Pepsi Cola recently launched a food safety awareness campaign across its plants to promote a culture of food safety.
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI)—the exclusive manufacturer of
PepsiCo beverages in the country—is bolstering the company’s food safety
culture. It benefits its people and the customers in the long term,
following the launch of its food safety education campaign.
PCPPI Reinforces Food Safety System And Culture Across All Plants
Knowledge is power when it comes to food safety
PCPPI plants implemented the Talas ng Kaalaman on Food Safety program. It is
to strengthen the knowledge of its employees on the standard food safety
procedures. The goal is to improve its operations responsibly and sustainably.
“PCPPI is committed to meeting the highest food safety and quality standards.
This is the reason we continuously implement programs and workshops that would
improve the skills of our people. We ensure that they too become ambassadors
of our food safety culture,” said Frederick D. Ong, PCPPI President and CEO.
A multi-platform campaign
The information campaign was executed through Facebook, bulletin board posts,
and email blasts. It provided comprehensive information about food safety
culture.
It informed how to fight food fraud, product protection, good manufacturing
practices, and allergen management. It also highlighted some of the cleaning
practices. These include the pest control process, proper waste disposal, and
locker sanitation and maintenance.
Throughout the program, PCPPI conducted random ambush interviews with
employees. This is to measure their grasp of the food safety system. It
recognized the departments with the cleanest space and well-informed personnel
on the importance of food safety.
Global standards
Aside from this, PCPPI completed the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC)
for its Metro Operations Services, Pampanga, Rosario, STRO, Davao, and Bacolod
plant. The FSSC is a globally accepted standard. It recognizes companies’
processes that are at par with global standards— from employee selection to
production and warehousing. Its goal is to evaluate the systems in place to
ensure food safety.
PCPPI also assures that their products are safe for consumption as all PCPPI
plants have the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) License to Operate. All
PCPPI products also have a valid certificate of product registration.
The company also recently completed other third-party food safety and social
welfare audits. Some of which are the McDonald's Safe Water System (SWS) and
Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS) for the PCPPI San Fernando plant.
PCPPI manufactures and sells well-known brands such as Pepsi-Cola, Mountain
Dew, 7-Up, Mirinda, Mug, Gatorade, Tropicana, Lipton, and Premier.
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