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CUSAT B.TECH Degree Course FOOD AND BIOSAFETY
Posted Date: 16 Sep 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Syllabus
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Posted By: Lenin Member Level: Diamond
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CUSAT B.TECH Degree Course – Scheme of Examinations & Syllabus 2006 SE Sem VII
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SE 705 (C) FOOD AND BIOSAFETY
Module I
Quality attributes of foods, size and shape, colour and gloss, texture – visual and objectively
measurable attributes. Aroma of foods – Introductory ideas, formation and chemistry.
Introduction to sensory evaluation of foods and beverages.
Food safety, food additives and food contaminants, their chemical, technological and
toxicological aspects, Food laws – development and enforcement. Prevention of Food
Adulteration Act and Food Regulations. ISO 9000 series and HACCP. Codex Alimentarius
protocols for export.
Module II
Principles of food commodity storage, Insect pests – their biology and food preference.
Effects of pests on food communities. Pesticide classification and chemistry. Pesticide
formulations. Pesticide appliances. Insect growth regulators, biopesticides and grain
protectants. Fumigants, Sanitation in food processing / handling units. Ballooning
techniques. Irradiation and other physical methods of control. Pesticide and health hazards.
Safety devices, pesticide residues in foods, residue analysis and decontamination. Concept of
organic foods.
Module III
The legal and socio-economic impacts of biotechnology – Public education of the processes
of biotechnology involved in generating new forms of life for informed decision making –
Biosafety regulation and national and international guidelines. r-DNA guidelines –
Challenges for the Indian biotechnological research and industries – Ethical implications of
biotechnological products and techniques.
Module IV
Experimental protocol approvals – Levels of containment – Environmental aspects of biotech
applications – Use of genetically modified organisms and their resistance in environment –
Special procedures for r-DNA based product production – Social and ethical implications of
biological weapons – Good safety practices – GLP standards – Lab contaminants – PI, PII,
PIII guidelines.
References
1) P.K. Gupta, Elements of Biotechnology
2) H.D. Kumar, A Textbook on Biotechnology
3) Sasson A, Biotechnologies and Development
4) P. Fellows, Food Processing Technology : Principles and practice
Type of Questions for University Examination
Q1. Eight short answer questions of 5 marks each with two questions from each of the four modules.
Q2 to Q5 : Two questions A & B of 15 marks from each module with option to answer either A or
B.
For more details, visit http://www.cusat.ac.in/
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