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Food control (5 cr)

Code: YT00AF69-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020

Timing

31.08.2020 - 18.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Marjo Särkkä

Teacher in charge

Marjo Särkkä

Groups

  • YTMI18SM

Objective

You can carry out basic food control duties and inspections.
You know how to draw up documents based on food control.
You can evaluate risks and the impact of control, also from entrepreneurs’ point of view.
You know the essential legislation on food control.
You can counsel entrepreneurs to meet the legislative demands in food safety.

Content

What does Oiva control mean? This is studied through practical exercises.

How and why is food controlled? What kind of influence do legislation and regulation have on food control?

How is food control organized in Finland?

What kind of inspections are there? For example, recipe control, market supervision and circumstance supervision are studied through practical exercises.

How to evaluate the impact of food control or risk-based supervision?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Attending the course requires completing the courses of Food safety and Basics of food know-how or equivalent knowledge.