About Department of Food Hygiene

The Department of Food Health Control is one of the departments of the College of Veterinary Medicine / University of Tripoli, which was established in 1975 AD, which in turn grants a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medical Sciences (B.V.Sc.), and the Department also grants a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medical Sciences (M.V.Sc.) in the food hygiene of animal origin foods (meat and dairy and their products). The department specializes in teaching a curriculum of animal origin food hygiene, both for undergraduate and postgraduate students, so that graduates who obtain these degrees are able to detect, examine, and determine the suitability and safety of those foods from the apparent, chemical, and microbial aspects, and verify their conformity with Libyan and international standard specifications.