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• 1 Week 1

• 1.1 1a

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• Why Quality Systems Operations?

  One major quality, constant high quality, it's two things high quality and constant quality.

• What does the multidisciplinary approach for managing of quality by food companies consist of?

  Good management, right processes, what do people need to do, have the right equipment etc.

• What are the 5 simple steps of the food chain?

  Raw material selection and improvement
  choice of appropriate technology
  formulation and design
  identification of physiological targets
  consumer behaviour

• What are some main developments in food chains?

  Concentration & specialization pf production
  internationalization
  - increasing importance of quality standards
  - products standards --> process standards
  - increasing demands visibility & transparency

• 1.2 Dynamics of food quality

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• How do we define food quality?

  -perceived by the consumer, can be different for different people

• Intrinsic vs extrinsic attributes?

  Intrinsic: properties inherent to the product, like level of sugar or flavour. Easy to use (packaging)
  Extrinsic: properties like brands (marketing) or how it's been produced (organic), difference in size packaging

• Quality attributes, safety and risk, what are they?

  Safety: absence of hazards
  Risk: chance of presence of hazard & severity of harm 
  
  can be microbial, chemical or physical.

• What can shelf life be influenced by? (name 5 categories)

  Microbial
  Chemical
  Enzymatic
  Physical
  Physiological

• Quality attribute health, what can you associate it with and is it intrinsic or extrinsic?

  Intrinsic
  Strarts from basic need of macro- and micronutrients
  also related to health-promoting/bioactive ingredients
  satiety/satiation is also important

• 1.3 1c

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• What is the key role of traceability?

  To increase the ability and visibility of the supply chain, because of
  - Quality (trust, premium products)
  - Safety (recalls, legislation EFSA)
  - Sustainability (food miles, fair trade)