NPD Skills Training - Navigating NPD and Food Safety

Learn how to identify safety risks, apply preventive strategies, and integrate food quality considerations into the product development journey.

Level: Explore for students, young entrepreneurs, PhD students with citizenship of one of RIS countries

Applications: Register now for the new course within NPD Skills Training Programme - Navigating NPD and Food Safety, open until 31/12/2025.

Price: Free of charge

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Overview: NPD Skills Training - Navigating NPD and Food Safety

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About : NPD Skills Training

Navigating NPD and Food Safety is a flexible, self-paced online course designed to help learners understand how food safety challenges shape the New Product Development process. Delivered entirely in English through the Canvas platform, the course offers up to 5 hours of learning, which you can complete whenever it suits you.

The content has been carefully tailored to the needs of the food secto, supporting students of food-related fields, young professionals working in food innovation, PhD candidates, and anyone eager to expand their understanding of food safety within NPD.

Through a blend of theory, real-world insights, practical activities, and interactive materials, you will learn how to identify safety risks, apply preventive strategies, and integrate food quality considerations into the product development journey.

Advantages :

As a self-standing, self-paced course, Navigating NPD and Food Safety gives you the freedom to learn at your own rhythm while benefiting from high-quality, expert-developed content.

You will:

Learn: Develop a clear understanding of how food safety systems work and how emerging challenges, from clean label trends to ingredient substitution, affect product development.
Practice: Work through scenarios, cases, and applied tasks that help you recognise hazards, analyse quality system gaps, and make informed safety decisions within NPD.
Apply: Use industry-relevant tools, standards, and frameworks (including HACCP, RASFF insights, allergen management and more) to enhance the safety and compliance of new food products.
Grow: Strengthen your ability to navigate consumer expectations, regulatory requirements, and technological challenges when designing innovative food solutions.

Take your food innovation skills to the next level – learn, apply, and make an impact in the food industry!

Details & Structure :

Estimated learning time: up to 5 hours
Level: Explore
Format: Online, self-paced (Canvas)
Language: English
Eligibility: Exclusively for EIT Food RIS participants

Key Topics:

Explore the essential themes shaping today’s food innovation landscape. Throughout this course, you will learn about:

Emerging trends in food quality systems, from plant-based development to clean label expectations.
Safe ingredient replacement and how to balance innovation with compliance and consumer trust.
Core food safety hazards and their impact on new product development.
Using RASFF insights to interpret real industry alerts and understand their implications for NPD.
Designing with consumer groups in mind, including those with increased safety requirements.
Key food safety and quality standards guiding safe product development.
Allergen management essentials, based on current EU regulations.
Identifying risks early and applying practical control measures throughout the development process.
HACCP in practice, with examples of how it supports safe and reliable innovation.

By the end of the course learners will be able to:

Improve problem-solving by identifying food safety challenges and exploring solutions in innovation contexts
Enhance technology management skills through the application of standards, tools, and methods in product safety and quality assurance
Expand understanding of food systems, focusing on consumer needs, sustainability trends, and regulatory requirements that shape product development
Strengthen communication skills by presenting safety-related findings and engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders in the NPD process

Who can attend : This course is designed for learners who want to strengthen their skills and knowledge within the food sector, including:

Students in food-related programmes
Young professionals entering or working in the food industry
PhD candidates focused on food innovation, sensory science, consumer behaviour, or product design
Anyone eager to develop their skills and grow professionally within the food sector

Participants must:

Have a good working knowledge of English, as the course is delivered entirely in English.
Be a citizen of one of the RIS countries, including:
● EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
● Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel
● Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain).

Practical :

Fully online
Start anytime
Open until 31/12/2025
Self-paced completion
Learning materials include videos, summaries, readings, presentations, and practical tasks
Free of charge