Program Overview

FOOD HYGIENE PROGRAM

Overview

The FOOD HYGIENE program is designed to provide students with the tools to identify and assess the degree of safety of food products and to control risk factors that impact final quality.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The educational objectives of the course are to acquire the concepts of food safety and foodborne disease, the importance of epidemiological surveillance of foodborne diseases, and an understanding of systems to ensure food hygiene and safety throughout the production and distribution chain. Notions of emerging issues related to food safety will also be provided.

Teaching Methods

Course topics are addressed through face-to-face lectures and discussion of case studies.

Syllabus/Content

• Principles of sanitation and safety of food and water used for human consumption
  • Epidemiology and surveillance of foodborne diseases
  • Hints of food law
  • Food fraud
  • Food and antibiotic resistance
  • Emerging chemical and microbiological contamination of food products

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

Teaching materials provided by the professor.

Teachers and Exam Board

• Anna Maria Spagnolo

Lessons

Lessons Start

The timetable for this teaching can be found at the EasyAcademy Portal.

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available at the Portale EasyAcademy.

Exams

Exam Description

The exams are conducted at the integrated course level. Assessment of learning for this specific course is by written examination.

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning is through the final examination only, which aims to ascertain the student's effective acquisition of the expected learning outcomes. The student should demonstrate acquisition of the concepts of Food Hygiene and Food Safety, foodborne disease, the importance of epidemiological surveillance of foodborne diseases.

Exam Schedule

• Date: 12/02/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Orale
• Date: 12/02/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Scritto
• Date: 26/02/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Orale
• Date: 26/02/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Scritto
• Date: 09/06/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Orale
• Date: 09/06/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Scritto
• Date: 25/06/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Orale
• Date: 25/06/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Scritto
• Date: 08/07/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Orale
• Date: 08/07/2026, Time: 10:00, Location: GENOVA, Degree Type: Scritto

Program Details

• Code:
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits:
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: MED/42
• Language: Italian
• Teaching Location: GENOVA
• Semester: 1° Semester
• Modules: This teaching is a module of FOOD SCIENCE
• Teaching Materials: AULAWEB