Process and Facility Sanitation
PROCESS AND FACILITY SANITATION
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures is the common name give to the sanitation procedures in food production plants which are required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA and regulated by 9 CFR part 416 in conjunction with 21 CFR part 178.1010. It is considered one of the prerequisite programs of HACCP.
Introduction
A clean surface is defined as being free from soil (e.g. food residues), free from bad odours, be non-greasy to the touch and have no visible oxidation (e.g. rust).
A sanitized clean surface is defined as a clean surface that is substantially free from pathogenic microorganisms and undesirable numbers of spoilage microorganisms.
Cleaning prior to sanitizing is recommended as it increases the effectiveness of the sanitizing step.
Effective cleaning and sanitation programs are required to achieve the correct level of hygiene in food handling or production facilities. If these are not adhered to there is a greater risk of food becoming contaminated by pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms.
Food Processing
Food processing is a procedure in which food is prepared for consumption. People often use this term to refer specifically to making packaged foods, but technically anything which transforms raw ingredients into something else is a form of food processing, ranging from grilling vegetables in the back yard to making television dinners in a food manufacturing facility. The food processing sector employs large numbers of people, many of whom are unskilled labourers.
There are several purposes to food processing. The most basic goal is to prepare food which is palatable. This can include processing ingredients which are not safe to eat raw, flavouring foods to make them more interesting, and making dishes which comply with cultural and religions norms surrounding food, in addition to addressing issues such as allergies. Food processing is also usually intended to make food which is
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures is the common name give to the sanitation procedures in food production plants which are required by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA and regulated by 9 CFR part 416 in conjunction with 21 CFR part 178.1010. It is considered one of the prerequisite programs of HACCP.
Introduction
A clean surface is defined as being free from soil (e.g. food residues), free from bad odours, be non-greasy to the touch and have no visible oxidation (e.g. rust).
A sanitized clean surface is defined as a clean surface that is substantially free from pathogenic microorganisms and undesirable numbers of spoilage microorganisms.
Cleaning prior to sanitizing is recommended as it increases the effectiveness of the sanitizing step.
Effective cleaning and sanitation programs are required to achieve the correct level of hygiene in food handling or production facilities. If these are not adhered to there is a greater risk of food becoming contaminated by pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms.
Food Processing
Food processing is a procedure in which food is prepared for consumption. People often use this term to refer specifically to making packaged foods, but technically anything which transforms raw ingredients into something else is a form of food processing, ranging from grilling vegetables in the back yard to making television dinners in a food manufacturing facility. The food processing sector employs large numbers of people, many of whom are unskilled labourers.
There are several purposes to food processing. The most basic goal is to prepare food which is palatable. This can include processing ingredients which are not safe to eat raw, flavouring foods to make them more interesting, and making dishes which comply with cultural and religions norms surrounding food, in addition to addressing issues such as allergies. Food processing is also usually intended to make food which is
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitation_Standard_Operating_Procedures http://voices.yahoo.com/how-stay-safe-clean-fast-food-restaurants-370948.html?cat=5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_processing SUMMARIZATION Most of us have eaten inside the fast food restaurant. Staying safe and clean in a restaurant is what customers want and the ultimate priority. But most of us nowadays, don’t care about the cleanliness and health of a fast food restaurant. What is a food processing? For me, food processing is the way how food is prepared. People used this term to prepare foods in order to keep it preserve. There are several purposes of food processing. And the most basic goal of food processing is to prepare food which is palatable. In food processing, there’s a use of equipment. To separate the pulp from certain fruits or vegetables, a juice or vegetable press may be used in food processing plants. Many miscellaneous pieces of food processing equipment are used in everyday production and manufacturing. One such machine is the lettuce shredder, which is used for packaging salads or vegetable blends. There are many types of meat processing equipment used when cutting and processing animals into food. From saws and knives to tenderizers and grinders, meat processing equipment makes the task of butchering much easier for most people who use the equipment. (According to what I read) We have always processed our food. We cooked our food, and this is one kind of processing. Also chop, soak. All of these are food processing.