Desenvolver e propor um plano de implantação do Food Fraud em uma indústria de embalagens plásticas flexíveis

Abstract

Certification in ISO 9001 standard was considered enough to be a packaging supplier for the food industry. Over time, the food safety management system (FSMS) has highlighted the importance of ensuring that products are free of contaminants throughout the food chain. The FSSC 22000 certification has been highly requested in the market, both in Brazil and internationally, affecting food manufacturers to their suppliers. Food Fraud is one of the requirements to obtain this certification, so the objective of this work is to implement this requirement, through the application of the SSAFE tool. With this tool, the company was able to diagnose its vulnerabilities and identify fifteen criteria that needed mitigation actions. The monitoring of these actions was carried out with the application of a 5W2H spreadsheet. It was also possible to raise the main facilitating points for the application of Food Fraud, such as, for example, the training and qualification of the team, the discussion of issues, and interpretation of data and the involvement of suppliers. Action plans were part of all question groups: "Opportunities", "Motivations" and "Control". The construction of action plans provided a great opportunity to include employees in decision making, increase synergy between the team, align expectations and improve the flow of information.