COURSE TITLE:

Food Safety for MSMEs Implementation Course

Course Objectives:

On completion of the course, participants will:

1. have a better understanding of the concepts of Food Safety.

2. be better equipped to apply the HACCP principles of Food Safety.

3. be able to design and implement a HACCP plan.

4. be better prepared to demonstrate and maintain conformity to food safety requirements

5. better understand and apply relevant requirements of the Prerequisite Programs

Target Group:

The course targets personnel (quality and production managers, supervisors, food safety team leaders,
food safety team members, implementers, among others) working in micro, small and medium sized
enterprises involved in any aspect of the food chain (farming, food and feed processing, catering, retail,
transport and storage, auxiliary services and biochemical) and want to implement a system that
consistently provides safe products.

Course Pre-requisite: Participants shall have basic understanding in food safety and quality along the
food/feed chain

Course Duration: 3 Days

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COURSE PROGRAMME

DAY 1
0900hrs Introduction
0930 – 1030 Session 1 - Overview of food safety and HACCP
1030 – 1100 Tea break
1100 – 1200 Session 2 - Food safety Hazards and their control

1200 – 1300 Session 3 - Pre-requisite Programmes

1300 – 1400 Lunch break

1400 – 1600 Task 1 - Identification of pre-requisite programmes

DAY 2

0900 – 1030 Session 4 - Introduction to HACCP

1030 – 1100 Tea break

1100 – 1230 Session 4 continued - Introduction to HACCP
1230 – 1300 Task 2 - Preparation of HACCP plans

1300 – 1400 Lunch break

1400 – 1600 Task 2 continued - Preparation of HACCP plans

DAY 3

0900 – 1030 Session 5 - Emerging Food Safety issues

1030 – 1100 Tea break

1100 – 1200 Session 6 - Food Regulations in Kenya

1200 – 1300 Session 7 - Challenges faced by SMEs in implementing Food Safety

1300 – 1400 Lunch break

1400 – 1530 Session 8 - Way Forward and conclusion

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