Importancia de la inocuidad alimentaria y las BPM en la industria de procesamiento de alimentos

Abstract

The current market has become increasingly demanding in recent years and this has caused several companies in the food industry to lose competitiveness. This has led to further research into the main factors that have allowed other companies to remain in the market and to consolidate their position for years, regardless of the constantly changing environment they face. From this point, two common points emerge that have been responsible for the success of the companies that have remained in business: food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). The present work is a bibliographic compilation of several academic studies in the area, whose objective is to demonstrate the importance of the practices within the food industry, giving special relevance to international certifications such as ISO 9001 regarding Quality Management Systems, Good Practices in food production and compliance with the legal regulations of each country. Finally, it was concluded that apart from the competitive advantage gained by the companies, the importance of this study lies in the fact that unhealthy food causes serious health problems in people, even causing death. On the other hand, it also encourages the different companies in the industry to invest in the research field to promote a culture of continuous improvement.