Volume : 7, Issue : 12, DEC 2021

FOOD SAFETY STANDARD PRACTICES, SUPPLY CHAIN AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: ISSUES AND PROBLEM PRE AND POST-PANDEMIC

MOHD HAFIZ MOHAMAD ZAHARI, MD SAIFULLAH BIN MD YUSOFF, SAMSUDIN WAHAB, MOHD NASHRIQ SAMSUDDIN

Abstract

Food safety has always been an important issue, but the profile of health and safety at the workplace is growing. Ensuring food safety has become more complex with new ready-to-eat products being sold in many new international markets, new production technologies, extended supply chains, a diversity of ingredients and suppliers, and a growing potential for malicious behavior. The immediacy of the media and social media means that a local incident can be globalized overnight. The food industry plays an essential role in providing essential and necessary support for various human activities and behaviors. Once the food is harvested or produced, it should be stored, delivered, and sold in such a way that it can reach the final customers by the due date. For example, fruits and vegetables, it was wasted 492 million tons worldwide in 2011 due to the inefficient and ineffective management of the food supply chain. However, food security and food safety issues have also affected the performance of the supply chain in one way or another. One must, therefore, explore the impact of food safety management practices in the supply chain on the sustainable performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.

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FOOD SAFETY, SUPPLY CHAIN, PERFORMANCE, ISSUE, PANDEMIC.

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