Course Title: Participate in product recalls
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: ONPS5238C
Course Title: Participate in product recalls
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5184 - Diploma of Food Science & Technology
Course Contact: Judi McCann
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8366
Course Contact Email: judith.mccann@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Mr Sam Cutri
Tel: (03) 9925 4876
Email: sam.cutri@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
VBP052 - Apply basic principles of process control,
VBP073 - Demonstrate quality management practices
Course Description
This unit covers the knowledge required to identify circumstances that could warrant a product recall and to initiate and/or participate in recall processes within level of authority. This unit can apply where a person has primary responsibility for initiating a product recall or where they are required to participate in the recall decision and related process as part of a team.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
FDFTECPPR4A Participate in product recalls |
Element: |
Identify product recall situations |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Circumstances that could result in a product recall are identified |
Element: |
Participate in a product recall |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 The components of the product recall system in the workplace are identified |
Element: |
Review processes to minimise the risk of recurrence |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The cause/s of the product recalls are investigated |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Costs of product recalls, Visit GS1, discussions, activities
Teaching Schedule
Week Date Topic/Activities/Assessments
1 Introduction Recall examples
2 Product Recall procedures
3 Site Visit
4 Quality costs Activities/assignment
5 Traceability Camille
6 Test
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodmatters/foodrecalls/
http://www.recalls.gov.au/
http://www.safetyalerts.com/safetyalerts/HomePresentation.po
Companies in Crisis - What not to do when it all goes wrong http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/CSRfiles/crisis04.html
FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
Main Author: Doeg, Colin.
Title: Crisis management in the food and drinks industry practical approach / by Colin Doeg.
Publisher: New York : Springer, c2005.
Call Number: 659.29 D649
Location: Swanston Library
Other Author(s): Australia New Zealand Food Authority.
Title: Food industry recall protocol / Australia New Zealand Food Authority.
Publisher: Canberra : Australia New Zealand Food Authority, c1997.
Call Number: FOL 344.9404232 F686
Location: Carlton Library
Main Author: National Food Authority (Australia)
Title: Food recall protocol / National Food Authority.
Publisher: Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, c1994.
Call Number: FOL 344.9404232 N277
Location: Swanston Library
Other Author(s): American Society for Quality Control. Product Safety and Liability Prevention Technical Committee.
Title: Product recall planning guide / prepared by the American Society for Quality Control, Product Liability Prevention Technical Committee.
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis : American Society for Quality Control c1981.
Call Number: 658.56 P964
Location: Swanston Library
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course may include:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam
Assessment Tasks
Assignment 60 % Due date 27/4/12
Test 40 % Due date 4/6/12
Assessment Matrix
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