Diseño de un Sistema de Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura (BPM) para la Industria de Productos Lácteos “La Esencia”

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) system for the dairy products industry "La Esencia". For this, the auditing checklist was used to evaluate the compliance levels and the interview technique was implemented to obtain information on the plant background and on the processes used for sanitization and manufacturing. The methodology used was deductive, since it started from the analysis of the nonconformities found towards the approach of particular solutions. The approach used was qualitative-quantitative, since the data obtained were statistically processed from the audit checklist, reflecting the percentages of compliance. The evaluation results were: equipment and utensils with 90%, labeling and packaging with 78%, storage, distribution, transport and commercialization with 77%, facilities with 70%, raw materials and inputs with 67%, hygienic manufacturing requirements with 66%, production operations with 59% and quality assurance and control with 53%. With the percentages below 80%, the Improvement Plan and the Proposal for the Design of the Good Manufacturing Practices Manual of the Dairy Products Company "La Esencia", which contains the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and the economic estimate for implementation, were prepared. It is concluded that this work is feasible for the company, since it showed a real interest in solving the nonconformities by establishing an initial budget for compliance. It is recommended to the company to implement all the procedures in a timely manner in order to improve the production line and with it, the quality and safety of the food.