Design and management concepts for high care food processing
Abstract
Purpose
Environmental conditions in a food manufacturing plant have a great impact on food safety and product quality. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the various components that make up the environment or contribute to the quality of the environment.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper examines the way in which the air quality in the factory environment is defined, and discusses the affect that staff flow, product flow and factory finishes has on the environmental conditions in the factory.
Findings
There is no clearly defined guideline which adequately covers the environmental control of food plants.
Originality/value
The concept of defining food plant environments by way of cleanroom classification is relatively new in the food industry.
Keywords
Citation
Smith, D. (2006), "Design and management concepts for high care food processing", British Food Journal, Vol. 108 No. 1, pp. 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700610637634
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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