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Food Safety

Course code

KUT6103.LT

old course code

KUT6103

Course title in Estonian

Toiduohutus

Course title in English

Food Safety

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To acquire basic knowledge in food safety, the formation of skills for the correct treatment of food, and the development of a systematic theoretical approach. This subject supplements the Fundamentals of Nutrition and Cooking Technology courses with food safety aspects.

Brief description of the course

Factors determining food safety. Contaminants and pollutants in food. Food additives. General characterisation and growth-favouring factors of micro-organisms. Hygiene criteria in food preparation and preservation. Dish-washing materials. Hygiene criteria in kitchen areas. Disinfection methods and tools. Composition of didactic materials. Food-borne diseases. Food poisoning and infections and activities for avoiding them.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows basic knowledge in food safety;
- can evaluate factors that determine food safety, knows the correct treatment of food.

Teacher

õpetaja Tiina Vänt, MA

The course is a prerequisite

Cooking Technology I (KUT6107.LT)
Food Preserving (KUT6135.LT)

Study programmes containing that course