Food Safety Risk Analysis

Introduction

Risk analysis is a structured internationally accepted framework that provides national food safety authorities with a systematic and disciplined approach for making evidence-based food safety decisions. It consists of three interactive components, risk assessment, risk management and risk communication, which serve to develop an estimate of the risks to human health and safety, identify and implement appropriate measures to control the risks, and communicate with stakeholders about the risks and the measures applied.

Covered topics

1. Introduction to Risk Analysis Framework
2. History of Safe Food
3. What is Risk?
4. Risk Assessment
5. Risk Characterization
6. Risk Assessment Report
7. Exposure Assessment
8. Hazard Identification

Objectives

The key objective of this course is to disseminate the principles and methods of food safety risk analysis. It is too expensive to guarantee that all food is safe.  The alternative is to identify the risk of unsafe food, pursue management strategies to reduce the risk, and to discuss and interact to assure the food industry, food regulators and understand the risks and strategies to reduce the risk of unsafe food.

Who should attend?

1. Risk Managers
2. Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety
3. Food Safety Technicians
4. Food Safety Consultants
5. Food Safety Managers
6. Sanitation Personnel

Learning Outcomes

1. Differentiate between a risk and a hazard
2. Learn how to conduct a risk assessment
3. Better understanding of whole food systems
4. Understand risk assessment terminology

End of Course

After completion of the course, students must undertake the exam. Once the exam is passed, it is considered as end of course.