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FOOD HYGIENE



                                                              employees. They must be    also seen an Indian fried
                                                              able to handle complex     snacks and spice mix
                                                              automated systems.         company with appalling
                                                                                         conditions. The room
                    In Short                                         Can you             had poor ventilation and
                    1.  Design for hygiene                           cite some           lighting. Personal protective
                     2.  Integrate smart monitoring
                                                                                         equipment was not used.
                                                                     examples
                     3.  Validate and audit                   to show good               There was no concept of
                                                                                         hand washing. The working
                                                                                         conditions were difficult for
                         regularly
                      4.  Upskill the workforce               and bad                    employees.
                       5.  Look at your hygiene data
                                                              practices?
                                                                                                Have you
                          and identify broad trends
                                                               I once audited a small
                                                              seafood processing
                                                                                                any new
                                                              company. The facility             noticed
                                                              was run perfectly. The     trends?
                                                              hygiene from the floor
                                                              to the equipment was        New technologies are
                                                              flawless. There was no foul   being adopted to extend
                                                              smell. Waste was removed   the shelf life of products.
                                                              frequently. Everything     Modified atmosphere
                                                              was well designed. The     packaging is a new trend.
                                                              conveyor system had no     Plastics are still a key
                                                              dead spaces. This showed   material. Bioplastics and
                                                              a strong commitment to     new recycling methods are
                                                              quality. In contrast, I have   emerging.















































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