Quality Assurance (DFPT)

Quality Assurance (DFPT)

1 Introduction to Food Safety and Quality

  1. What is Quality?
  2. Background Information
  3. Quality Control Through the Concept of TQM
  4. Factors Deciding Procedure for TQM
  5. Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures (SPS)
  6. Why do Standards Matter for Trade?
  7. The SPS and TBT Agreements
  8. Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures
  9. The Ten Commandments of the SPS Agreement
  10. SPS Agreement Principles
  11. Current Scenario

2 Spoilage Indices

  1. Organoleptic Qualities
  2. Chemical Parameters
  3. Autolytic Spoilage in Fish
  4. Role of Enzymes in Autolysis
  5. Glycolysis and Decrease in pH
  6. Contribution of Lipolysis to Muscle pH
  7. Acidic pH Activates Many Autolytic Enzymes
  8. Role of Gut Enzymes
  9. Microbial Spoilage of Fish and Spoilage Indices
  10. Microflora in Fishes

3 Food Safety Hazards

  1. Importance of Guidelines on Prevention of Food Safety Hazards
  2. Why Food Safety?
  3. The Food Safety Hazards and Quality Defects
  4. Physical Hazards
  5. Chemical Hazards
  6. Biological Hazards

4 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA)

  1. PFA Act (37 of 1954)
  2. Details of PFA Act
  3. Committee for Food Standards
  4. General Provisions on Food
  5. Public Analysts, Inspectors
  6. Procedure for Sampling, Analysis, and Punishment
  7. Important Miscellaneous Provisions
  8. Amendments

5 National Standards

  1. Why Standards are Needed?
  2. Role of Standards in Fish/Fishery Products
  3. National Standards
  4. Standards Stipulated by ISI
  5. European Union Requirements for Seafood

6 International Standards

  1. Codex Alimentarius Standards
  2. Codex Standards Influence Trade and Boost Employment
  3. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
  4. Codex Benefits Consumers and Producers
  5. Codex Standards Set to Protect Consumers
  6. Food Safety Concerns Countries Around the World
  7. ISO 17025
  8. Benefits of ISO 22000
  9. ISO 9000
  10. Requirements of ISO 9000 Series
  11. ISO 9000 Series Standards
  12. Intended Users

7 HACCP

  1. Concept of HACCP
  2. Relevance of HACCP
  3. Origin of HACCP
  4. Principles of HACCP
  5. Impact of HACCP
  6. Benefits of HACCP

8 ISO 22000 and ISO 17025

  1. Introduction
  2. What does ISO 22000 Offer?
  3. Background History of ISO 17025
  4. Scope of ISO 17025
  5. Technical Requirements

9 Sensory Evaluation

  1. Sensory Evaluation
  2. Colour
  3. Odour
  4. Taste/Flavour
  5. Texture
  6. Types of Sensory Assessment
  7. Freshness Grades
  8. Environment

10 Chemical and Microbial Methods of Evaluation

  1. Chemical Compounds used as Quality Indices
  2. Instrumental Method for Assessing Seafood Quality
  3. Microbial Methods
  4. Common Pathogens
  5. Sanitary Survey