Food Safety: Understanding Risks and Hazards
Learn to assess food safety risks, understand hazards in the modern food chain, and discover science-based approaches to prevent food poisoning.
Learn to assess food safety risks, understand hazards in the modern food chain, and discover science-based approaches to prevent food poisoning.
This comprehensive course explores food safety challenges in the modern food chain. Students learn to differentiate between food hazards and risks, understand microbiological and toxicological risk analysis, and evaluate food safety information critically. The course covers crucial topics including bacterial contamination, chemical hazards, risk assessment frameworks, and prevention strategies. Participants gain practical knowledge to assess food safety risks scientifically and distinguish between real threats and food myths. The curriculum emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical applications in food safety management.
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What you'll learn
Understand different types of food hazards and their associated risks
Analyze microbiological and toxicological risks in food
Evaluate and interpret food safety information accurately
Apply risk assessment principles to food safety scenarios
Implement effective hazard reduction strategies in food handling
Differentiate between actual food safety risks and common misconceptions
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There are 8 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of food safety principles and practices. Through eight modules, students explore various aspects of food safety, from basic concepts to advanced risk assessment techniques. The curriculum covers food hazards, microbiological and toxicological risk analysis, and prevention strategies. Participants learn to evaluate food safety information critically, understand risk assessment frameworks, and implement practical safety measures. The course combines scientific principles with real-world applications, preparing students to address modern food safety challenges.
Hazards and risks in the modern food chain
Module 1
Interpretation of risks, probability and relevance
Module 2
Microorganisms in food: good, bad and/or a nuisance
Module 3
Qualitative and quantitative principles food safety of chemicals
Module 4
Toxicological risk assessment
Module 5
Microbiological risk assessment
Module 6
Ways to reduce risks in food
Module 7
Final assignment/exam
Module 8
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Instructors
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Marine Toxicology Expert and Alternative Testing Pioneer
Dr. Jonathan Nicolas is a toxicology researcher specializing in marine neurotoxins and alternative testing methods. After completing his MSc from the University of Western Brittany and PhD from Wageningen University, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division of Toxicology at Wageningen University. His research focuses on developing innovative in vitro methods to detect marine biotoxins in seafood, particularly working to replace traditional animal testing methods. His groundbreaking work includes developing a cardiomyocyte-based screening system for neurotoxins and exploring new functional endpoints in neuro-2a cells for marine toxin detection. He has made significant contributions to understanding how marine neurotoxins like saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin affect cellular systems, demonstrating that stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes can serve as sensitive models for neurotoxin detection. His expertise extends to cell toxicology, ecotoxicology, and food safety monitoring, with particular emphasis on developing high-throughput screening methods. Currently, he applies his expertise at Syngenta, continuing his work in toxicology and alternative testing methods. His research has been instrumental in advancing the field of marine biotoxin detection, particularly in light of the European ban on in vivo bioassays since 2015.
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Pioneering Researcher in Non-Animal Toxicology Methods
Dr. Jochem Louisse serves as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Toxicology at Wageningen University, where he has established himself as a leading expert in developing alternative methods to animal testing for toxicology research. After completing his MSc in Biology and PhD in Toxicology from Wageningen University, he has focused on combining human cell-based models with computer modeling to advance toxicology testing. His groundbreaking work includes developing physiologically based kinetic (PBK) models that can predict developmental toxicity by combining in vitro data with computer modeling
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