24 Good Manufacturing Practices

Purpose

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are written and implemented for a specific plant or food product as a prerequisite program for Preventative Controls for Human Foods. GMPs reduce the risk of hazards that could occur due to personnel and plant conditions.

Methodology

Read through the Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Part 117. Then write Good Manufacturing Practices for your product and process. Focus on the GMPs that are most relevant. Frame your GMP to fit a plant-scale operation. Your GMPs also will need to be followed as close as possible during scale-up in the lab.

Potential GMP categories include, but are not limited to:

  • Building and Facilities
  • Receiving
  • Sanitation
  • Food Handling and Processing
  • Packaging
  • Storage
  • Personnel and Training
    • Cleanliness
    • Handwashing
    • Jewelry
    • Gloves
    • Hair restraints
    • No food in processing area

License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Food Product Development Lab Manual Copyright © 2021 by Kate Gilbert and Ken Prusa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.