GHP

What is GHP?

GHP compliance highlights areas of concern and potential pitfalls to improve your food safety standards. It’s also important to promote good hygiene management in your food supply chain, which can be achieved through the regular auditing of your supply chain processes.

This standard will assess and ensure that the food being processed is suitable for human consumption and meets the requirements needed to comply with regulations in the industry for hotels and restaurants.

Once certified, organisations can proudly promote themselves as certificate holders in any of their promotional materials and can include the URS certification logo free of charge.

Who requires a GHP certification?

GHP certification is essential for any organisations in the food sector that are considered food processors, such hotel and restaurants. Other relevant establishments include:

• Caterers


• Grocery stores


• Frozen food producers


• Manufacturers of food ingredients

How can a GHP certification benefit your business?

Becoming certified for GHP can bring a wide range of benefits to your organisation, including:

• Reducing the risk of contamination


• Improving your organisations food safety and quality


• Increasing customers confidence in your organisation


• Enhancing your organisation reputation

How can you prepare for GHP Certification?

Although the thought of starting the certification process may seem daunting, there are a variety of steps you can take to make the process to becoming certified far more streamlined:

 

• Familiarise yourself with the GHP standard


• Carry out a self-assessment to highlight any areas for improvement


• Develop a flow diagram to demonstrate your processes

What are the key requirements for GHP?

When working towards becoming certified for GHP, there are various areas that will be a focus during the audit. These areas include:

 

• Cleanliness


• Hygiene


• Storage


• Pest control

What principles are included within the GHP standard?

The GHP standard covers a wide range of important principles that encompass the methods of maintaining hygiene standards. These principles include:

 

Personal Hygiene:

The first principle emphasizes the importance of proper handwashing practices, appropriate clothing and a clean work environment.

Pest control:

The second principle provides implementation methods that can be used to control pests that present a contamination risk to food and facilities.

Waste Management:

The third principle outlines procedures for the proper disposal of waste, which in turn will prevent the contamination of the workplace and maintain a clean environment.

Food safety Culture:

The fourth principle encourages the creation of a culture with the organisation that embraces prioritising food safety.

How long will your GHP certificate be valid for?

Your GHP certificate will be valid for at least three years; dependent on the type of site that is being certified.

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