Course Announcement - Introductory Training on Food Safety Risk Assessment

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (ORID)

Building Stronger Universities in Developing Countries Phase II (BSU II)

FACULTY COURSE

12^TH – 13^TH JUNE 2017

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7^TH JUNE 2017

INTRODUCTORY TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT

BACKGROUND

Food safety research has traditionally focused on determining the occurrence of hazards in foods and formulating methods/actions to prevent them. However, contemporary approaches require adoption of the risk assessment methodology, which relies on thorough evaluations on the nature of particular food-hazard combinations to make scientific predictions on the likelihoods of their adverse health effects on consumers. This helps to focus policies and strategies aimed at protecting public health as far as food safety is concerned.  It is also a requirement in fair international food trade that both exporting and importing countries provide scientific evidence of risk assessments to support claims on the wholesomeness or otherwise of produce. Capacity building in the field of risk assessment is therefore imperative.

OBJECTIVE

This workshop seeks to equip participants with basic knowledge on food safety risk assessment. At the end of the training, it is envisaged that participants will be equipped to:

·         differentiate between food safety hazards and food safety risks

·         understand the concept of risk assessment

·         appreciate the role of risk assessment in public health protection and international food trade

·         apply knowledge to plan and write risk profiles

Date: 12^th – 13^th June 2017

Time: 8.30am – 2.00pm

Venue: Ghana-Korea Information Access Centre, Balme Library

Click this link to register: https://goo.gl/forms/xYN58a98glGH6NKk1

COURSE FACILITATORS

Dr. Mawuli Dzodzomenyo,                         School of Public Health, University of Ghana

Prof. Firibu K. Saalia,                                 Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana

Prof. Esther Sakyi-Dawson,                        Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana

Prof. Kwaku Tano-Debrah,                         Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana

Mr. Kofi Essel/ Mr. Ernest Odame Darkwa, Ghana Food and Drugs Authority

Mr. Kennedy Bomfeh,                                University of Ghana

COURSE COORDINATOR

Dr. Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, School of Public Health, University of Ghana

DELIVERY METHODS

·         Participants will be expected to be actively involved in discussions on the food safety situation in Ghana

·         The conceptual part of the course itemized in the outline will be delivered using the normal didactic methods i.e. lecturing by an instructor

·         Case studies will be discussed

Programme