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Food Safety and Standards
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 7 • HORT 416
Elective in supplied directoryLecture-wise study materialsTheory & PracticalPDF • MCQs • Videos
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Semester 7 elective: This subject is listed under elective course options in the source syllabus.
Theory Lecture Schedule
12 indexed topics01
Food safety —Definition, Importance, Scope and Factors affecting Food Safety.
02
Hazards and Risks, Type of Hazards – Biological, Chemical Physical hazards. Management of hazards — Need. Control of Parameters. Temperature Control.
03
Food Storage. Production Design. Hygiene and Sanitation in Food Service Establishments- Introduction. Sources of contamination and their control.
04
Waste Disposal. Pest and Rodent Control. Personnel Hygiene. Food safety Measures. Food Safety Management Tool- Basic concepts.
05
PRPs, GHPs, GMPs, SSOPs etc. HACCP.ISO series. TQM- concept and need for quality, components of TQM, Kaizen.
06
Risk Analysis. Accreditation and Auditing,
07
Water Analysis, Surface Sanitation and Personal Hygine.
08
Food laws and Standards Indian Food Regulatory Regime, FSSA. Global Scenario CAC. 9° Other laws and standards related to food. 3
10
Recent concerns -New and Emerging Pathogens. Packaging, Product labelling and Nutritional labelling.
11
Genetically modified food/transgenic. Organic foods.
12
Newer approaches to food safety.
13
Recent Outbreaks. Indian and International Standards for food products.
Practical Lecture Schedule
7 indexed topics01
Water quality analysis physico — chemical and microbiological.
02
Preparation of different types of media.
03
Microbiological examination of different food samples.
04
Assessment of surface sanitation by swab/rinse method. 3 Assessment of personal hygiene. 2
06
Biochemical tests for identification of bacteria.
07
Scheme for the detection of food borne pathogens.
08
Preparation of plants for implementation of FSMS-HACCP, 180:22000.
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