Enhancing participative management - an effective key element of food safety management system

Abstract

The main proposal of this research is to examine the existing literature on participative management and food safety management systems and identify the modality of working of food safety team. The food safety management system shall be developed and managed by a multi-disciplinary food safety team that includes those responsible for quality assurance, technical management, production operations, engineering and other relevant functions. It is necessary to document the team members within the study with a summary of their roles within the company. Membership of the food safety team needs to be formalized. The author gives the draft of regulation document of activity of food safety team activity to help researchers and food industry managers while conducting it in order to improve the decision making process. It requires a better understanding of organizational culture and the human dimensions of food safety.