Food Safety and Regulation
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
FOSC 2006
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
165601
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
To develop and apply knowledge on food safety, quality and regulations in food manufacturing and service sectors.
Introduction to food poisoning, food spoilage microorganism and significance of indicator microorganism; Hurdle Technology and factors affecting the growth, survival and death of microorganisms in foods; prevalence and epidemiology of food poisoning; principles of quality control and assurance, HACCP (hazard analysis of critical control points) system implementation; Allergen management; Cook-chill products; Shelf life of food- significance of chemical, microbiological and sensory attributes; food insecurity, food laws and food policies-national and international perspective; national and international food legislation including role of FSANZ, Food Standards Code; food product recall; regulations in organic foods, mandatory fortification of foods in Australia; labelling legislation and requirements. Practical skill techniques to isolate and identify microbes from food and food products.
Cox, B and Bauler, M., Cook Chill for food service and manufacturing: guidelines for safe production, storage and distribution, Current Edition, AIFST Inc, Alexandria, NSW
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BIOL 2051 | Microbiology |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Practical | 3 hours x 6 weeks | ||
Workshop | 3 hours x 7 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Interview, Learning log/Journal, Professional plan, Report, Test/Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.