Learn to identify, assess, and control intentional food safety threats. Build an effective food defense plan aligned with FSSC 22000 requirements.
Created by Faculty of Food Safety
An Advanced Food Defense course aligned with FSSC 22000, designed to help professionals understand threat assessment, mitigation planning, auditing, incident management, and food defense culture for stronger compliance and audit readiness
You will learn to
Food Defense Fundamentals
Understand intentional food contamination, sabotage, tampering and other deliberate threats.
FSSC 22000 Requirements
Learn the food defense requirements relevant to an FSSC 22000-based food safety management system.
Threat Identification
Recognise internal, external and supply-chain threats that could affect food products and facilities.
Vulnerability Assessment
Identify vulnerable processes, locations, materials and access points within a food operation.
Preventive Controls
Apply physical security, access control, personnel screening, monitoring and reporting measures.
Food Defense Plan
Develop a practical food defense plan with responsibilities, controls, records and review arrangements.
Incident Response
Respond effectively to suspected tampering, deliberate contamination and security breaches.
Verification and Improvement
Review, test and improve food defense controls through inspections, drills and corrective actions.
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