Current GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (cGMP)

Seminar Fee   -  P  2,250.00

Adopt good manufacturing practices (GMP)  and avoid rejects or complaints from your  internal and external customers.  In this three-day seminar, participants will acquire knowledge on the international requirements for current good manufacturing practices, learn the proper methods of handling, storage, processing and transportation of food products  for proper application into the manufacturing system.  Various aspects of plant sanitation will likewise be discussed.

Course Objectives

• To create awareness among participants on the importance of GMP in a food plant/ establishment;

• To provide participants with the knowledge on the methods of adopting GMP  in a food plant/establishment;

• To enable participants to understand international requirements of GMP  in the handling, storage, processing and transportationof food;

• To establish GMP policies for implementation in the manufacturing system.

Course Content

• Relationship of GMP to other acknowledged food safety management systems

•  Nature and consequences of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in food and other contaminants

• Personnel hygiene

• Design and sanitary construction of buildings, equipment 

and facilities

• Cleaning, disinfection and maintenance

• Storage, warehousing and transportation

• Pest prevention and control

• Documentation

• Implementation strategies

Target Participants:

• Owners/Managers/Supervisors of food processing companies and food service establishments, food stores and commissaries; food safety team members, food handlers and other concerned personnel; trainers, consultants and members of the academe