VDOC0021-1 : Complement of food biological safety

Study Programmes 2015-2016

VDOC0021-1

Complement of food biological safety

Duration :

24h Th, 8h Pr

Number of credits :

Doctoral training in veterinary sciences		3

Lecturer :

Georges Daube, Frédéric Farnir, Claude Saegerman

Coordinator :

Georges Daube

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

* Main foodborne pathogens: helminths, protozoa, bacteria, viruses, mycotoxins, marine biotoxins, biogenic amines and non conventional transmissible agents.
* Characteristic of the main bacteria responsible of foodborne poisoning : Salmonella, Yersinia, E. coli O157 entérohémorragique, Yersinia enterocolitica entéropathogène, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Vibro parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, Listeria monocytogenes. * Main spoiling and technological micro-organisms. *Management of the shelf life of foodstuffs by producers.

Learning outcomes of the course :

* At the end of this course, the student will know the main characteristics of biological agents foods: taxonomy, physiology, virulence, reservoirs, sources of contamination, foods associated control measures.
* He should also be able to propose solutions to fight against pathogens and spoilage flora and sought to promote positive micro-organisms in the main food categories
* Finally, he will know the procedure and will be able to perform a simple exercise of food quantitative microbiological risk assessment.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

This specialized Master is available on the record holders of the degree in veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree. For admission requirements, see: http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/a_15711/admissions Basic knowledge in microbiology required for a proper understanding of education.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

* Tutorials consisting of an evaluation exercise carried out in quantitative risk assessment in a computer room

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

23 hours of lectures and 9 hours of tutorials