Third Training Program on Food Safety Auditing for Trainees from EFMHACA, Ethiopia
The Food Safety Auditing training program for EFMHACA, Ethiopia is a multi-day course for food inspectors covering ISO standards, food safety management systems, practical food business operator (FBO) audits, India’s FSSAI food safety manual, ISO 22000 awareness, sampling, stability studies, and good auditing practices.
The last training program on Food Safety Auditing was conducted in end November 2017. This year’s beginning has seen another milestone as in about a month’s time two programs were run in succession one of which was on Food Safety Auditing. The Program conducted from 8th Jan-12th Jan 2018 was attended by 3 persons serving as food inspectors in EFMHACA, Ethiopia.
Dr Deepak Bhanot, Mr Henok Silesh Melakui,Ms Rahel Atakltie Molla and Mr Betre Getahun Mitiku
An exhaustive coverage was provided on the following key topics:
- Introduction to ISO
- Food Safety Management Systems and essential skills for inspectors
- Practical aspects of FBO audits
- Introduction to Indian FSSAI Food Safety manual
- Awareness of ISO:22000 standard
- Sampling
- Stability studies
- Good Auditing practices
The trainers shared their field experiences with the trainees in the interactive sessions. The trainees expressed their satisfaction with the material coverage and expressed their desire that such an exposure would be beneficial for their other colleagues serving in the same capacity in the organization.