The Impact Of Haccp Implementation On The Performance Of Malaysian Food Industries
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Date
2006-06
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LOO SOON HUA, BRIAN
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Abstract
Malaysia's economy, like that of many other developing countries is
heavily dependent on the export of a variety of commodities among the most
important being processed food products. This study was undertaken to study
the impact of HACCP implementation on local food industries by analyzing the
correlation between HACCP implementation and a company's financial
performance in terms of overall gross profit, operations cost, and food microbial
quality. The impact of HACCP was also analysed regarding Small and Medium
Industries compared with Large Industries, locally-owned enterprises versus
mUltinationals and food industries in West Malaysia versus East Malaysia. The
study was conducted in three phases; a questionnaire developed for preliminary
information gathering, secondary data gathering at the Food Quality Control
Division of the Ministry of Health and primary data was then obtained by
accompanying auditors from the Ministry of Health during surveillance audits to
15 food processing factories. HACCP implementation was found to have a
positive impact on company gross profit, operations costs and was effective in
reducing average microbiological count at various food contact surfaces on the
production floor. SMls were found to have some problems in implementing
HACCP compared to larger multinational or joint-venture companies but overall,
they are performing relatively well.
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The Impact Of Haccp Implementation On The Performance , Of Malaysian Food Industries