Information Package / Course Catalogue
HACCP Practices in Seafood Processing Industries
Course Code: ZSU514
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To give general information about the importance of HACCP applications. To explain the basic principles of the HACCP plans. To make some practices about the application of the decision tree in HACCP. Critic Control Points for the HACCP system will be defined. Moreover, it will be given some information about ISO 22000 food safety management system. Some HACCP application samples will be given for different seafood processing units.

Course Content

The information about the definition of HACCP will be given. HACCP is part of quality assurance system that ensures product safety. The seven principles of HACCP systems will be explained. Decision tree and critical control point will be evaluated. HACCP plan samples will be given for the seafood processing units. Some information about ISO 22 000 will be given in this course. ISO 22 000 is a food safety management system.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1..Some HACCP applications will be evaluated for the different seafood processing plants.
2.To have knowledge about HACCP application in seafood processing plant.
3..Economic assessments of the seafood processing plants for HACCP applications will be made
4..If some problems are happened in HACCP application of the seafood processing plants, these problems can be solved easily with this course knowledge.
5..Different HACCP applications will be obtained.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Food and Drug Administration. (1994) Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Control Guide--Get Hooked on Seafood Safety. Office of Seafood. Washington, D.C. Stevenson, K.E. and Bernard, D.T. (1999) Editors. HACCP: A Systematic Approach to Food Safety. 3rd Edition. The Food Processors Institute, Washington, D.C. Park, J.W., (2000). Surimi and surimi seafood. New York: MarcelDekker. Henrick, H., Jakobsen, M., Liston J., (1992), Quality assurance in the fish industry. ISBN: 9780444890771 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Denmark. Sen D. P. (2005). Advances in fish processing technology, Pub. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. Bremner, H.A., (2002), Safety and quality issues in fish processing. ISBN: 978-0849315404 CRC Press. Boston New York.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Giving information about the history of HACCP application.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Disclosure of relevant definitions and the terms contained in the HACCP system.
Week 3 - Theoretical
To explain the basic principles of the HACCP plans.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Carry on to disclosure of relevant definitions and the terms contained in the HACCP systems.
Week 5 - Theoretical
To do general descriptions about the physical, chemical and microbiological contaminations of the seafood processing plants.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Application of decision tree flow chart for HACCP system.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The monitoring of critical control points in a HACCP plan.
Week 8 - Theoretical
It will be given some information about ISO 22 000.
Week 9 - Theoretical
HACCP plan samples will be given for the seafood processing units.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The information needed for hazard analysis definition in a HACCP plan will be given.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The information about Hazard Analysis Worksheet form will be given.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Assessment of different HACCP plans for seafood processing plant.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Assessment of different HACCP plans for shellfish and mollusc processing plant.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Technical trips for the different seafood processing plant will be held.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment140141
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)149
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
3
OÇ-5
4
3
2
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