HACCP and its importance in food industry

What is HACCP ?

With those food processing unit, the guarantee of food safety is the most important thing to concern about. Companies has to follow those strick regulations about the food safety and to work in accordance with HACCP guidelines. HACCP is a food  safety risk management system that are enhance the effects and quality of the safety of the food. To achieve this, companies should complete HACCP plan for the unit. A food safety company is require the European Hygiene Regulation and follow 7 basic principles of HACCP. HACCP is a systemetics supporting in identify specific hazards and give practical solutions to control the food safety in manufracturing unit. HACCP can be applied in any aspect of the food and beverage industry like growing, harvesting, processing, manufracting… Current HACCP based development systems are food processing plants, grocery store, and other services. HACCP 7 principles are now recognized by the goverment, associations and the food industry around the world.

How HACCP work in the company

The food processing industry are under an obligation to establish, implement, maintain and review an approriate food safety procedure. Companies in food and beverage industry should systemetic control those crictical issue in food safety that are under the company responsibility. The points should be monitor and practical actions should be apply. This includes: -Conduct a hazard analysis -Determine the critical control points (CCP) -Establish critical limits -Establish monitoring procedure. -Establish corrective actions -Establish verification procedure -Establish record-keeping and documentation procedure.

Benefits of HACCP

There are several benefits for those companies apply HACCP – When obtaining the HACCP cerfitication, companies will be allowed to put the cerfitication on the labels and the packaging of the products, as well as use this in other promotion activities, thereby enhance the reputation of the company and the quality of the product also. – Create a favorable premise for the company to approve food hygenic and safety standards for import and export activities. – Saving, improving the processing, packaging, reducing costs due to the lack of environmental hygiene conditions