This free online food safety course explores microbiology to provide the practical skills used to preserve food. Eating healthily plays a crucial role in maintaining one’s health so adopting a realistic and safe food culture is vital to global food security. This food safety and microbiology course establishes the importance of ‘good’ bacteria like probiotics. We study food spoilage, food preservation and foodborne diseases. We also identify career opportunities for microbiologists in the food industry and describe their duties and the challenges they face.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192169 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the sources of microorganisms that cause food spoilage • Outline the factors that influence the growth and functions of microorganisms • Explain the concept of ‘biopreservation’ and describe bacteriocins • Recall the processes, methods and risks associated with food fermentation • Classify foodborne diseases and describe their symptoms • Explain how to control foodborne outbreaks • Outline the responsibilities of food microbiologists and discuss the challenges they face |
| Course Code | 1052 |
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