Diseño de un sistema de gestión de seguridad alimentaria para plantación de cacao, centro de poscosecha y acopio técnico basado en BPA e ISO 22000:2018, para la hacienda “La Bella”.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design a food safety management system for cocoa plantation, post-harvest and technical collection center based on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and ISO 22000: 2018, for the "La Bella" farm, in this way an initial diagnostic analysis was performed to verify compliance with the regulations both at the documentary or physical level within the production process, by considering a descriptive methodology within the research development it was necessary to propose a Likert scale that allowed quantifying the level of compliance of the qualitative variables, therefore the guidelines and specifications of the requirements of the Guide of Good Agricultural Practices for Cocoa Technical Resolution No. 183 were considered, as well as a Check list based on the Standard Normative Checklist of Good Agricultural Practices for Cocoa. 183 and a Check list based on ISO 22000:2018, obtaining as an initial result non-compliance for GAP and ISO 22000: 2018 in none of the requirements, once this result was obtained, a procedures manual was designed aimed at implementing the necessary corrective measures and emphasizing the critical points identified, for this reason the Food Safety Management Manual was developed which contains Standard Operating Procedures, Instructions and Records, which were made according to the activities carried out on the farm and based on the corresponding standard, they were socialized to senior management and workers of the farm for their knowledge, implementation and compliance.