Sanitation Programs for plant Hygiene

Sanitation Programs For Plant Hygiene

  1. Fish processing operations should control food hazards through the use of systems such as Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) which ensure adequate and appropriate maintenance and cleaning.
  2.  The specific cleaning program will vary according to individual circumstances and the program should be designed to meet the needs of each operation. 
  3. Each cleaning step may be customized to provide the best possible results.  
  4. Once the cleaning and disinfection program has been designed it is important that it be recorded. 
  5. The written program will serve as a reference document for the training and daily function of personnel engaged in cleaning and disinfection. 
  6.  Where written cleaning programs are used, they should specify:

    ¨      areas, items of equipment and utensils to be cleaned;

    ¨      responsibility for particular tasks;

    ¨      method and frequency of cleaning ; and

    ¨      Monitoring arrangements.

  7. Cleaning can be carried out by the separate or combined use of physical methods, such as scrubbing or turbulent flow, and chemical methods using detergents, alkalis or acids. 

  8.  A typical cleaning and disinfection process may involve as many as six separate steps:

    a.    Pre-cleaning: Preparation of area and equipment for cleaning,involves steps such as removal of all products from area, protection of sensitive components and packaging materials from water, removal by hand fish scraps, etc.

    b.   Pre-rinse: A rinsing with water to remove remaining large pieces of loose soil or gross debris from surfaces.

    c.   Cleaning: Treatment of surfaces with an appropriate detergent to remove soil or to loosen soil and bacterial film and hold them in solution or suspension.

    d.    Rinse: A rinsing with water to remove loosened soil and residues of detergent.

    e.   Disinfection: Where necessary, application of chemicals and /or heat to destroy most microorganisms on surface.

    f.  Post-rinse: A final rinse with water to remove disinfectant.  This step is not applicable or recommended in all situations.

 
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