CLEANING AND DISINFECTION PROCEDURES IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES Erasmus Project

Project Title

CLEANING AND DISINFECTION PROCEDURES IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships addressing more than one field

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

In the food industry there are a high number of products susceptible to contamination. That is why the surfaces in contact with food products and the environment where these products are processed should be hygienically correct. This objective is only achieved through regular and systematic cleaning and disinfection (C&D). In the food&drink (F&D) sector these activities are carried out by the production workers or industrial cleaning companies who perform the c&d processes.

Cleaning workers are affected by regulations and standards related with hygiene, environmental protection and health and safety in relation to the use of C&D products (many of them are biocides). Thus, adaptability of workers is needed to deal with continuous changes and developments emerging in the sector. Proper training of workers is essential to reduce the high number of workplace accidents and occupational illnesses as well as food hazards causing food-borne diseases.

The project developed training materials that will improve training on C&D procedures, occupational hazards and hygiene in the food&drink sector, and therefore, will ensure the workers’ safety and the consumers’ health.

The objectives of the project are:
1-To provide training on C&D procedures in the F&D industry.
2-To use both food hygiene and prevention of occupational risks training as a strategy to increase workers adaptability to changes and developments emerging in the sector, thereby improving their employability and competitiveness.
3-To encourage the spreading and implementation the European policy about food safety, contributing therefore to protect consumers’ health and to protect workers’ from occupational risks.
4-To guarantee the product quality and safety by continuous evaluation.

The partnership was composed for several organisations with great experience in the vocational training for the F&D and chemical sector from Iceland, Italy, Spain, Lithuania and Romania.

The results of the project was a comprehensive new training material on C&D procedures, hygiene, food safety, occupational risk and waste management. The training material is available on an e-platform with open access for all interested in taking the course.

The main impact of the project results is to support Vocational and Educational Trainers (VET) by providing them with teaching resources about C&D procedures, food hygiene and occupational risks prevention to train workers performing C&D activities in the F&D sector; More favorable environment to encourage the use of ICT on education; Improvement of the training courses given by the VET system.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 208088 Eur

Project Coordinator

MATIS OHF & Country: IS

Project Partners

• FEDERACION ESPANOLA DE INDUSTRIAS DE LA ALIMENTACION Y BEBIDAS
• HASKOLI ISLANDS
• INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIORESURSE ALIMENTARE
• FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DELL INDUSTRIAALIMENTARE ASSOCIAZIONE
• Viesoji istaiga Baltijos edukaciniu technologiju institutas
• BETELGEUX SL