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Prerequisite Programs: Minimizing Food Safety  Hazards Along the Food Supply Chain Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) Sanitation and Hygiene November 6, 2010 Dr. Leslie Bourquin Dr. Deepa Thiagarajan Michigan State University Presentation Outline • Introduction to Prerequisite Programs • Good Agricultural Practices • Good Manufacturing Practices • Sanitation and Hygiene • Exercise 2 Food Hygiene CODEX Definition: • All conditions and measures necessary to  ensure the safety and suitability of food at all  stages of the food chain. Source: CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4- 2003 3 Prerequisite Program CODEX Definition : • A program that is required prior to the  application of the HACCP system to ensure  that a [fish and shellfish processing] facility is  operating according to the Codex Principles of  Food Hygiene, the appropriate Code of  Practice and appropriate food safety  legislation. Source: CAC/RCP 52-2003 4 Prerequisite Programs • Effective implementation of prerequisite  programs (PRPs) is essential to establish a  sound foundation prior to application of  HACCP or other food safety management  systems. • Ineffective implementation of PRPs will likely  lead to ineffective implementation of HACCP  (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)  systems. 5 Prerequisite Programs are the Foundation  of an Effective Food Safety System HACCP Sanitation  Standard Operating  Procedures Prerequisite Programs  (GAPs, GMPs, GHPs, etc.) 6 Good Agricultural Practices 7 Good Agricultural Practices • Recommended practices for primary  production of foodstuffs (e.g. fruits and  vegetables, cereals and legumes, livestock,  fish and shellfish). • Primary Production (defined) – Those steps in the food chain up to and including,  for example, harvesting, slaughter, milking, fishing. Source: CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4- 2003 8 Normative Documents ‐ GAPs • Codex Alimentarius Commission – Code of Practice  for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 52‐2003)  [Principle focus on harvest and post‐harvest handling.] • Codex Alimentarius Commission – Code of Hygienic  Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CAC/RCP 53‐ 2003) • Codex Alimentarius Commission – Recommended  Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding (CAC/RCP  54‐2004) • Several other Codex standards also apply to primary  production. Source: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/standard_list.jsp 9 Codex General Principles of Food  Hygiene – Primary Production • Primary production should be managed in a way that  ensures that food is safe and suitable for its intended  use. Where necessary, this will include: – avoiding the use of areas where the environment poses a  threat to the safety of food – controlling contaminants, pests and diseases of animals  and plants in such a way as not to pose a threat to food  safety – adopting practices and measures to ensure food is  produced under appropriately hygienic conditions. Source: CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4-2003 10

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