Course Content & Outline
Introduction to Food Safety
Defining what food safety is, its importance and necessity within an organisation and society overall.
Acknowledging the history of food safety and how it has evolved into what we know today.
Predicting future changes to food safety standards.
Identifying various food safety systems and guidelines to understand their role within the industry –
Integrating Risk Management into Food Safety
Creating and establishing the Food Safety Policy in alignment with international food safety regulations.
Making organisational changes through risk-based thinking.
Conducting risk and hazard identification assessments to recognise where key risks are.
Analysing risk and hazard data to create a risk management plan, detailing all preventative measures, corrective actions, and crisis management plans.
Incorporating risk data into the food management systems and adjusting food safety policies.
Exploring the resources required to maintain high standards of food safety – people, infrastructure, and work environment.
Ensuring competence on a personal and organisation-wide level and encouraging awareness surrounding food safety.
Maintaining high levels of internal and external communication with all relevant individuals.
Managing the correct documents including storing them and updating them when necessary in alignment with ISO 22000.
Operational Planning and Control
Implementing the required PRPs to ensure maximum productivity.
Developing intelligent systems to manage all food processes from incoming resources to outgoing products.
Acknowledging the organisation’s role within the industry, and the consequences of poor food safety management.
Merging all organisational goals and objectives with food safety regulations.
Controlling the product within the organisation and as it’s with consumers – community engagement and product recalls.
Understanding the process of performance monitoring – monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation.
Conducting internal audits as described within ISO 22000.
Providing training and coaching to employees not meeting standards.
Addressing abnormalities as they occur to prevent a major risk.