WHAT ARE HYGIENE AND SANITATION PRACTICES?

Hygiene and sanitation practices are the things we do to keep ourselves, the plant and the meat we process clean. This includes:

• hand washing
• clean uniforms
• following work instructions
• cleaning the plant during and after production.

Hygiene and sanitation is all about producing safe food. All food processors including meat workers have a responsibility to produce food which is safe to eat. Consumers expect to be able to eat meat products without becoming ill or eat products containing a disease.

Food safety is achieved through the hygiene and sanitation procedures that we follow to ensure our food remains wholesome and as free from contamination as we can make it.