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The application of good manufacturing practices as a quality approach to food safety in a food manufacturing establishment in the Western Cape South Africa
Author(s)
Ngwa, Macceline Bih
Date Issued
2017
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is a segment of quality assurance which
guarantees that food products produced are uniform and controlled to the
appropriate quality standards for their required use and as expected by the
marketing authority. A survey was carried out to assess the awareness and
implementation level of GMP guidelines amongst manufacturers in the Western
Cape, South Africa. Based on a literature review on GMP in the food manufacturing
establishments a research problem was identified forming the crux of the research
which reads as follows: “the lack of enforcement of approved standards within the
food manufacturing establishments in the Western Cape Province, South Africa may
result in the food product quality being questioned by consumers”.
The objective of this study was to assess the awareness and implementation of
GMP among food manufacturing establishments in the Western Cape. The literature
was reviewed to discover what is currently known concerning GMP in the food
manufacturing industries. Fresh food produce manufacturing establishments in the
Western Cape Province South Africa were targeted for this study, with 52
responding to the questionnaires.
Data was collected by means of self-administered structured questionnaires and
individual face-to-face interviews with six of the establishments that participated in
the questionnaires. Data for the questionnaires was analysed by means Statistical
Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 19 software programme in order to
generate descriptive statistical results and to determine potential areas for
improvement in the establishments surveyed. Data for individual face-to-face
interview was recorded by transcribing and analysed by inductive reasoning. In
particular, Cronbach’s alpha was utilized to test the reliability of the key items of
GMP.
guarantees that food products produced are uniform and controlled to the
appropriate quality standards for their required use and as expected by the
marketing authority. A survey was carried out to assess the awareness and
implementation level of GMP guidelines amongst manufacturers in the Western
Cape, South Africa. Based on a literature review on GMP in the food manufacturing
establishments a research problem was identified forming the crux of the research
which reads as follows: “the lack of enforcement of approved standards within the
food manufacturing establishments in the Western Cape Province, South Africa may
result in the food product quality being questioned by consumers”.
The objective of this study was to assess the awareness and implementation of
GMP among food manufacturing establishments in the Western Cape. The literature
was reviewed to discover what is currently known concerning GMP in the food
manufacturing industries. Fresh food produce manufacturing establishments in the
Western Cape Province South Africa were targeted for this study, with 52
responding to the questionnaires.
Data was collected by means of self-administered structured questionnaires and
individual face-to-face interviews with six of the establishments that participated in
the questionnaires. Data for the questionnaires was analysed by means Statistical
Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 19 software programme in order to
generate descriptive statistical results and to determine potential areas for
improvement in the establishments surveyed. Data for individual face-to-face
interview was recorded by transcribing and analysed by inductive reasoning. In
particular, Cronbach’s alpha was utilized to test the reliability of the key items of
GMP.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Quality (Engineering)))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.
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