SOP or Standard Operating Procedure is a document that details the processes, procedures, responsibility, purpose of the procedures, monitoring and deviation procedures and the record relevant to the procedure. Why is SOP important? SOP is important for a few reasons
Evaluating if Your SOP works?
You may be asking if an SOP is important, how do we know if our SOP is working? At SFPM Consulting, when we evaluate an SOP, we evaluate these factors:
Good practices when it comes to SOP
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Think of a project that you work with and you estimated the value of $x. You also estimated that will continue to grow at 50% annually for the next 5 years. Is this a good portfolio to have? Suddenly, the key person for the project is defamed and it drastically affects your investor trusts. Or suddenly, the regulatory agencies knocked at the door and said the standards are not met and you cannot continue the project. What happens to your project? Imagine that project is your food brand, where you take x number of years to build to this stage and projected to continue to grow -will you risk your food brand? Your food brand is the fundamental key to why people are buying your products and not your competitors. It is the symbol of trust entrusted by your consumer. It needs to stay that way. Don’t let food safety and quality issues such as consumer dissatisfaction food recalls, regulatory shutdown, etc take that away from you. In food industry, we really like to talk about the same concepts – how to keep our food safe, sell them and keep our customer happy. It is important, isn’t it? But, why do we keep repeating these topics that by now, it did be a common sense.
Here are 5 reasons why I think why we kept repeating ourselves: 1st – These topics are important. Top of the list to keep the conversation going to remind ourselves to be always cautious on ensuring we contribute to the positive outlook of the industry. 2nd – To share good practices among the industry. For the beginner, great opportunities to learn and for the seasoned professional, it serve as a great experience sharing session. 3rd- To find ways to really keep up with consumers and regulatory requirement, bearing in mind, the demands will only get harsher. 4th – To find gaps in our current practices to ensure that preventative strategies are in place to minimize damage to the consumers and also, maintaining the hard earned branding. 5th – To expect what is next hit for the industry, whether it is the trend for popular flavor, food habits or simply new regulatory requirements. If you are not in the loop, you may missed out! So, there you go, my top 5 why(s) we speak about the same thing over and over again. Do you have any other reasons to add on? |
AuthorFelicia Loo, CFS is a Certified Food Scientist and qualified SQF Practitioner. She has worked with numerous food businesses to develop customized and improved food safety programs. She has worked with different food safety and regulatory schemes such as SQF, ISO 22000, Primus GFS, Organic, Kosher and Health Canada (Natural Health Product). Categories
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