FCOS 302 — Food Hygiene and Safety
Family and Consumer Sciences · University of Ghana
Introduction of food hygiene, food spoilage and problems of food poisoning; and the basic principles of food preservation; Physical and chemical processes that control changes in foods during ageing, the role of microorganisms in food spoilage and the consequences on eating unwholesome food; Application of both traditional and modern methods of food storage and preservation; Factors affecting the quality and wholesomeness of food, Principles of food hygiene practices; Sanitary measures in handling and storing food at home and in the market; Chemical Spoilage as a results of enzyme activities, Microbial Spoilage due to molds, yeast and bacteria; Bacterial Food Poisoning and/or infection e.g botulism, salmonellosis, staphylococcal infection, etc. and other types of food poisoning.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FCOS 300 — Family & Consumer Sciences Internship
- FCOS 301 — Consumer Behaviour & Education
- FCOS 303 — Principles of Housing
- FCOS 304 — Family Resource Management
- FCOS 305 — Textile Design
- FCOS 306 — Research Methods
- FCOS 307 — Basic Nutrition
- FCOS 308 — Housing the Family
- FCOS 309 — Dynamics of Family Relations
- FCOS 311 — Parenting
- FCOS 312 — Nutritional Assessment Methods
- FCOS 313 — Home Furnishings
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).