Report on a technology transfer on quality assurance for Elsa foods limited, Kpone-Tema

Abstract

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Reasearch-Food Research Institute is the partner institution of the CSIR-Food Research Institute/European Union Cassava Small Scale Enterprise Project (FRI/EU Cassava SME’s Project). Its overall objective was to develop selected cassava-based foods to meet the changing and growing urban demand through the production of products that are convenient, of high quality and safe for consumption. Elsa Foods Limited, Kpone, Tema was selected as a model for technology transfer under the project. This report document a two day training workshop for staff on the premises of Elsa Foods Limited on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Personal Hygiene (GPH), Good Hygienic Practices (GHP), Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), Quality Assurance (QA) and Principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). Its intended purpose was to ensure that products from Elsa Foods are hygienically safe and meet international standards