Course: Food Quality and Sapety

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Course title Food Quality and Sapety
Course code TUTP/TP5KB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Míšková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šiška Ladislav, MVDr.
Course content
1. Food safety legislative basis, terminology. 2. Infection and infectious diseases, incidence of infectious diseases. 3. Process of spreading of infection, preventive and repressive measures, elimination of the source of infection. 4. Interruption of the route of transmission - decontamination, disinfection, disinsection and extermination, sterilization. 5. Allergies - pathogenesis of allergies, manifestations of allergic reactions according to organ systems with a focus on the digestive system. 6. Special epidemiology - alimentary infections. 7. Biological and chemical hazards in food. 8. Physical hazards in food. 9. Cross-contamination in food. Alergens and management of allergens in food. 10. HACCP system. 11. ISO 9001 quality management system. 12. ISO 22000 food safety management system. 13. GFSI, IFS and BRC inspection standards, FSSC22000 scheme. 14 Rapid alert system, recall of unsafe products from the market.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Preparation for examination - 120 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology and articulate the important differences between the concepts.
Explain the basic concepts of general epidemiology and articulate the important differences between the concepts.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
Characterize preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures.
Know the basic concepts and legislation related to food safety.
Know the basic concepts and legislation related to food safety.
Characterize and describe alimentary diseases, biological, physical and chemical hazards in food.
Characterize and describe alimentary diseases, biological, physical and chemical hazards in food.
Explain the term "HACCP system" and its function in the food industry.
Explain the term "HACCP system" and its function in the food industry.
Skills
Identify the source, agent, vehicle, vector and mechanism of transmission of a specific alimentary infection.
Identify the source, agent, vehicle, vector and mechanism of transmission of a specific alimentary infection.
To propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for a specific alimentary disease.
To propose preventive and repressive anti-epidemic measures for a specific alimentary disease.
Identify the non-conformity and propose corrective and control measures.
Identify the non-conformity and propose corrective and control measures.
Identify and distinguish biological, physical or chemical hazards.
Identify and distinguish biological, physical or chemical hazards.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Didactic test
Didactic test
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • ISO 22000:2005 Systém managementu bezpečnosti potravin ? Požadavky na organizaci v potravinovém řetězci.
  • ISO 9001:2015 Systém managementu kvality.
  • MADSEN, CH.B., CREVEL, R.W.R. Risk Management for Food Allergy. Academic Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-12-381988-8.
  • MOTARJEMI, M., LELIEVELD, H. Food Safety Management. Academic Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-12-381504-0.
  • Petersen, B., Nüssel, M., Hamer, M. Quality and Risk Management in Agri-Food Chains. Wageningen Pers., 2014. ISBN 978-9-08686-236-8.
  • Podstatová, Hana. Základy epidemiologie a hygieny. 1. vyd. Praha : Galén : Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7262-597-0.
  • TREMLOVÁ, B., JAVŮRKOVÁ, Z. Řízení kvality a bezpečnosti potravin.. Brno: VFU, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7305-6858.


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