2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
FOOD5480M Monitoring and Control of Food Quality and Safety (Food Safety and Quality Management)
10 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr Peter Ho
Email: p.ho@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
Module replaces
FOOD5185MThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module you will be better able to:i. Understand the roles of quality control, quality assurance and quality management systems in controlling the quality and safety of food
ii. Describe instrumental techniques for monitoring food quality and safety;
iii. Outline key issues in food legislation and its implementation in control and management of food quality and safety.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you will be better able to:
1. Explain the importance of quality assurance and management systems and the application of quality tools, techniques and standard practices in monitoring and control of the quality and safety of food;
2. Understand the principles of audits and discuss the use of different audit tools in a quality assurance programme;
3. Describe different instrumental techniques and their application in detection, monitoring and the control of food quality and safety problems;
4. Understand how food legislation is enacted and enforced, in the UK and internationally.
Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will be better able to work as part of a team to solve real world food quality and safety problems.
Syllabus
- Concepts of Quality, Quality control and Quality assurance systems
- Case studies in Quality Assurance
- Statistical process control
- Good manufacturing Practice
- Food Hygiene
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Total Quality Management
- ISO Standards (ISO9000, ISO22000, ISO22005)
- Food Legislation
- Rapid detection methods in food microbiology
- Rapid methods for on-line quality measurement
- Instrumental techniques for measuring quality
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 18 | 1.00 | 18.00 |
| Seminar | 6 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Private study hours | 70.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
- reading and writing reports - 40 hours- Preparation for exams: 30 hours
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
From attendance throughout the semester and presentation (report andseminar)Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Presentation | Report and seminar | 20.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 80.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 23/04/2015
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