Challenges of Haccp Implementation in Agricultural Food Products in Thailand

Abstract

Agricultural food industry in Thailand generated incomes about 10.5% gross domestic product (GDP) of the country in 2015. The demands of agricultural food products around the world has been increased for years. Agricultural food products from Thailand could not be exported as many as the growth of market demands because of the limitation of food safety guarantees. Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a minimal requirement for exported food products to assure food safety. Not all Thai companies in agricultural food industry received HACCP certifications. There might be some challenges that obstructed the implementation of HACCP in the food industry of Thailand. The objective of this research was to identify challenges faced by companies in Thailand when implementing the HACCP in agricultural food companies. An online survey was conducted to collect data from companies in food industry. Twenty companies completed the survey. All twelve challenges proposed in the research survey were experienced by participating companies during the HACCP implementation. The challenges, identified as barriers to implement HACCP, were a lack of employee engagement in HACCP implementation, a lack of employees who understand the HACCP system, and a lack of advanced statistical knowledge. The results suggested companies to develop an effective communication plan to convey the HACCP implementation plan to employees at all levels and to provide training programs, related to HACCP and statistics, to fulfill knowledge and skills required in the HACCP implementation.

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“…An important negative factor is the lack of understanding of the HACCP system by the management and personnel of food enterprises, the relatively high cost of developing and implementing this system, as well as the need to improve methodological guidelines for its application. [28,29,32,33]. It should also be noted that in recent decades, many food safety schemes have emerged around the world.…”

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“…Similar finding from the study by Maldonado-Siman, Bai, Ramírez-Valverde, Gong, & Rodríguezde Lara, where it was found that the first motivation for Mexican meat enterprises to implement HACCP is for access to new foreign markets 30 . Kingphadung & Choothian did mention that for food products to be export to other countries, it requires food safety certifications, such as HACCP and ISO 22000 31 .…”

“…Findings from other studies also show the same as most of the employees in the food production companies lack knowledge of the HACCP system 33,34 . Lack of employee commitment and engagement in HACCP implementation is the most concerned as the barrier 23,31 . According to HACCP requirements, companies must develop guidelines for all processes and must control all the productions processes to meet the HACCP requirements.…”

“…According to Yapp and Fairman, the value of the HACCP implementation is the main challenge faced by companies in many countries concerning in terms of investment in structure, equipment and staff training 34 . From the study by Kingphadung and Choothian in agricultural food companies in Thailand, the respondents stated that the implementation of HACCP needs a significant investment which is a challenge towards the HACCP implementation 31 .…”