Food Legislation and Food Hygiene and SafetyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After finishing this course, the student
• understands what food safety means
• understands the regulations and measurements that ensure the chemical, technological and hygienic quality and safety as well as the legal validity of the food products from farm to fork
• can find the up-to-date food legislation and can apply it him/herself
• Understands the basics of hygiene laboratory analysis at various stages of food production and packaging

Content

• European food legislation and regulations
• Codex alimentarius
• Food hygiene
• Risk assessment and management
• HACCP
• In-house control and control by authorities
• Hygiene analysis of food processing