businesses; use of digital technologies. Quality Management principles. Quality Management System standards (ISO 9001).
Mauritius current Food Act and Regulations. EU food laws. Food labelling controls. Nutritional labelling. Nutritional and health claims. International Codex Alimentarius standards. Food security and food defence. Threat Assessment Critical Control Point (TACCP). Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Point (VACCP). Food safety climate and culture. Measuring and developing food safety culture for sustainability of food safety management systems. Consumers and food safety.
