65968 - Food Quality Management

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Food Technology (cod. 8528)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Viticulture and Enology (cod. 8527)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will have deepened the meaning and evolution of the concept of quality, management criteria and international standards that apply to the food and beverages industry

Course contents

Module 1: Agro-Food Industries and Quality

1.1 Specificity of Agro-Food industry: Analogy and divergency from other manufacturing sectors

Module 2; origin and evolution of the concept of quality

2.1 The evolution of the concept of quality

2.2 The Gurus of Quality Management

2.3 The costs of quality

Module 3.0 Quality system management

3.1 ISO 9001:2008

3.1 The conceptual basis of ISO 9001:2008

3.2 Definitions and terms

3.4 An analysis of ISO 9001:2008 standard

3.5 Requirements

3.6 Objectives evidences

3.7 The new ISO 9001:2015 Standard

3.8. Risk Based Thinkind and Risk Management

3.9. Introduction to ISO 31000 Standard series

Module 4: Audits - ISO 19011:2012 and ISO 17021: 2011 Standards

      4.1. Types of audits

      4.2. Characteristics of the auditor

      4.3. Conduct ofan audit in QMS

Module 5.0 Product Quality certification

5.1 D.O.P., I.G.P., S.G.T.

5.2 Organic Production

5.3 Traceability and Tracking

     Module 6.0 Risk management and hygienic auto-control

6.1 The food hygiene package

6.2 HACCP Method

6.3 ISO 22000:05 standards

         6.4 Integration with ISO 9001:2008

Readings/Bibliography

Lesson notes and stuff delivered by lecturer. 1) D. Ferrari, L'applicazione della norma ISO 9001:2008. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2009 (ed. 2012) - 2) M. Proto, O. Malandrino, S. Supino. Sistemi e strumenti di gestione per la qualità – Percorsi evolutivi e approcci manageriali; Torino, G. Giappichelli, 2010-
3) V. Lavelli, A. Mariani, C. Peri.  Qualità nelle aziende e nelle filiere agroalimentari. Gestione e certificazione dei sistemi per la qualità, per la rintracciabilità e per l'igiene. Milano, Ed. Hoepli. 2004.  

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons and practical experiences in classroom.

Assessment methods

The final test (oral) will concern the entire learning program and will be held during the official exam sessions. 

Teaching tools

Contents furnished during lessons. Practical experiences in classroom on specific arguments. Samples of quality system documentation: Procedures, Instructions, Quality plans, Quality manuals.

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Chinnici