Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
John Tsaknis
Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
Keynote: J Food Microbiol Saf Hyg
The evolution of the HACCP system during the second half of the twentieth century, from its roots in the U.S. space program to its present use for consumer foods worldwide, can be traced through several milestones and through a series of formal recognition and adoption activities by the food industry, government regulatory agencies, and national and international scientific and professional organizations. The changes that HACCP has undergone have built a complete food safety management system (FSMS) with increased efficiency and effectiveness. It is well established nowadays that FSMS are not enough and Quality assurance systems are intended to provide confidence to a food company�?¢�?�?�?�?s management, its customers and to government regulatory agencies that the company is capable of meeting the food quality and food safety requirements. Food safety and quality assurance are now parts of Quality management systems which include quality planning and improvement activities, in addition to quality control and assurance activities. These systems are intended to provide a company with the capability to meet all quality requirements. In this study, the evolution of Food Safety programs into Quality Management systems is described.
John Tsaknis has completed his Ph.D. and Postdoctoral studies from Lincolnshire University, School of Food Sciences and is a chartered chemist from the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He is full professor and Dean in the School of Food Technology and Nutrition in Athens Greece. He is a member of the Standing Committee "Residues and Chemical Contaminants" in the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and Reviewer of 7 international scientific journals. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and participated in more than 30 international conferences and has been serving as an editorial board member of reputed journals.