Elaboración de un Manual de Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura de la empresa Chocolates Pazmiño, ubicada en el cantón Ambato- provincia Tungurahua

Abstract

This work focuses on the development of a Good Manufacturing Practices Manual with the objective of obtaining GMP certification for the company Pazmiño chocolates because with the certification you get safe, secure and quality products for the consumer and this to achieve export. The initial diagnosis of the company was developed based on resolution ARCSA-DE- 2022-016-AKRG, which has 180 sections divided into 9 topics of analysis for the company, with 56 percent compliance, 31 percent noncompliance, and 13 percent not applicable. The GMP manual contains standardized operating and sanitation procedures that were generated based on the company's requirements to achieve compliance with the nonconformities of the initial diagnosis to ensure hygienic conditions, cleanliness and product quality control. The action plan was elaborated from the informalities with the objective of obtaining the GMP certification taking into account the company's resources in order to satisfy the acceptable percentage for the certification which must be higher than 80 percent.