FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING

Course Details

This course provides a practical introduction to food safety and quality management in the food processing environment. It covers key concepts such as food contamination, spoilage, cross-contamination, and the prevention of foodborne illnesses, along with the application of prerequisite programs and HACCP principles.

Participants will also gain an understanding of food allergen management, verification and validation activities, and the use of root cause analysis to investigate and resolve non-conformities. In addition, the course explores quality management systems, the principles of quality management, and the roles of quality assurance and quality control.

Through practical exercises and real-world examples, learners will develop the skills needed to monitor, inspect, and maintain food safety and quality standards effectively.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Explain food contamination, spoilage, cross-contamination, and foodborne illness prevention.
• Identify prerequisite programs (PRPs), HACCP principles, and key food safety hazards.
• Recognize and manage food allergens and related risks in food processing.
• Apply verification, validation, and root cause analysis to address non-conformities.
• Demonstrate understanding of quality management, QA vs QC, and monitoring techniques.



Course Outline

1.    Course Overview

2.    Food Contamination

3.    Pre-requisite programs

4.    Introduction to HACCP

5.    Food Allergen Management

6.    Verification Activities – Validation and Verification

7.    Investigation & Corrective action

8.   Quality

9.  The Seven (7) Quality Management Principles 

10. Quality Control Vs Quality Assurance

11. Tools For Monitoring and Measurement

12. Inspection and Monitoring Techniques

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About Us

Iyalago Food Assurance Consultants cc (IFAC) is a consulting company based in Walvis Bay Namibia. It was founded in 2017 by two experts in food safety and production in the food industry. Iyalago provides food safety

and quality assurance interventions such as training, auditing, and consulting services to food businesses and individuals as prerequisites to access local and international markets. Local and international food businesses value IFAC’s services which highly enable them to optimize their current food safety and quality management systems. This is done through interactive employee training and assistance in obtaining certification from various regulatory and certification bodies.

Iyalago Food Assurance Consultants’ style of instruction boosts a unique learning model that encourages application of topics that participants can directly apply to new and existing food safety systems. The courses are offered in person for maximum interaction and cover content that encourages live collaboration and peer-to-peer learning.

The Iyalago team has a combination of over thirty years industry experience and knowledge obtained through working in the food industry, providing a great advantage in facilitating the training courses offered.

Iyalago’s hands-on training courses follow a smart approach, which are offered in various languages to all skill-levels; inclusive of food safety management requirements and their application to food businesses.

Learn about our services and how they contribute to Food safety globally, on www.iyalago.com