Subject area "Safety in the Food Chain"
Introduction
Food safety has become an issue of crucial importance to public health. The most important factors related to the increasing importance of food safety are the following: a) globalisation of food trade, b) changes in eating behaviour and food preparation habits, c) legal changes on national and international levels, d) emergence of new pathogens and toxicological or allergenic problems, e) development of sensitive methods of detection, f) new data handling and information technology possibilities, g) societal changes and increasing public interest in food safety and quality. Food safety authorities as well as the food industry have an urgent need for well-trained professionals with fundamental expertise in the whole field of food safety. This expertise can be only acquired within an international training programme.
Aim
Therefore the ELLS-SA “Safety in the Food Chain” has designed a joint MSc study programme "Safety in the Food Chain"
which was developed with the aim to provide a profound academic education programme concerning all areas of food safety and to offer a study course which combines all expertises existing at Europe’s Universities at a high level. This study programme especially targets students who hold a BSc degree in “Food Science”. Students will gain special knowledge as well as practical skills in the area of food safety, risk identification, risk assessment, and risk communication.
- Start: WS 2006/07 at BOKU and KVL
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Coordinator:
Wolfgang Kneifel
, BOKU
Deputy: Silvia Apprich , BOKU
For detailed information please look at http://www.safetyinthefoodchain.com/
or download the information flyer (SIFC-Flyer_EN.pdf)
Contact
List of subject area representatives at the individual ELLS universities