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HACCP Program for Warehouse Handling Food Products- A simple Guide for Startups

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Definitions of terms used . Before we get started, let's first look at key terms to be used in this blog. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) HACCP is a food safety management system that addresses food safety concerns through the analysis and control of contaminants (physical, chemical, and biological). Critical Control Points (CCP) Step in the process at which a control measure is applied to prevent or reduce a significant food safety hazard to an acceptable level. Critical limits Measurable values that separate acceptability from unacceptability. Deviation Non-fulfillment of a set requirement. Corrective actions These are actions  taken to eliminate a deviation and to prevent its recurrence. Risks Risks are the effects or consequences of the uncertainty of an event. Setting up a HACCP Program for Warehouse The food chain starts from the garden and ends at the consumer’s table. Along this chain, there are several players involved, and among these are warehouses or food...
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Warehouse Prerequisite Program-Pest control program

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Pest control is very vital in warehouses that handle food products and related products as any form of infestation not only jeopardizes food safety but also portrays a bad image to the clients and turns away potential ones.  As a result of these negative effects of pest infestation, it's, therefore, the responsibility of the warehouse management to put in place pest control measures. Before diving into the  dos and don’ts  of the pest control program, let us get to know a bit about the common warehouse pests. By definition, a Pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans and interferes with their activities and desires. In the context of warehouses, pests are animals, not plants, and the human desire is a safe food or food-related product that is not contaminated by any means and cannot lead to adverse health complications such as illness. Warehouse pests are broadly categorized into the following; Insects Rodents Birds To control pests, one should know something a...
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