GMP is the short form of “Good Manufacturing Practice” regulations. This standard concerns manufacturing, processing, packaging, premises, foods and raw materials to ensure to be safe, pure, and effective. GMP is also used for food safety management system. Assurance, safety, and quality of food are important considerations for consumers. It produces high-quality foods. GMP standard is the basic standard of GHP, GAP, HACCP, ISO 9001, and ISO 22000. Therefore, GMP is essential to be implemented for food safety and quality management. GMP covers all aspects of production including raw materials, installations, personnel, clothes, types of machinery, and processes.
In GMP, risk should be controlled in all areas including product pollution, damage to health, incorrect labeling, incorrect packaging, insufficient ingredients, insufficient monitoring, lack of consistent management in the production line, processes, final products, etc. GMP standard provides a consistent system to have documents of monitoring the performances, step by step, in the processes. Therefore, the result of all inspections is high quality, and the error in quality control is minimized.
One mission of Foodlord Company is to provide the highest quality for its products with an instant management and monitoring system in all production procedures of dried fruits, dried vegetables, and nuts from the entering of raw materials to the packaging and exporting them.
GMP standard certification
A good manufacturing practice (GMP) certification provides independent verification and certification which is the basis of manufacturing practices and prerequisites to implement HACCP standards to have safe and high-quality food products. Certifying the food safety management system by GMP is the best way to inspect the manufacturing factories to ensure regulatory compliance with knowledge and standard. All countries have their regulations and guidelines for GMP, the whole of which are the same and there may be little differences in various certificate bodies. However, the aspects of the GMP include quality management (quality assurance, good manufacturing practices for products, quality control, and quality risk management), sanitation and hygiene, building and facilities or premises, equipment, raw material, personnel, validation and qualification, complaints, documentation and recordkeeping, and inspections and quality audits.
Advantages of GMP
- Risk control, quality control, and assuring the quality of manufactured products
- Controlling sanitation and hygiene in personnel, the premises, equipment, containers, and production materials
- The proper storage of raw materials and fighting with contamination
- Good training and competence of personnel to have sufficient skill and knowledge for their job title
- Good documentation and record keeping to have easy access to the performance and information of all parts, types of machinery, premises, and personnel for any detected time for reviewing.
- Having regular inspection and monitoring and solving the compliances
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What is GMP standard in food industry?
Good manufacturing practices