Food Safety Management

INTRODUCTION

This Food Safety Management training course will provide deeper insights on how to implement an effective and robust Food Safety Policy in any organization in the food production, supply and consumption chain. This training course will enable an organization to minimize the risk of exposing itself to legal and financial risks as a result of failing to deliver safe and healthy food to its customers and/or end-consumers.

Accomplishing the above requires adequate personnel training and good understanding of the core principles in Food Safety. This Food Safety Management training course provides an ideal opportunity for participants to broaden their understanding of the basic principles of a Food Safety Management System (FSMS), as these are defined in ISO 22000:2018.

This GLOMACS Food Safety Management training course will feature:

• Review of international guidelines and regulations regarding food safety and the need for an organization to demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements
• Evaluation of customer needs and how these relate to food safety
• Examination of Human resources allocation and related infrastructure requirements
• Ways on how to effectively communicate food safety issues to the different stakeholders in the food chain
• Detailed reference to the documentation needed to ensure that the organization conforms to the ISO 22000:2018 Certification requirements

Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Set up the HACCP team that has the knowledge and experience to develop and implement an effective HACCP system in their organization
• Perform the hazard analysis in order to determine the preventive measures necessary to reduce the risk within acceptable levels
• Perform the categorization into Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRPs) and Critical Control Points (CCPs)
• Design and implement monitoring systems aiming at controlling and improving the food safety management system
• Apply evaluation and improvement of logistics in accordance with the requirements of legislation and international food safety standards

Training Methodology

This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course will be presented on a highly interactive basis, prompting delegates to engage in discussions involving their personal experience.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This GLOMACS Food Safety Management training course is suitable for all organizations (private and public) of all sizes that are engaged in the production, processing, packaging, storage, transport and sale/distribution of food products. It will benefit particularly:

• Quality Control personnel in food premises and food processing facilities
• Hygiene inspectors acting on behalf of official Public Health Authorities, involved in the inspection of food premises and in the implementation and monitoring of food safety legislation
• Food Safety Consultants
• Food technologists and scientists who want to enrich their scientific knowledge
• Potential food professionals and scientists who want to gain knowledge that will bring new job opportunities