Food Processing Report
Food Processing Report
Food Processing Report
In the food industry, quality control ensures that quality is maintained from
raw materials to the end consumer. In this process, the composition, taste,
texture and safety of products are regularly checked and corrected if
necessary. Quality control ensures that reliable and high quality products
are offered to consumers and protects the reputation of brands.
Safe food consumption helps prevent foodborne diseases and protects the
overall health of society. Food safety requires careful monitoring at every
stage of the production, processing, transportation and consumption
process. However, food safety affects not only human health, but also the
economy, social welfare and the environment.
Food safety
Food safety provides an assurance that food will not cause harm to the
consumer when it is prepared and/or eaten according to its intended use.
Safety is a component of quality.
Safety differs from other quality attributes since it is a quality attributes
that is difficult to observe. A product can appear to be a high quality e.i.
well colored, appetizing, flavorful etc. and yet be unsafe because it is
contaminated with undetected pathogenic organisms, toxic chemical or
physical hazards. On the other hand, product that seems to lack many of
the visible quality attributes can be safe.
Quality assurance and quality control
Setting and Implementing Standards: The food industry must work in accordance
with national and international standards and produce its products according to these
standards.
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP): Good Manufacturing Practices are guidelines
for improving food safety and quality by ensuring hygienic production environments and
processes.
HACCP Principles: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is used
as a food safety management system to identify potential risks in production processes
and take measures to prevent them.
Periodic Inspections and Tests: Production facilities and products should be regularly
inspected and tested. This ensures early detection of potential risks and allows corrective
measures to be taken.
How is Food Safety and Quality
Control Ensured
Pests and rodents – farmers are required to spray pesticides on their farms regularly
to keep crop safe. To ensure food protection and food safety store your food in sealed
containers.
Design and Operation of Premises – a store room for keeping for raw materials and
food products like grains and cereals is a must to have an any food establishment.
Preventing Contamination During Food Processing and Packaging – clean
machinery and appliances from time to time in line with food safety regulations.
Personal Hygiene – all staff involved in handling food products should wear a PPE.
Temperature Control
Monitoring and Controlling
processing variables for food quality
and safety
Monitoring and verification are important parts of food safety program.
Monitoring means observing or taking measurements to determine if an
established good manufacturing practice (GMP) or critical control point
(CCP) are in control.
Types of monitoring activities