SEGURIDAD, FIABILIDAD Y CALIDAD DEL PRODUCTO, PROCESOS E INSTALACIONES DE LA INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARIA

Abstract

The production of food is of great importance for both, for the economy of a country and the welfare of its population. In order to guarantee the safety of the consumers, the food industry currently counts with a wide variety of regulations and guidelines that take in consideration the chemicals, biological and physical dangers that can be found in the food.

On the other hand, the members of the food -chain production must also considerate the preferences and demands of their potential consumers for the elaboration of their products, so that these products can be seen as quality products. These factors are constantly changing and are not exclusively stablished by the food safety aspect, but they will also depend on several subjective and objective characteristics that must be studied properly.

This document sets out the steps that the food industry must take to guarantee the safety and quality of both the finished products and the facilities and the production process, taking into account the Spanish legislation as well as the non-mandatory international standards applicable to the food industry and the requirements of the final consumers