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AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Agribusiness
& Supply Chain Management

5801 - Quality Management Systems in the Food industry

Content

1. Introduction - Requirements of the international standard ISO 9001 2. Common points of the requirements of the existing Management Systems, 3. Differences in the requirements of various Management Systems 4. Food safety hazards, 5. Food safety risk control measures 6. Ways to categorize control measures into Critical Control Points 7. Functional Prerequisite Programs and Prerequisite Programs, 8. Basic principles of HACCP, 9. HACCP plan, 10. Requirements of the Food Safety Management System according to the ISO22000 standard, 11. Requirements of ISO 14001 standards 12. Requirements of the EMAS standard, 13. Requirements of integrated crop production management systems (Agro, Eurepgap, Globalgap).

Learning results

Learning Outcomes:


The aim of the course is:
Explain and develop the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001with examples and case studies, the common points as well as the differences among various Management Systems, food safety risks and control measures of these risks and categorization into Critical Control Points; Functional Prerequisite Programs and Prerequisite Programs, HACCP's basic principles, plan, requirements in accordance with ISO 22000 standard; the requirements of ISO 14001 and EMAS standards, as well as the requirements of integrated crop production management systems (Agro, Eurepgap, Globalgap).


Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
(a) decode the ISO 9001 standard and develop and install a Quality Management System in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard;
b) distinguish food safety risk control measures;
c) categorize food safety risk control measures into Critical Control Points, Operational Prerequisite Programs and Prerequisite Programs;
d) design a HACCP plan;
e) decode the ISO 22000 standard and develop a Food Safety Management System in accordance with the ISO 22000 standard;
f) decode ISO 14001 and EMAS standards and develop and install an Environmental

Management System in accordance with ISO 14001 and EMAS standards;
g) to develop and install an Integrated Crop Management System based on the common requirements of the different Management Systems (Agro, Eurepgap, Globalgap),
h) develop and install an Integrated Management System, based on the common requirements of the different Management Systems; and
i) evaluate inspection findings, in terms of compliance with the requirements of Management Systems.

General Competences:
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
Adaptation to new situations
Decision making
Autonomous work
Teamwork
Working in an International Environment Work in an interdisciplinary environment Promotion of new Research Ideas Respect for the Natural Environment Project Design and Management Respect for Diversity and multiculturalism
Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to issues gender
Exercise criticism and self-criticism Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography in Greek Language:

  • Διαχείριση Ποιότητας και Οργανωσιακή Αριστεία, 8η Εκδοση, Goetsch L. David – Stanley B. Davis, Γεώργιος Μποχώρης (επιμέλεια), ISBN: 978-960-418-690-7, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε.
  • ISO 9000:2000, Αρβανιτογιάννης Ιωάννης Σ., Κούρτης Λάζαρος, ISBN: 960-351-436-5, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗ ΑΕ
  • Αρβανιτογιάννης Ι. και Τζούρος Ν. (2006), “Το νέο πρότυπο ποιότητας και ασφάλειας τροφίμων ISO 22000”, Εκδόσεις Σταμούλη Α.Ε., ISBN 960-351-651-1
  • Suggested Bibliography in English Language:

    Related academic Journals:

  • International Journal of Operations and Production Management
  • International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
  • International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
  • The TQM Journal
  • Total Quality Management and Business Excellence
  • Food Control
  • Food Policy
  • British Food Journal
  • Instructor's Notes

    Faculty

    NEWSLETTER

    The Department was created in 2019 (article 20, Law 4589/2019) and is an evolution of the Supply Systems Management Department (D.S.E.). Housed in a 770 sq.m. building. within a plot with a total area of 8,000 sq.m. in facilities with extensive research and teaching spaces.
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