Implementation of food safety management at industry level in developing countries: is GMP/HACCP confusing?

Abstract

Food safety management system built on a sound CMP/GIIP and HACCP has been introduced and its implementation has shown to improve food quality and safety. The system is readily adopted by large industries; however, small enterprises have many difficulties in implementing food safety management. In developing countries, in which most of the food industries are of small scale, implementation of food safety management system is still lacking. Several reasons underlying such problems were lack of infrastructures such as water, cold chair1 etc. and human resources. Other factors that may have inter4fered the implementation of GMP and especially IiACCP is lack of understanding of the HACC{ philosophy. In nowEnglish speaking countries, language can be a barrier for understanding the HACCP principles. Additional constraints such as behavior or perception may also hamper the implementation of HACCP.