FESQ01 Food and Edible
Fundamentals of Quality Assurance

FESQ01 Food and Edible Fundamentals of Quality Assurance

This course emphasis on the concept of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Quality Systems in Food Industry. The student will have a theoretical understanding of continuous improvement, total quality management (TQM) and different theories of quality. Various aspects of food/edible facilities audit and inspection, supply quality program, product quality audit, shelf life, and sampling will be reviewed.

This course emphasis on the concept, applications, and implementing of Quality Control Systems in Food Industry. The student will have a theoretical understanding of statistical quality control, concept, and design of food/edible sensory evaluation experiments (subjective evaluation). Various aspects of food/edible quality manual, and developing of various required recording forms will be reviewed

  • Introduction to Quality Assurance
  • Quality Management Theories (total quality management principles and practices, history of modern-day quality assurance and identification of key contributors to its development)
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control (explanation and differentiation of the two concepts, overview of types of hazards in a facility, importance of employee training)
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs – Part 1 (breakdown of programs, i.e. sampling, sensory, shelf life, etc.)
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs – Part 2 (breakdown of programs, i.e. allergen, weight control, foreign object detection, documentation, etc.)
  • Auditing (process of auditing, response to audits)
  • Statistical Process Controls

Registration Fee: $1900+HST (CAD)

FESQ01 Food and Edible Fundamentals of Quality Assurance

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Orenda Von Gernet

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Lukman Nahle

Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Quality Control Graduate

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Zachary Petkov

Cannabis – Management, Quality and Laboratory Graduate

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Remya Pushparajan Subha

Clinical Research Graduate

The food safety and quality program at AAPS provided me with the knowledge required for the Canadian food industry. As a newcomer to Canada, I really appreciated the welcoming vibe the college offered.
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Dania Hariri

Food, Technology, Safety and Quality Graduate

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Yushma Shakya

Yushma Shakya

Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Quality Control Graduate

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Abolfazl Darashti

Abolfazl Darashti

Food, Technology, Safety and Quality Graduate

Thank you to everyone at AAPS for helping me in my postgraduate training. I am now really excited to be working at the McKesson Corporation (Fortune Top 500 Company) as a Health Services Case Manager.
Amjad Atrash

Amjad Atrash

Clinical Research Graduate

I am happy to share that I have received a job as a Clinical Research Recruiter at BioPharma Services Inc. It was a hard and persistent job but I couldn’t have done it without the AAPS support.
Saeeda Hasan

Saeeda Hasan

Clinical Research Graduate