AGR 140 - Agricultural Food Safety

Institution:

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Subject:

Description:

Agriculture Food Safety focuses on presenting agricultural practices as they relate to the production of farm products from a food safety standpoint. Topics include currently used food safety programs to control biological, chemical and physical hazards and assure the safety of foods, the application of current technologies in reducing foodborne illness, specific guidelines for some key agricultural commodities, regulating and monitoring food safety guidelines, and an introduction of regulations such as Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Good Harvesting Practices (GHP), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

AGR 141

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.pennhighlands.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 262-6400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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