Knowing the status: Gathering baseline data on food safety management across the Abu Dhabi hospitality industry
Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of the methods used, and results found, during an in-depth investigation into the status of food safety management systems in eight types of Abu Dhabi businesses. It is the second article in a Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes theme issue presenting a comprehensive government strategy for improving food safety management standards across the hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach – The research process gathered quantitative and qualitative data from industry visits, surveys, interviews, document analysis, focus groups and stakeholder workshops. Findings – Standards varied across the industry, with distinct characteristics and patterns across the eight groups. Systems were most likely to be found to be in place within hotels. However, there were some issues with validation, documentation and particularly certification. In other sectors, there were lower levels of food safety management with some additional specific challenges. The baseline ...
The small business dilemma
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the particular dilemma of achieving international best practice and regulatory compliance for food safety in small local restaurants with limited resources, low levels of literacy and no common language. It is the fourth article in a Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes theme issue presenting a comprehensive government strategy for improving food safety management standards across the hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach – The article outlines extensive industry fieldwork involving on-site observations and interviews, undertaken by researchers from the relevant cultural backgrounds to identify common practices and specific risks, and facilitate targeted interventions. Findings – As expected, the independent restaurant sub-sector in Abu Dhabi is similar to international norms, with the additional challenge of language and literacy. In-depth on-site observations reveal a range of high-risk situations and practices, which require specific solutions from g...
Evaluación de la aplicación del sistema appcc (haccp) en industrias alimentarias de paises en vias de desarrollo
La aplicacion efectiva de sistemas de aseguramiento de la calidad tales como el sistema de analisis de peligros y puntos de control critico (APpee) es de vital importancia para los paises en vias de desarrollo. El OBJETIVO GENERAL de la Tesis ha sido la evaluacion de la aplicacion del sistema APpee en estos paises y valorar su impacto en salud publica y en la problematicade rechazo o perdida de alimentos. Los OBJETIVOS ESPECiFI90S fueron: 1. Analizar la eficacia en la aplicacion del sistema en Brasil, Chile, India y Tailandia usando para ello una guia metodologica aplicada por expertos locales en dichos paises; y 2. Identificar las limitaciones del sistema y ,proponer alternativas para, minimizar su impacto considerando los resultados obteniaos en encuestas realizadas en veintiseis paises. En los cuatro paises donde se llevo a cabo la primera parte del estudio, la aplicacion de APpee se realiza de manera obligatoria en productos destinados a la exportacion y de manera voluntaria en industrias cuyos productos van al mercado domestico. La reglamentacion nacional esta basada en la normativa internacional del eodex y en normativas de los principales mercados internacionales.En todos los paises estudiados la aplicacion de APpee ha estado condicionada por la presion de mercados locales e internacionales y ha requerido la revision simultanea de buenas practicas de higiene (BPH) y de manufactura (BPM). Los principales problemas encontrados se refieren a las dificultades tecnicas para la aplicacion de los 7 principios del APpee y a cuestiones de indole socio-economico. Estos problemas en parte estan siendo resueltos a traves de estrategias desarrolladas conjuntamente por el gobierno, la industria y la universidad mediante el uso de guias sectoriales, sensibilizacion y capacitacion de personal en la industria y gobierno, el establecimiento de incentivos gubernamentales y empresariales para facilitar