How and Why to Implement HACCP in Food Businesses in Developing Countries? Suggestions to Afghan Government and Private Sector

Authors

  • Sayed Mohammad Naim Khalid Independent food Safety/Quality and sustainable agriculture sector development consultant

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v3i6.459-465.330

Keywords:

Food business, HACCP, Food safety, Public health, Afghanistan

Abstract

In Afghanistan food safety is managed by several ministries including Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Commerce and municipalities. There is no food law but multiple ministerial decrees which ensure if GMP is implemented well. There is no legal requirement to get food safety certification. Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) is recognized as a key part of food safety management practice in the global food industry and can be applied at any stage of the food supply chain. This article discusses accepted approaches to the application of HACCP principles for the development, implementation, and maintenance of HACCP plan. It is intended as an introduction to food safety system in Afghanistan, giving propositions to government on how to apply the principles in a stepwise approach, and showing how HACCP benefit public and private sector and also suggesting ways how to adapt this approach in the food businesses.

Author Biography

Sayed Mohammad Naim Khalid, Independent food Safety/Quality and sustainable agriculture sector development consultant

- MBA in public administration with concentration on agriculture services management - MSc in Food Science and Technology from France - BSc in Agriculture from Afghanistan

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Published

05.04.2015

How to Cite

Khalid, S. M. N. (2015). How and Why to Implement HACCP in Food Businesses in Developing Countries? Suggestions to Afghan Government and Private Sector. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 3(6), 459–465. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v3i6.459-465.330

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Section

Food Technologies