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| ALIM0001-1 | Food hygiene
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Culot, Daniel Portetelle |
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| Coordinator : | Daniel Portetelle |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Hazardous microorganisms : pathogenicity, infectious doses and microbial criteria;
Risk evaluation: HACCP;
Management and mastery of microbial quality by good practices of hygiene and manufacturing;
Food spoilage: decomposition, diseases from animal origin, microbial toxins;
Controlling food spoilage: desinfection, prevention and preservation processes;
Rapid methods for the detection of food-borne pathogens : current and next generation techniques;
Practical examples : cases of microbial deterioration: milk and milk products, eggs and egg products, meat, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables, drinks |
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| Course objective : | Overview of microorganisms related to food-borne diseases, food spoilage, food storage and food quality. Overview of microbial biohazards and detection and preservation processes
After completing the course the student is expected to
State major micro-organisms of the food domain
Explain the presence of a certain type of germ in food
Describe microbiology methods used in food quality monitoring |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic techniques in microbiology
-- AM201 - General microbiology |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 18h
Practical Works : 6h |
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| Written notes : | - Microbiology (Prescott et al., eds), 2008, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Pub., London, 1088 pages + appendixes
- Food Microbiology (Doyle and Beuchat), 2007, 3rd Edition, ASM Press, Washington D.C., 1038 pages.
- Microbiologie. Le tube digestif, l'eau et les aliments (Leclercq, H., Mossel, D.A.A.), Doin Editeurs, Paris, 1989, 529 pages.
- Essentials of the microbiology of foods (Mossel, D.A.A., Corry, J.E.L., Struijk, C.B., Baird, R.M.), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1995, 699 pages.
- Répertoire des microorganismes pathogènes transmis par les aliments (Gelinas, P.), Agriculture et Agroalimentaire, Canada, 1995, 211 pages.
Books available in "Laboratoire d'Ecologie microbienne et d'Epuration des Eaux". |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Portetelle, Daniel (Professeur ordinaire - Chef de service)
Biologie animale et microbienne
081 62 23 54
portetelle.d@fsagx.ac.be |
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