Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program
The implementation of food safety management systems has a great influence on global food safety and security, especially for developing nations. The principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points are crucial for food safety and are the basis of food safety management systems. The pur...
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| description | The implementation of food safety management systems has a great influence on global food safety and security, especially for developing nations. The principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points are crucial for food safety and are the basis of food safety management systems. The purpose of this study was to assess the food safety management systems of a selected small-sized food company in India, both before and after certification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). This company manufactured traditional fried vegetable snacks using manual processing. The effectiveness of these certifications was assessed through direct audit. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist were elaborated and applied in this study. It was shown that the certification significantly improved (97.14%) food safety system conformity in the company in question. Before certification, many non-compliances were found, especially for HACCP implementation. After certification, the only non-conformity concerned pest control. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist used for the assessment enabled an evaluation of several factors: the food quality and safety compliance level, the effectiveness of certification, and the readiness of the small-sized Indian snack producer to develop the export of their products to the U.S. and other developed countries. It was shown that certification enabled a small-sized Indian food producer to meet the requirements of ISO 22000 and FSVP, which are the prerequisites for exporting to the U.S. and other developed countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0f995616d214da3995c82944956c5d22023-11-24T14:26:34ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113221219010.3390/app132212190Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification ProgramSurya Sasikumar Nair0Anna Katarzyna Mazurek-Kusiak1Joanna Trafialek2Wojciech Kolanowski3Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Tourism and Recreation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, ul. Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Staszica 4, 20-400 Lublin, PolandThe implementation of food safety management systems has a great influence on global food safety and security, especially for developing nations. The principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points are crucial for food safety and are the basis of food safety management systems. The purpose of this study was to assess the food safety management systems of a selected small-sized food company in India, both before and after certification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). This company manufactured traditional fried vegetable snacks using manual processing. The effectiveness of these certifications was assessed through direct audit. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist were elaborated and applied in this study. It was shown that the certification significantly improved (97.14%) food safety system conformity in the company in question. Before certification, many non-compliances were found, especially for HACCP implementation. After certification, the only non-conformity concerned pest control. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist used for the assessment enabled an evaluation of several factors: the food quality and safety compliance level, the effectiveness of certification, and the readiness of the small-sized Indian snack producer to develop the export of their products to the U.S. and other developed countries. It was shown that certification enabled a small-sized Indian food producer to meet the requirements of ISO 22000 and FSVP, which are the prerequisites for exporting to the U.S. and other developed countries.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12190auditcertificationtraditional foodsupplierfood safetymanual processing |
| spellingShingle | Surya Sasikumar Nair Anna Katarzyna Mazurek-Kusiak Joanna Trafialek Wojciech Kolanowski Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program Applied Sciences audit certification traditional food supplier food safety manual processing |
| title | Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program |
| title_full | Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program |
| title_short | Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program |
| title_sort | assessing food safety compliance in a small scale indian food manufacturer before and after certification of the food safety management system and foreign supplier verification program |
| topic | audit certification traditional food supplier food safety manual processing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12190 |
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