Good Hygiene Practices

GHP addresses food safety by analysing the hazards. The hazard analysis by GHP includes preventing contamination by people while harvesting, during manufacturing, preparation, raw materials and ingredients of processed foods, and cleaning the work, storage, and display environment. The hazard resources include the water used in the food industry, foodborne pathogens, food processing contamination, and foods contact surfaces. It should be noticed that controlling all hazards in micro dimensions is not possible by GHP requirements alone, and more precise scrutiny is implemented by HACCP.

Protect consumers from illness/injury caused by food
Provide assurance that food is suitable for human consumption
Demonstrate commitment to producing and serving safe food
Earn greater consumer confidence
Comply with statutory requirements
Prepare for GMP and/or HACCP certification
Compliance with law
Reduced consumer complaints
Consumer satisfaction
Enhanced reputation
And for those involved in production, good working condition

GHP compliance is the first step towards establishing hygiene management and is applicable across the food processing chain. CDG helps you achieve GHP compliance with specialized audits which check for the conformity of hygiene, sanitary and food handling practices at each step of food processing. In addition, CDG provides detailed reports with objective data on risk factors and areas of concern, helping you improve your food safety and quality systems.

Food handling practices
Employee hygiene practices
Sanitation facilities
Pest control
Prevention of physical and chemical hazards
To ensure continuing compliance, CDG recommends performing follow-up surveillance visits at 3-month intervals.

GHP compliance covers the minimum sanitary and hygiene practices for food processors, such as hotels and restaurants, to ensure that food is safe and suitable for human consumption. It is a required foundation to implement other food safety management initiatives, such as GMP, HACCP and ISO 22000. The US FDA and other regulatory bodies worldwide recommend GHP compliance to ensure that a company is committed to reducing food contamination and food-borne diseases by implementing food safety practices.

We help you achieve GHP compliance with specialized audits which check for the conformity of hygiene, sanitary and food handling practices at each step of food processing. In addition, we provide detailed reports with objective data to find risk factors for food accidents to improve your food safety and quality systems.

Minimum required standard for food processors
Demonstrates commitment to producing and serving safe food
Leads to increased customer confidence
Demonstrates adherence to governmental regulations
Formulates foundation for GMP, HACCP certification

GHP is the first step towards the establishment of hygiene management and is applicable across the food processing chain. our expertise in GHP audit includes:

Hotels: four- & five-star, chain of express inns
Catering: catering company, enterprise kitchen
Store audit: retailer, fast food chain
Supplier-Sea food, frozen food, organic food, food ingredients.

CDG is one of very few inspection accredited (ISO 17020 accredited by ILAC channel) agencies in India. We conduct food safety or food hygiene inspections.