Many food companies aren't getting all they can out of their food safety training efforts
Almost all food and beverage companies are committed to food safety training, but many are not getting all they could out of their training efforts. Why? A study from Alchemy Systems in partnership with Campden, BRI, SQF Institute, BRC, SGS and TSI polled thousands of food and beverage processors in seeking the answer to this question. The study, entitled “Closing the Gaps in Food Safety Training: Results from the Global Food Safety Training Survey,” found that while 88 percent of processors surveyed said their senior management provides the needed food safety training, 75 percent of respondents felt that employees would be more productive if their food safety program was more consistently applied.
But the problem is more pervasive. Despite the good news on management commitment to food safety investments in training, 62 percent of survey respondents indicated that despite their efforts in classroom training, there still were employees not following food safety programs on the plant floor. The survey and other research suggest several reasons that contribute to noncompliance: