The Food System Hazards bundle includes Allergens, Biosecurity, Biological Hazards, Environmental Hazards, Public Health Principles. All five courses are developed with FDA to align to the IFSS basic level and are online, self-paced courses. Here is a brief description of each course (click on title for more information):
The IFSS Basic Level Allergens course provides overview of food allergens, including labeling requirements, preventive controls, and societal impact.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize the control of allergens in relation to food safety.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Labeling Requirements, and Control Measures.
The IFSS Basic Level Biosecurity course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to controlling disease transmission between people, animals and plants.
Goal: Participants will be able to identify the prevention or control of diseases related to the interactions of people with agricultural animals and plants.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Transmission, Prevention Methods, Biosecurity in Practice: Sanitation, and Policies.
The IFSS Basic Level Biological Hazards provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to biological hazards, focusing on sources of contamination, growth factors, and control methods.
Goal: The student will be able to explain the properties of biological hazards.
Scope: The topics in this course include foundations, biological hazards of concern, growth factors, sources and pathways, control factors.
The IFSS Basic Level Environmental Hazards course Introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to environmental hazards focusing on sources of contamination and associated control methods.
Goal: Define the properties of environmental hazards.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations of Environmental Hazards, Environmental Hazards of Concern, Sources, Routes, and Pathways, and Control Factors.
This IFSS Basic Level Public Health Principles course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to how regulatory agencies promote health and prevent and control feed- and food-related illness.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize basic public health concepts.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Ten Essential Services, and Public Health Policy.
The Food System Hazards bundle includes Allergens, Biosecurity, Biological Hazards, Environmental Hazards, Public Health Principles. All five courses are developed with FDA to align to the IFSS basic level and are online, self-paced courses. Here is a brief description of each course (click on title for more information):
The IFSS Basic Level Allergens course provides overview of food allergens, including labeling requirements, preventive controls, and societal impact.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize the control of allergens in relation to food safety.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Labeling Requirements, and Control Measures.
The IFSS Basic Level Biosecurity course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to controlling disease transmission between people, animals and plants.
Goal: Participants will be able to identify the prevention or control of diseases related to the interactions of people with agricultural animals and plants.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Transmission, Prevention Methods, Biosecurity in Practice: Sanitation, and Policies.
The IFSS Basic Level Biological Hazards provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to biological hazards, focusing on sources of contamination, growth factors, and control methods.
Goal: The student will be able to explain the properties of biological hazards.
Scope: The topics in this course include foundations, biological hazards of concern, growth factors, sources and pathways, control factors.
The IFSS Basic Level Environmental Hazards course Introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to environmental hazards focusing on sources of contamination and associated control methods.
Goal: Define the properties of environmental hazards.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations of Environmental Hazards, Environmental Hazards of Concern, Sources, Routes, and Pathways, and Control Factors.
This IFSS Basic Level Public Health Principles course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to how regulatory agencies promote health and prevent and control feed- and food-related illness.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize basic public health concepts.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Ten Essential Services, and Public Health Policy.
