TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective operation of food quality management system
T2 - A case study from fishery processing
AU - Ngoc, Tong Thi Anh
AU - Arturu, Anna Minja
AU - Ha, Nguyen Cong
AU - Miyamoto, Takahisa
N1 - Funding Information:
Vlir-ous network program is acknowledged for the scholarship.We would also like to thank the company involved in this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers.
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Performance of food safety management system (FSMS) by Self diagnostic instrument (DI) and Microbial assessment scheme (MAS) are still new approaches in Vietnamese Pangasius processing industries. Performance variability of food safety management systems (FSMS) in practice during processing steps makes microbial quality and safety of Pangasius products very challenging. Therefore, 117 samples of fish, water and environment were collected throughout processing to assess the effective operation of the FSMS in practice. The dynamics and variations in the microbial quality and safety were observed. The microbial count of the final products ranged 6.8-7.7 log CFU/g of total mesophilic count,<1-<2 log CFU/g of Escherichia coli,<1-6.3 log CFU/g of Coliform and<2-4.6 log CFU/g of Staphylococcus aureus. High prevalence of pathogens was observed on processed fish; 15/36 Listeria monocytogenes and 1/36 Salmonella spp. with a similar trend in food contact surfaces, hands of operators and water. More attention should be focused on this company because the current FSMS is not performing effectively by means of Self-Diagnostic Instrument (DI) and Microbial Assessment Scheme (MAS) tools. These assessment tools are necessary to implement routinely to validate the FSMS in place.
AB - Performance of food safety management system (FSMS) by Self diagnostic instrument (DI) and Microbial assessment scheme (MAS) are still new approaches in Vietnamese Pangasius processing industries. Performance variability of food safety management systems (FSMS) in practice during processing steps makes microbial quality and safety of Pangasius products very challenging. Therefore, 117 samples of fish, water and environment were collected throughout processing to assess the effective operation of the FSMS in practice. The dynamics and variations in the microbial quality and safety were observed. The microbial count of the final products ranged 6.8-7.7 log CFU/g of total mesophilic count,<1-<2 log CFU/g of Escherichia coli,<1-6.3 log CFU/g of Coliform and<2-4.6 log CFU/g of Staphylococcus aureus. High prevalence of pathogens was observed on processed fish; 15/36 Listeria monocytogenes and 1/36 Salmonella spp. with a similar trend in food contact surfaces, hands of operators and water. More attention should be focused on this company because the current FSMS is not performing effectively by means of Self-Diagnostic Instrument (DI) and Microbial Assessment Scheme (MAS) tools. These assessment tools are necessary to implement routinely to validate the FSMS in place.
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U2 - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.8.1.03
DO - 10.12944/CRNFSJ.8.1.03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085054878
SN - 2347-467X
VL - 8
SP - 25
EP - 40
JO - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
JF - Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science
IS - 1
ER -