Banca de DEFESA: LUCIELLY OLIVEIRA WATSON

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STUDENT : LUCIELLY OLIVEIRA WATSON
DATE: 24/10/2022
TIME: 15:30
LOCAL: meet.google.com/mhb-ojdf-zrh
TITLE:

PROQUALI BPF IN YOUR HANDS: APPLICATION FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES IN ARTESANAL CHEESE PRODUCTION

KEY WORDS:

cheese, butter, dairy products, food

PAGES: 74
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
SUBÁREA: Ciência de Alimentos
SPECIALTY: Avaliação e Controle de Qualidade de Alimentos
SUMMARY:

The enactment of laws that regularized the production of artisanal cheeses and butter in the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), allowed the commercialization of artisanal cheeses and butter, produced according to the regional form and culture, if they have the ARTE seal, which regulates and allows the sale of artisanal products throughout Brazil, even for establishments without Federal Inspection. This combination of factors stimulates the development of agribusiness in RN, especially the dairy sector. However, as much as these new legislations make the rules to produce dairy products more flexible, a common point in all of them is the quality requirements. While cheese production from unpasteurized milk is permitted, it is essential that minimum food safety standards are in place so that consumers' health is not affected. Therefore, it is necessary that the production of artisanal cheese and butter obey the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) programs, which are a set of treaties on the basic concepts of operational hygiene that companies must follow to guarantee products without risks to consumers. On the other hand, micro and small companies have some difficulties in implementing the GMP Program. The first one is related to the lack of qualified labor for the internal elaboration of GMP standards, which leads companies to seek external consultants for the creation of the Program, generating an additional cost in the already costly process of regularization of these establishments. The second problem is related to the maintenance of the BPF. In simpler versions, it can contain dozens of worksheets to be filled in at different times (daily, weekly, fortnightly, semiannually and annually), which generates a volume of information that is difficult to organize for these companies, causing the program to be constantly outdated. Small artisanal cheese makers, mini milk processing plants and other companies that process low volumes of milk usually do not have a responsible person trained to work in this area, and it is normally the responsibility of the establishment owner to keep these records in order, which is not always happens. For these reasons, the objective of this project is the development of an application that can cover the main checklists and control sheets of a generic GMP model, with alerts about the controls to be verified on the day, options for registration and monitoring of the non-conformities, management reports and other requirements and resources necessary for the implementation and maintenance of Good Manufacturing Practices. The incremental innovation of this proposal is the development of a low-cost application, which will allow the inclusion of small and medium-sized companies in the prerequisites for certification together with the official inspection services and, therefore, allow these companies to enter the formal market, generating income and employment in their regions.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1282620 - HENRIQUE ROCHA DE MEDEIROS
Interno - 1555898 - DIEGO RODRIGO CABRAL SILVA
Externa à Instituição - Gerla Castello Branco Chinelate - UFAPE