30845 - Products Certification and Traceability

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in SAFETY AND QUALITY IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION (cod. 0987)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge and principles about food safety, tracking and tracing on animal food chain, food labelling and the principle aspect of quality and food safety management system (UNI EN ISO 9001 and 22000).

Course contents

Regulation EC 178/2002: in particular articles about general principles and requirements of food law (risk analysis, precautionary principle, food and feed safety requirements and traceability). 

Basic principles of internal traceability and traceability in food chain

UNI EN ISO 9001 – Quality management systems

UNI EN ISO 22000- Food safety management systems

UNI EN ISO 22005- Traceability in the feed and food chain

Regulations for food and nutritional labelling 


Readings/Bibliography

Lecture notes.

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures. Guided tours in food companies.

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

Projector and personal computer

Office hours

See the website of Teresa Gazzotti