Focuses on the key requirements for a facility to ensure good manufacturing practices are in place, across all the key areas of the facility.
Covers numerous specific requirements including hazard analysis, risk management, and operational details.
Improvements:
- Section has been streamlined and is clearer and more logical
- Duplications have been removed and all GMP requirements are now in this section
- Strengthened requirements as required to align with good practice Aligned to latest versions of Codex Alimentarius
- General principles of Food Hygiene (2020), ISO 22000 (2018), GMP+ (2022), FEMAS (2019).
- In line with HACCP requirements and terminology
- New requirements for TACCP / VACCP (only for plants producing human consumption) improves product integrity
Ensures that staff have the required skills to understand and deliver across all areas of the MarinTrust standard.
Improvements:
- Staff training is clearer and ensures building knowledge of MT
- Requirement for procedures provides flexibility for plants
Ensures effective staff safety, welfare and working conditions.
Improvements:
- Social accountability has been brought up to date and in line with the International Labour Organization (ILO) / latest practice
- Clearer requirements to demonstrate social performance and balanced against what is possible
Ensures effective environmental management and that the facility is in line with permits and managing environmental performance.
Improvements:
Environmental accountability has been streamlined but remains largely the same