Online Quality Assurance & Food Safety Management Course

Emagister brings you the Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management online course.

Now, more than ever, all people interested in the food chain must demonstrate their commitment to the safety and quality of food. Recent events linked to food safety have led regulatory bodies such as the FDA to examine, in addition to their internal processes, also to establish standards and initiatives to increase the regulation and supervision of the supply chain of food production . Major food retailers now request that their suppliers comply with their standards (Woolworths in Australia) or other standards recognized by GFSI (SQF, FSSC 22000, for example), as well as other food safety regulations such as critical control points of risk analysis (HACCP).

This increase in safety regulations in the food and beverage industry has resulted in a greater need for suppliers to demonstrate that they have added safety and quality initiatives in their food production processes. An increasing number of major food retailers will only accept products from suppliers that can demonstrate these principles of food quality and safety.

One of the main methods to demonstrate safety and quality in the food chain is to incorporate a Food Safety Management System (FSMS) based on the principles of HACCP. Most FSMS require that management be fully committed to its implementation, maintenance and improvement. This implies that the administration uses and maintains human resources with an appropriate level of knowledge, leadership and experience to respond with the food safety commitment of the organization. As such, a food safety leader must be nominated and provided with resources to establish, train and maintain the food safety team. If this training is of your interest, do not hesitate to request more information in Emagister.