Learning Outcomes
Students that successfully complete the course are expected to be able to:
1. Recognize and classify the safety risks of the production process
2. To prepare a HACCP / ISO study
3. Identify and know how to control product quality factors
4. To chose the right packaging for any given product
5. They will be able to determine the shelf life of a food
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction to Quality - Total Quality Management Approach
2. Quality control
- quality and control programming
- production control
- product control
- statistical control
- inspection and testing
3. Quality assurance standards
- HACCP / ISO
4. Development of a HACCP & ISO plan
5. General principles of packaging
- Packaging objectives
- Packaging materials
- Role in marketing
- Legislative role
- Product shelf-life determination
6. Types of packaging
- plastic / metal / glass / paper / aseptic / vacuum or modified atmosphere / active or smart packaging
Keywords
HACCP, ISO, quality, packaging