Perception of the HACCP system operators on livestock product manufacturers.
The purpose of this study was to investigate crucial factors on HACCP system implementation in domestic livestock product plants, and to offer job satisfaction and the career prospect of HACCP system operators. The survey was carried out by selecting 150 HACCP system operators who implemented HACCP system. The respondents claimed that the most important contents in HACCP system operation were to assemble HACCP team (21.8%), and the second was to monitoring (20.0%). Documentation and recording (16.9%) and verification (11.1%) were followed. The respondents answered the major factor in sanitation management was cleaning/washing/disinfection (18.9%) and inspection (18.4%). The results showed that there were significant differences in the prospect of occupation in HACCP system operator by the gender (p < 0.015), age, livestock product facilities, service period, and position (p < 0.001). The respondents from HACCP system operator were satisfied with their job (73%) and also showed optimistic prospect of occupation (82%).
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742 Korea.
Jung-Hyun
JH
Kim
Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 540-742 Korea.
Ki-Chang
KC
Nam
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921 Korea.
Cheorun
C
Jo
Department of Health Administration and Food Hygiene, Jinju Health College, Jinju, 660-757 Korea.
Dong-Gyun
DG
Lim
HACCP system operator; Livestock product plants; Monitoring; Prospect of occupation; Survey