Semester VII
Food Safety and Standards
EC 4107 · 4 (3+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Elective course. Students choose five electives in Semester VII.
Theory
14 topics · 40 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Food safety - Definition, Importance, Scope and Factors affecting Food Safety | 2 |
| 2 | Hazards and Risks, Type of Hazards - Biological, Chemical, Physical hazards | 4 |
| 3 | Management of hazards – Need of control of Parameters. Temperature Control. Food Storage. Production Design | 4 |
| 4 | Hygiene and Sanitation in Food Service Establishments - Introduction - Sources of contamination and their control | 3 |
| 5 | Waste Disposal. Pest and Rodent Control. Personnel Hygiene | 3 |
| Unit II | ||
| 6 | Food safety Measures | 2 |
| 7 | Food Safety Management Tool - Basic concepts. PRPs, GHPs, GMPs, SSOPs etc. HACCP. ISO series. TQM - concept and need for quality, components of TQM, Kaizen | 6 |
| 8 | Risk Analysis. Accreditation and Auditing, Water Analysis, Surface Sanitation and Personal Hygiene | 4 |
| 9 | Food laws and Standards. Indian Food Regulatory Regime, FSSA | 4 |
| Unit III | ||
| 10 | Global Scenario CAC. Other laws and standards related to food. Recent concerns - New and Emerging Pathogens | 2 |
| 11 | Packaging, Product labelling and Nutritional labelling | 1 |
| 12 | Genetically modified food/transgenic. Organic foods | 2 |
| 13 | Newer approaches to food safety. Recent Outbreaks | 1 |
| 14 | Indian and International Standards for food products | 2 |
Practical
8 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Water quality analysis physico-chemical and microbiological |
| 2 | Preparation of different types of media |
| 3 | Microbiological examination of different food samples |
| 4 | Assessment of surface sanitation by swab/rinse method |
| 5 | Assessment of personal hygiene |
| 6 | Biochemical tests for identification of bacteria |
| 7 | Scheme for the detection of food borne pathogens |
| 8 | Preparation of plants for implementation of FSMS-HACCP, ISO:22000 |
Study material
Notes
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