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Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study

The purpose of this study is to determine the compliance of small food processing enterprise to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Hygiene practices (GHPs) stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. This study has performed an audit at the food processing enterprise in a rural area....

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Main Authors: Wahid, Zaharah, Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza, Ahmad, Kartini, Husin, Hafizah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Knowledge Transfer Center, University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang 2017
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Q Science (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.549562017-11-20T01:57:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54956/ Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study Wahid, Zaharah Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza Ahmad, Kartini Husin, Hafizah Q Science (General) The purpose of this study is to determine the compliance of small food processing enterprise to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Hygiene practices (GHPs) stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. This study has performed an audit at the food processing enterprise in a rural area. The results of the audit report suggested that three major non compliances are found. They are categories into three components; the infrastructure of the premise and facilities, cleanliness of processing equipment and personal hygiene behavior. The study shows that the burden of the adoption of GMP and GHP in small enterprise is the cost. The enterprise has limited basic knowledge of GMP and GHP requirements and unaware of poor hygiene practices can affect the safety and quality of finished product. The most important factor noted during the audit is that the enterprise has excess to the government water supply and stable supply of electricity. Another positive point that the study found is the location of the premise is sited away from flood prone or polluted area suggesting minimal contamination from the environment and less prone to insects and rats infestation. Beside financial constraint, the obstacles that hamper the implementation are knowledge in designing the premise and workers attitude to prevent food safety problems. Effective continuous training intervention program is essential to educate workers to implement personal hygiene practices. Proper implementation of best practices can reduce or prevent the risk of food borne diseases or illness. Therefore, effective knowledge transfer especially to small and medium enterprise could reduce quality rejection rate and increase the customer confidence in their products and increase market opportunities. Knowledge Transfer Center, University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang 2017-03-25 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54956/1/54956_Good%20manufacturing%20and%20hygiene%20practices.pdf Wahid, Zaharah and Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza and Ahmad, Kartini and Husin, Hafizah (2017) Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study. In: 3rd National Conference Knowledge Transfer Program (NCKT 16), 30th Nov. - 1st Dec. 2016, Pulau Pinang. https://planner.usm.my/main.asp?action=viewevent&eventid=6704
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic Q Science (General)
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
Wahid, Zaharah
Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza
Ahmad, Kartini
Husin, Hafizah
Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
description The purpose of this study is to determine the compliance of small food processing enterprise to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Hygiene practices (GHPs) stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. This study has performed an audit at the food processing enterprise in a rural area. The results of the audit report suggested that three major non compliances are found. They are categories into three components; the infrastructure of the premise and facilities, cleanliness of processing equipment and personal hygiene behavior. The study shows that the burden of the adoption of GMP and GHP in small enterprise is the cost. The enterprise has limited basic knowledge of GMP and GHP requirements and unaware of poor hygiene practices can affect the safety and quality of finished product. The most important factor noted during the audit is that the enterprise has excess to the government water supply and stable supply of electricity. Another positive point that the study found is the location of the premise is sited away from flood prone or polluted area suggesting minimal contamination from the environment and less prone to insects and rats infestation. Beside financial constraint, the obstacles that hamper the implementation are knowledge in designing the premise and workers attitude to prevent food safety problems. Effective continuous training intervention program is essential to educate workers to implement personal hygiene practices. Proper implementation of best practices can reduce or prevent the risk of food borne diseases or illness. Therefore, effective knowledge transfer especially to small and medium enterprise could reduce quality rejection rate and increase the customer confidence in their products and increase market opportunities.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Wahid, Zaharah
Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza
Ahmad, Kartini
Husin, Hafizah
author_facet Wahid, Zaharah
Shohaimi, Anis Syuhaiza
Ahmad, Kartini
Husin, Hafizah
author_sort Wahid, Zaharah
title Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
title_short Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
title_full Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
title_fullStr Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
title_sort good manufacturing and hygiene practices in small scaled food processing enterprise: a case study
publisher Knowledge Transfer Center, University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/54956/1/54956_Good%20manufacturing%20and%20hygiene%20practices.pdf
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https://planner.usm.my/main.asp?action=viewevent&eventid=6704
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