Day 1 Managing Food Safety in 2011: 5 Key Things you need to know

• Brand damage and financial consequences of outbreaks
• Purchasing safe food (origins and suppliers)
• Awareness of emerging Pathogens
• Preventing cross-contamination

 After completing the course, delegates will be able to:

• State why a global solution to food safety is required
• List four reasons why an outbreak can affect a company's profitability
• Define the term "emerging pathogen"
• List four of the most significant pathogens to have emerged in the past 30 years and compare and contrast their properties
• Define cross-contamination and explain the "rise and rise" of cross-contamination as a risk factor
• List four factors that need to be considered within a cross-contamination control strategy
• Compare and contrast safe and unsafe sources and suppliers