Food Quality and Management Systems
Objectives
The aim of this unit is to provide in-depth knowledge and skills in quality and food safety management systems. These skills will allow the future nutritionist to intervene in different sectors of the food chain, but also in quality management in clinical and community nutrition. At the end of this unit the student will be able to:
- Understand the role of the Portuguese System for Quality, namely its structure, organisation and operation.
- Understand the requirements of most relevant quality and food safety management systems.
- Understand the benefits of implementing a management system, such as quality and food safety management systems.
- Design, implement and manage a quality management system.
- Design, implement and manage a food safety management system.
- Understand the approaches for implementing an integrated management system.
- Recognize how to plan and conduct an audit (in accordance with ISO 19011:2018).
- Understand the sensory evaluation methodology for food quality management.
- Use the tools for quality control and improvement.
General characterization
Code
41034
Credits
Available soon
Responsible teacher
André Emanuel Moreira do Rosário,ANA CATARINA DOMINGUES PEREIRA SANTOS,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 0
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Not applicable
Teaching method
The unit is organised in lectures and practical classes: 1) 50-minute lecture classes once a week; and 2) 1.5-hour practical classes once a week, with a maximum of 15 students.
Evaluation method
The final evaluation has a practical component and a final examination, both expressed on a 0-20 scale. The practical continuous assessment corresponds to 40% of the final grade, and takes into account the following criteria: a) student performance and attendance (10%); b) quality of the practical reports (15%); and c) one oral presentation (15%). The final examination consists of a written exam and will contribute 60% to the final score. The students must attend at least 2/3 of the practical classes and obtained a minimum grade of 9.5 in the practical component in order to qualify for the final examination. A minimum grade of 9.5 in the written exam is mandatory for approval.
Subject matter
1. FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NUTRITION
Quality in the field of nutrition.
The principles of quality management.
Evolution of the concept of quality in the production of food products.
The role of management systems in the food chain.
2. THE PORTUGUESE SYSTEM FOR QUALITY
The Portuguese System for Quality and its subsystems: standardisation, metrology and qualification (accreditation and certification).
International and European standardisation organisations.
General principles of standardisation.
3. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Quality management systems: fundamentals and vocabulary (ISO 9000:2015), requirements (ISO 9001:2015) and guidance to achieve sustained success (ISO 9004:2018).
Food safety management systems (ISO 22000:2018, FSSC 22000, BRCGS and IFS).
Integrated management systems (e.g., ISO 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001).
4. PRODUCTION AND FOOD PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION
Certification of integrated and organic production.
GLOBALG.A.P certification.
Products with protected designation of origin (DOP), protected geographical indication (IGP) and guaranteed traditional specialty (ETG).
Product certification according to ISO/IEC 17067
5. AUDITS AND QUALITY CONTROL IN FOODS
Audits on food safety management systems according to ISO 19011:2018: audit program, competence of auditors, preparation and conduct of audits.
Characteristics of food quality.
Sensory analysis to assess food quality: selection and training of panel members, different types of sensory tests and sensory program for quality control.
Tools for quality control and improvement.