Food quality encompasses the basic composition of foods
Food quality encompasses the basic composition of foods and aspects concerning food safety. � Consumers have the right to a good quality and safe food supply, and government and food industry actions are needed to ensure this. � Effective food quality and safety control programmes are essential and may comprise a variety of measures, such as laws, regulations and standards, together with systems for effective inspection and compliance monitoring including laboratory analysis. �
� HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is a systematic way to identify, evaluate, and control food safety hazards. � Hazards are biological, chemical, or physical agents likely to cause illness or injury if they are not controlled. � HACCP prevents food safety hazards rather than reacts to food safety hazards. � To develop a HACCP plan, one follows the seven principles. Food Safety Plan 5
Not all foodservice establishments are required to have a HACCP plan. If the following processes are conducted in the operation, a HACCP plan is needed: �Vacuum package food �Service of raw meats �Package fresh squeezed orange juice �Serve shellfish directly from a tank �Curing or smoking food for preservation Food Safety Plan 6
� Identify hazards associated with a specific menu item. � Prepare a flow diagram that outlines all handling/preparation steps from receiving to service. � List likely hazards associated with each step. � Identify how to prevent the hazards at each step. � Hazards can be biological, chemical, or physical. � List the hazards that are likely to occur and that will cause severe consequences if not controlled. � Hazards that are low risk and that are not likely do not need to be considered. Food Safety Plan 7
�A control point is any point, step, or procedure where biological, physical, or chemical factors can be controlled. � A critical control point (CCP) is a point, step, or procedure where an identified hazard can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to acceptable levels. � Critical control points are monitored much more frequently than are control points. Food Safety Plan 8
� This step involves establishing criteria that must be met to prevent, eliminate, or the reduce the identified hazard at the CCP so that the food is safe to eat. � Examples of critical limits are: �temperature, time, physical dimensions, water activity, p. H, and available chlorine � Critical limits can come from regulatory standards and guidelines, scientific literature, experimental studies, and consultation with experts. Food Safety Plan 9
� Monitoring is a planned observation or measurement: �to determine if a CCP is under control � Examples of monitoring include: �Visual observations �Temperature measurements �Time assessment �p. H measurements �Water activity measurements Food Safety Plan 10
� Corrective actions focus on: �what to do when a food does not meet the critical limit. � Example of a corrective action: �The temperature of a hamburger is 140 o. F after cooking (a CCP). �The critical limit is cooking the hamburger to 155 o. F or hotter. �Continue cooking the hamburger until it is 155 o. F or hotter. � Throwing out food might be a corrective action. � Maintain records of all corrective actions taken. Food Safety Plan 11
Four phases of verification needed for a HACCP plan: 1. Determine that the critical limits at all CCPS are sound. 2. Make sure that the establishment’s HACCP plan is being properly implemented. 3. Have regulatory personnel review the plan to make sure that it is being properly implemented. 4. Check the accuracy of all monitoring equipment. Food Safety Plan 12
The following make up the records of a HACCP Plan v v v v v List of HACCP team and their assigned responsibilities Description of each menu item Flow diagram for each menu item indicating CCPs Hazards associated with each CCP and preventive measures Critical limits Monitoring procedures Corrective actions plans Record keeping procedures Procedures for verification of the HACCP plan Food Safety Plan 14
Focus on employees, facilities, and equipment. Examples of prerequisite programs include: �Illness policy �Cleaning and sanitizing procedures �Garbage removal �Pest control �Equipment selection �Employee hygiene Food Safety Plan 15
GMPs, sanitation, and hygiene are key to microbiological control. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Using high-quality raw materials with small populations of micro-organism. Selecting food processing equipment that is easy to clean and does not harbor contaminants. Sanitizing equipment regularly to prevent build up of bacteria. Checking equipment for cleaning adequacy with microbial assays. Filtering the air of food processing areas to reduce airborne contaminants. Training personnel to use hygienic food handling practices.
“The plant management shall take all reasonable measures and precautions to ensure. . . ”: � Cleanliness. All persons working in direct contact with food, food contact surfaces, and food packaging materials shall conform to hygienic practices while on duty to the extent necessary to protect against contamination of food. ” � Washing hands thoroughly (and sanitizing if necessary to protect against contamination with undesirable microorganisms) in an adequate hand washing facility before starting work, after each absence from the work station, and at any other time when the hands may have become soiled or contaminated. ” � Removing all unsecured jewellery and other objects that might fall into food, equipment, or containers. ”
� Wearing, where appropriate, in an effective manner, hair nets, headbands, caps, beard covers, or other effective hair restraints. ” � Education and training. Personnel responsible for identifying sanitation failures or food contamination should have a background of education or experience, or a combination thereof, to provide a level of competency necessary for production of clean and safe food. � Food handlers and supervisors should receive appropriate training in proper food handling techniques and food protection principles and should be informed of the danger of poor personal hygiene and insanitary practices. ”
� “Properly storing equipment, removing litter and waste, and cutting weeds or grass within the immediate vicinity of the plant buildings or structures that may constitute an attractant, breeding place, or harborage for pests. ” � “Provide sufficient space for such placement of equipment and storage of materials as is necessary for the maintenance of sanitary operations and the production of safe food. ”
� Equipment and utensils, describing the design, material, and workmanship to provide adequate cleaning and maintenance.
� Processes and controls, adequate sanitation principles for unit operations in the receiving, inspecting, transporting, segregating, preparing, manufacturing, packaging, and storing of food are defined. � “Raw materials and other ingredients shall either not contain levels of microorganisms that may produce food poisoning or other disease in humans, or they shall be pasteurized or otherwise treated during manufacturing operations so that they no longer contain levels that would cause the product to be adulterated. ”
� “Maintaining frozen foods in a frozen state” � “Maintaining hot food at 140°F (60°C) or above” � “Monitoring the water activity of food” � “Monitoring the p. H of raw materials, food in process, and finished food’ � “Controlling the amount of acid or acidified food added to low acid food” “Storage and transportation of finished food shall be under conditions that will protect food against physical, chemical and microbial contamination as well as against deterioration of the food and the container. ”
� Label is a display of a written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any article. � Labelling is the label and any other packaging material or container that is printed (ex. IFU, advertising materials) � Procedures must exist that document receiving, identity, storage, handling, sampling, and testing of labels and ensure that integrity is maintained throughout production and use of product.
� Labeling must be separated physically in storage to avoid mix-ups. � Wording of labels cannot be changed unless the FDA is notified. � Labeling must be inspected prior to issuing to production. � All labels must be reconciled (accounted for) if not 100% inspected.
� � Written procedures must be established & followed All actions must be documented at the time of performance Calculations need to be recorded Second person must review records Data must be directly recorded into appropriate records � Equipment, software, and methods must be validated � An Out-of-Specification (OOS) result must be investigated and a root cause identified � Laboratory data is considered to be a quality record. Written procedures must be established & followed �
Warehousing procedures should address… � …Quarantine of drug products � …storage of products under appropriate conditions Distribution procedures should address… � …FEFO (First Expiring First Out) � …traceability of product lots/batches
� Quality Records are the proof that the procedures were followed and they show traceability of product. Examples: � – Lot History Records � – Laboratory Notebooks � – Protocols � – Reports � – Logbooks � – Distribution Records � – Complaint Files
� http: //www. fda. gov (Food and Drug Administration) � http: //www. fda. gov/foi/warning. htm (FDA Warning Letters) � http: //www. access. gpo. gov/uscode/title 21/chapter 9_. html (Food Drug and Cosmetic Act) � http: //www. gpoaccess. gov/fr/index. html (Federal Register) � http: //www. fda. gov/opacom/morechoices/industry/guide dc. htm (Guidance Documents) � http: //www. ich. org (International Conference on Harmonization) � http: //www. pda. org (Parenteral Drug Association)
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