The Top 7 Food Safety Procedures Required by the FDA and cGMPs.

In this article, you will learn the main Food Safety Procedures necessary to comply with the cGMP Good Manufacturing Practices.

1. Personal hygiene
2. Personal presentation and preparation
3. Pest control
4. Waste management
5. Cleaning and sanitizing
6. Temperature control and measurement
7. Food Safety hazard identification

These examples of Food Safety procedures should be in place in a food-handling environment, but other procedures may be required depending on the type of food and business.

Food Safety procedures could be different for each business and industry.

Therefore, it is important to know what your company’s Food Safety procedures and policies are.

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REFERENCES: Food Safety Procedures

STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

PART 117 — CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE, HAZARD ANALYSIS, AND RISK-BASED PREVENTIVE CONTROLS FOR HUMAN FOOD

httpss://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=117

Subpart C–Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls

Sec. 117.126 Food safety plan.

httpss://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=117.126

Rules and Standards for Food Processing

httpss://www.ag.ndsu.edu/foodlaw/processingsector/rules-and-standards-for-food-processing

TITLE 21–FOOD AND DRUGS

CHAPTER I–FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SUBCHAPTER B–FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART 110 CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURING, PACKING, OR HOLDING HUMAN FOOD

httpss://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=110

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httpss://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/FINALCOLOR%20AFSC%20Food%20Safety%20Manual.pdf

httpss://safetyculture.com/checklists/food-safety/