Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE2090-1  
Control of the food chain
Duration :
40h Clin.
Number of credits :
Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Véronique Delcenserie, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko, Marie-Louise Scippo
Coordinator :
Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
These practicals enable the students to use control skills and tools of food safety and quality. These tools are those used by professionals of inspection and certification in the agro-industry sector. After several reminds of theoretical principles of inspection and certification, the student will be placed in a practical situation in the competent authority and in a independent certification body. He will have to prepare his own inspection tools (check-lists...) and criticizes the outputs of inspection in relation with his own observation. All the sectors of the agro-food sector will be concerned by these practicals : primary sector, transformation and distribution. These practicals are multidisciplinary owing to the participation of members from other departments.
Learning outcomes of the course :
At the end of these praticals, the student will be able to make the distinction between inspection and certification. Inspection is not only devoted to animals fit to human consumption in abattoirs but has a larger approach. The longitudinal aspect of the food chain will be emphasized. The student will understand that quality and security have to be implemented at the primary sector. The concept of food chain will be clear, as those of official controls. The skill of observation will be developed following the visits on the field. Importance of veterinarians in the food safety and quality will be emphasized.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
 
VETE 2089-1
Etudes de cas en maîtrise de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments - Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Véronique Delcenserie, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko, Marie-Louise Scippo - [17,5h PCL]
 
VETE 2072-1
Gestion de la qualité et de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments - Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Véronique Delcenserie, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko, Marie-Louise Scippo - [12h TPC]
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Monday: reminds with the group and visit preparation
Tuesday: visits of companies in the primary production sector with the competent authority and with the ICO (Inspection and Certification Organism) Wednesday: activities in ULg (exercise in relation with audit of a transformation plant) Thursday: visits with the certification body and with the competent authority in the distribution sector Friday: preparation for the debreifing. In the afternoon, debriefing and wrapping up (in collaboration with colleagues from other departments).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
40h practicals (with 16h on the field, in food companies)
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
several criteria
 
- partcipation during the week
 
- presentation of friday afternoon
 
- written report to be due for friday
 
PLAGIARISM = 0 / 20
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
See explnations in French
For further information :






  • Christine Bal, secretary, E-mail: christine.bal@ulg.ac.be
  • Elodie Renard, assistent, E-mail: erenard@ulg.ac.be
Contacts :
. Dr Nicolas Korsak, in charge of teaching Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique tel : +32-4-366 45 19 (40 40) fax : +32-4-366 40 44 E-mail : nkorsak@ulg.ac.be website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/

* Dr Elodie Renard, assistent Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique tel : +32-4-366 40 57 (40 40) fax : +32-4-366 40 44 E-mail : erenard@ulg.ac.be website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/

* Mme Christine Bal, secrétary Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique tel : +32-4-366 40 40 fax : +32-4-366 40 44 E-mail : Christine.bal@ulg.ac.be website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/