Food Safety Culture Maturity Index [FSCMI]: Presentation and Validation

Safety culture maturity model

Food Safety Culture Paramount Than Traditional Food Safety System and Food Safety Culture in South African Food Industries

The fact that traditional food safety system in the absence of food safety culture is inadequate has recently become a cause of concern for food safety professionals and other stakeholders. Focusing on implementation of traditional food safety system i.e HACCP prerequisite program and HACCP without the presence of food safety culture in the food industry has led to the processing, marketing and...

Assessment of safety culture maturity in a hospital setting.

The Manchester Patient Safety Culture Assessment Tool (MaPSCAT) was used to examine the levels of safety culture maturity in four programs across one large healthcare organization. The MaPSCAT is based on a theoretical framework that was developed in the United Kingdom through extensive literature reviews and expert input. It provides a view of safety culture on 10 dimensions (continuous improv...

Microbiological Safety Validation of Food Processes

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law on January 4, 2011 by President Obama. It represents the largest expansion of food safety requirements and FDA food safety authorities since the enactment of the original Food Drug & Cosmetic Act in 1938. It adds Section 418 to the US FD&C Act, requiring facilities to perform a hazard analysis and implement a preventive controls plan....

Contradictions, consequences and the human toll of food safety culture

Abbreviations CDC US Centers for Disease Control FDA US Food and Drug Administration FR Federal Register FSMA Food Safety Modernization Act GAPs Good Agricultural Practices GMPs Good manufacturing practices HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points HARPC Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls LGMA The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement USDA US Department of Agriculture