Outline

Safety in the Food Chain is a practical as well as future oriented MSc study programme. Basically, the following subjects are involved:

Expanding knowledge in basic subjects concerning
food science, food microbiology, food chemistry, food safety, human nutrition, quality management
Authenticity and Traceability
e.g. food authenticity, biomarkers in food characterisation
Risks and Hazards along the Food Chain
e.g. safety in livestock feeding, safety aspects of primary plant production, risks and hazards in food production, food packaging, chemical residuals in food, food toxicology
Analytical Aspects in Food Safety
e.g. molecular biological methods in food analysis, reference materials and validation methods in food safety assurance, rapid methods
Detection of Food Borne Pathogens
e.g. epidemiology of food-borne pathogens, novel methods in food microbiology
Food, Nutrition and Genetechnology
e.g. nutrigenomics, safety aspects of gene food
Hygiene, Cleaning and Disinfection
e.g. emerging topics in food microbiology, validation of cleaning processes, “hygienic design”, evaluation of water and waste water
Risk Assessment and Risk Communication
Food Law and Quality Management
e.g. international food law, applied quality management, role and tasks of national and international food safety authorities