Elaboración de un manual de buenas prácticas de manufactura (BPM) para la planta de balanceados de la avícola granja integral G14 (FAVECA S.A).

Abstract

A manual of good manufacturing practice (GMP) was implemented in the feed plant of Granja Integral G14 poultry farm located in the canton of Latacunga. A checklist consisting of six chapters details the items that must be complied with the National Agency for Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA), and they are as follows: facilities, hygiene and sanitation, productive process, general services, documentation, and quality. With this, studies of the initial and final situation of the plant were carried out, and a percentage of compliance and non-compliance of GMP in the productive process of the balanced feed was achieved. Besides, the optimal conditions of hygiene and food security were analyzed, and different standard operating procedures (SOPs) involved in the quality and innocuousness of both the procedure and the finished product (balanced feed) were carried out. In addition to this, a manual of GMP containing methods of balanced feed handling, sanitation processes, machinery maintenance, control of balanced feed elaboration process, and staff safety was developed. It must be complied by all the operating staff. Finally, various training sessions related to occupational biosafety and food quality and innocuousness were given to all the operating staff. The chi-square test was used to analyze data, and the alternative hypothesis was accepted, which states that balanced feed elaboration and productivity are dependent. A total of 17% of compliance was obtained before the manual elaboration, whereas the study of the final situation of the plant showed positive results with 88% of compliance of GMP, and as a result, the balanced feed plant increases the percentage of GMP due to the corrective action plan. It is recommended to update the manual of GMP and the SOPs every year.