Duration
24h Th, 24h Pr
Number of credits
| Specialised master in specialised veterinary medicine | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Samira Aweis, Georges Daube, Jean-Marie Dochy, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to illustrate from a practical point of view the legal basis and the principles and the referentials of official controls, inspection, audit and certification in the food chain. A clear difference will be established between inspection and certification, in an official context or not.
Theoretical reminds will be given, in order to show the mission of each person or body in inspection and certification, while the role of the inspector vet in the controls of the food chain wil be emphasized. Role and missions of foreign certification bodies will be also explained.
A top-down approach wil be followed, while presenting the controls available in and outside the European Union (controls in Member States and foreign countries which may export food to the European Union).
The student will clearly understand that thses principles may be applied throughout the food chain : from the primary sector to distribution. Here is a quick view of the course organization: legal basis of officail controls import controls and in foreign countries role and missions of official vet and auxiliairies the inspection norm (ISO/CEI 17020:1998) ; the EN 45011 norm (product certification) and the ISO 17021 norm (systems certification) inspection and certification techniques view of AFSCA : program, check-list control of security management systems implemented in food companies practical exrcices : audits and inspections in the primary sector and in the retail sector.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
As mentioned above, the course will help to understand the missions of competent authorities, in the context of inspection and certification. The student will have to understand the difference between inspection and certification, to see we apply one norm and the other. A critical view will be applied when examining ofiicial control programmation and schedule establisher by the competent authority (AFSCA in Belgium). Form a pratical point of view, the student will gain exprience in skills in relation with audits and inspection and to be acquainted with the work of official controlers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This master can be followed, after drawing up a file, to veterinaries os students with an equivalent graduation level. For questions in relation with admisiions, please see the following link : http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/a_15711/admissions
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Audits and inspections in the primary sector and in retailers
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
A traduire
Recommended or required readings
Via e-campus
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination with prior preparation
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
· Dr Nicolas Korsak, in charge of teaching
· Prof. Georges Daube, in charge of teaching
· Mrs Christine Bal, secretary
University of Liege, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Food Science Department, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgium
tel : +32-4-366 45 19 (40 40)
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
E-mail : nkorsak@ulg.ac.be ; georges.daube@ulg.ac.be
Website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/