GMP Good Manufacturing Practices

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Good Manufacturing Practices* (GMPs) are the basic operational & environmental conditions required to produce safe foods. They ensure that ingredients, products and packaging materials are handled safely and that food products are processed in a suitable environment. GMPs address the hazards associated with personnel and environment during food production. They provide a foundation for any food safety system. Once GMPs are in place, processors can implement a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system to control hazards that may affect the ingredients and packaging material during food processing.

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) Components

GMPs have two main components: 1 - Written programs 2 - Implementation as per procedure.
Both are essential for the successful results of your GMPs system.

Written programs are
a- Policies
b- Procedures
c- Data Collection Forms
d- Work Instructions
e- Instructional Signs etc. required to meet the standards listed in each GMP program.
These include:
Policies & Procedures: (ex: standard operating procedures (SOPs), sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs))
Monitoring Procedures : Record Keeping (ex: how records are kept and handled)
Implementation involves conducting the activities required to meet the standards and monitoring them.
To ensure the policies and procedures in your program are performed as described, you need to train your staff in these procedures.