AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Food 
Science & Human Nutrition

Food Safety and Quality Management Systems and Food Legislation

Content

The European Union legislative frame of safety and quality assurance
• The general food law and health regulations
• The Quality Management System according to the ISO 9001:2008 Standard (Lecture 1)
• The Quality Management System according to the ISO 9001:2008 Standard (Lecture 2)
• Food safety management
• The HACCP system
• Analysis of requirements of the ISO 22000:2018 standard
• Analysis of requirements of the ISO 22000:2018 standard
• Comparative presentation of standards
• System Inspection
• System Inspection
• Certification of systems

Learning results

The course completes the knowledge and skills of students to develop a plan for managing food safety and quality according to international standards.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • identify the institutional framework and interpret it
  • describe and interpret and differentiate the requirements of the various standards
  • compiles requirements
  • applies the requirements of the standards to food businesses
  • inspect and evaluate the implementation of systems and recommend corrective actions.

Bibliography

- European Parliament, Council of the European Union. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European -Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety. OJ L 031, 01.02.2002, p. 1 – 24.
- European Parliament, Council of the European Union. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs. OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1–54.
- Codex Alimentarius Commission. 2020. General Principles of Food Hygiene CXC 1-1969.
- Bernd van der Meulen and Bart Wernaart (Eds) 2020. EU Food Law Handbook. Wageningen Academic Publishers.
- S. Wilson (Ed) 2021 The ASQ certified food safety and quality auditor handbook. ASQ Excellence, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- J.P. Russell (Ed). 2005. The ASQ Auditing Handbook, 3rd ed., ASQ Quality Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Faculty

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ehd@aua.gr
Prof. E . H . Drosinos graduated from the Agricultural University of Athens and […]

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The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (renamed Department of Food Science and Technology, Decree 80/27/5/13, Government Gazette A119 28/5/13) offers its students the scientific background for a rational approach to scientific and technological issues related to the food sector.
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