NEHA 2013 AEC: Microbiological Control Systems in the Pet Food Industry

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Microbiological Control Systems in the Pet Food Industry

Purpose: To present the essentials of a comprehensive Microbiological Control System (MCS). Specific strategies, programs and processes to achieve the objective of eliminating environmental pathogens and cross contamination to finished products will be discussed.

Take-Home Points: (1) What is a MCS? (2) Why does environmental and finished product contamination happen? (3) Strategies to achieve the objective of eliminating environmental pathogens and cross contamination to finished products (4) How to track your progress.

Presentation Summary: The essentials of a comprehensive Microbiological Control System will be discussed. Specifics related to environmental sampling, Salmonella controls, cross contamination prevention, sampling schemes, six sigma methods, and metrics, will be presented and discussed.

Conclusions: In order to achieve the objective of eliminating environmental pathogens and cross contamination to finished products, a combination of strategies must be used. This includes a robust Microbiological Control System and quantitative assessments for measurement and improvement.