FORMATION OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY

Abstract

The creation of integrated management systems for technological processes to ensure the safety of food products is a critically important task for industrial enterprises in the food industry. This helps to ensure the high quality of the products produced and reduce the risk of problems with their safety for consumers.

For every person, the issue of food quality and safety is vital. Currently, there are many incidents in the world related to food safety problems, which ultimately lead to the loss of health of consumers. Ensuring the necessary level of quality loses its priority in cases of insufficient food safety, because as the risk of harm to health increases, other indicators and characteristics of products become less and less important. This confirms the idea that if quality issues and the corresponding requirements from consumers can change, then safety issues are immutable and always have a clear and unambiguous meaning.

The safety of food products is the most discussed and relevant topic in the entire world community, which is characterized by an ever-increasing number of various directives, laws, standards, held conferences, publications in the mass media, etc. In recent years, the safety of food products has become a subject of serious concern for many developed countries and Ukraine in particular. Existing mandatory sanitary and hygienic standards do not provide a full guarantee of product safety. Experience shows that lax control over food products can have a truly dramatic impact on our daily lives and even completely change the fortunes of prosperous companies. Solving this problem in the shortest possible time is an important task both for producers interested in making a profit from the production of products, and for consumers who want to receive a high-quality and safe food product.

This article discusses the importance of forming integrated management systems for technological processes to ensure the safety of food products. The authors discuss current issues related to food safety, such as quality control, detection, and elimination of contamination risks. The article further examines key components of integrated management systems, such as monitoring, data analysis, and implementation of safety standards. Based on experience and scientific research, recommendations are provided for optimal implementation of such systems to enhance the safety and quality of food products. The conclusions of the article emphasize the importance of these systems as a tool for ensuring a high standard of food safety and call for further research in this area.