On May 5, 2024, the Study Program Food Technology at Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITERA) held a Studium Generale with the theme “Introduction of Quality Control in Food Industry”. The activity aimed to increase knowledge and introduce to the students of Institut Teknologi Sumatera of Quality Control (QC) in the food industry, to know how QC can ensure product quality and set policy statements in the food industry, to know the career prospects and graduate qualifications for freshgraduate needed to become a QC.
The Studium Generale was opened by MC Shafira Ayu and the first speech was delivered by Mr. Hadi Teguh Yudistira, S.T., Ph.D. as Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Technology, in which he mentioned many things including that the Study Program Food Technology is an active study program that has achieved many Achievements, and hopes for Food Technology on its 6th anniversary. The Dean’s speech became the opening of the Studium Generale. Next, the event was continued by moderator Siti Maria to begin the presentation of the material.
The first session of Studium Generale involved the Food Technology lecturer, namely Ms. Lita Lianti, S.T., M.Sc with the material “Quality Control (QC) in the Food Industry”. In the event, she explained how quality control in the food industry. She explained in detail about food quality so that it complies with food safety and food nutrition content.
Food quality control is carried out to meet specific quality standards and regulations required before being released to the market. According to her, food technology graduates are not only in QC, but the greater opportunity is indeed in QC.
The second session involved resource person Lutfi Maulana, S.T.P who is an alumni of Food Technology ITERA who graduated in 2023 with the same material, namely “Quality Control (QC) in the Food Industry”. Lutfi explained about the history of Quality Control. In its history (1960), this quality control included Product Planning, Raw Material and Finish Good Product.
Quality control is very important according to Lutfi because it is a pillar in sustainability asset and credibility. Moreover, the risk control faced can be identified into 6 which are basic identification, detail identification, conduct external cross-check, conduct internal cross check, finalizing the statement, dan specifying the template. Lutfi conveyed those matters need to be considered.
The third session involved resource person Nina Lutfia Munawaroh, S.T.P who is an alumni of Food Technology ITERA who has the business Humble Donuts. Nina presented the Quality Control material she had during founding Humble Donuts. According to Nina, Quality Control is very helpful in identifying problems that can affect product quality to achieve qualified food criteria, namely halal, safe, appropriate and in accordance with taste.
According to Nina, there are methods that can be done in product quality control, namely making process flow, making Quality Plan, making SOP and IK (Instruksi Kerja), and reports and monitoring checklist. Those four methods that Nina did in building Humble Donuts until it got this big. Next, Nina held the question and answer session with Humble Donuts voucher prizes for the three people who could answer.
In the last session, namely the question and answer session with the resource person guided by the moderator. In this question and answer session, it was opened for three questioners to be efficient. In the initial question, it was asked by a student from the Study Program of Agricultural Industry Technology regarding tips on applying theory to do business, which was answered by Nina, then the second questioner, namely a student from Food Technology, regarding how to take a sample technique in the Food Industry for QC, which was answered by Ms. Lita. The third question as the end of the question and answer session concerned how to get funding to start a business, which was answered by Nina, and was returned from the moderator to the MC. Then a certificate was given to the resource person from Mr. Ilham Marvie S.T.P., M.Si who is the coordinator of the Food Technology Study Program, and a photo was taken together. The documentation session became the end of the Studium Generale.
