Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	Introduction to Food Law, Safety and Risk Assessment
School	Chemical Engineering
Department	Chemical Engineering
Module Code	03 10798
Module Lead	Iain Ferris
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	40
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Available to Post Exp Cert Food Safety students only
Contact Hours	Lecture-81 hours Tutorial-14 hours Guided independent study-305 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions	None
Description	A basic introduction to: food law in England; food microbiology and food poisoning; food technology; HACCP and Risk Assessment; topics of current significance in food safety, eg: genetically modified food, emerging pathogens, pesticide residues.
Learning Outcomes	On completion of this module the student will be able to: demonstrate a sound understanding of the most common organisms implicated in food borne disease, how the disease is caused and what interventions may be effective in preventing such disease; discuss the relationship between food handling and microbial survival and growth; demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of the principles of Risk Assessment in relation to food preparation and production; describe the basic legal framework in the UK and the EU in relation to food law enforcement; demonstrate a basic knowledge of and be able to apply the contents of key pieces of Food Legislation
Assessment	10798-01 : Examination : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (50%) 10798-04 : Case Study : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 50% unseen exam, 50% for 3 case studies (written coursework, via Canvas) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
Other	none
Reading List	none