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Introduction to Food and Feed Product Protection. Food Manufacturing Industry. Baking and confectionary Flour mills Cereals and prepared dry mixes Pasta Canning Meat and poultry Dairy Frozen foods. Feed Manufacturing Industry. Originally – dumping ground for milled products
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Food Manufacturing Industry • Baking and confectionary • Flour mills • Cereals and prepared dry mixes • Pasta • Canning • Meat and poultry • Dairy • Frozen foods
Feed Manufacturing Industry • Originally – dumping ground for milled products • Improved processing methods (dehulling, extrusion, grinding, rolling, flaking, popping, roasting, microwaving, pelleting, etc.) • Addition of feed additives
Food/Feed Manufacturer should…. • Monitor ingredient quality • Keep an inventory of ingredients/additives • Adhere to regulatory standards and compliance • Coordinate delivery fleets • Institute preventive maintenance programs • Be computer literate • Manage people • Keep abreast of technology & the changing consumer
Food and Feed Products • Are at risk of being contaminated by foreign material, insects, microbes, and vertebrate pests • Risk varies from product to product, and within a product during it’s processing
Raw and Finished Food/Feed Products are also at risk……. • During transportation • Warehousing • Grocery store shelf • Pantry of a household
Minimizing Product Risks • Knowledge of risk factors • Knowledge on how to manage risks • Minimize costs • Compliance with regulations
GRSC 651: Food and Feed Product Protection • Focuses on risks to cereal-based food and feed products • Insects, microbes, vertebrates, chemical/physical contaminants • Emphasis is on preventive methods as well as on responsive methods • Federal regulations/compliance Sanitation and Pest Management
Objectives of Sanitation and Pest Management • Wholesome food • Safe food • Morally committed • Legal action • Decreased consumer confidence • Not the fear of regulatory action!