Food Protection for the Veterinary Professional (CMPH-0329)

Summer 2025 · CMPH 0329 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The veterinary profession is the only one involved in all aspects of the food chain from ‘farm to fork’, as reported by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Yet food safety and security is an arm of public health assurance many [veterinary] health practitioners are often unfamiliar with. Using a student-centered learning approach, this course walks down the food development chain to review the infrastructure and policy protecting our food supply. This course uses a flipped classroom model, with both asynchronous preparation and synchronous discussion time. Classroom sessions comprise of brief didactic instruction coupled with roundtable discussion and debate, focusing heavily on federal educational, legislative, and regulatory measures to promote food safety and security. These include the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2017, Veterinary Feed Directives (VFDs), and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) protocols.

Course codes: CMPH-0329, CMPH 0329, CMPH0329, CMPH-329, CMPH 329, CMPH329

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