@article{Kanokwan Kingphadung_Woraruthai Choothian_2016, title={CHALLENGES OF HACCP IMPLEMENTATION IN AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN THAILAND}, volume={12}, url={https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1240}, abstractNote={<p>Agricultural food industry in Thailand generated incomes about 10.5% gross domestic product <br>(GDP) of the country in 2015. The demands of agricultural food products around the world has been increased for <br>years. Agricultural food products from Thailand could not be exported as many as the growth of market demands <br>because of the limitation of food safety guarantees. Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a minimal <br>requirement for exported food products to assure food safety. Not all Thai companies in agricultural food industry <br>received HACCP certifications. There might be some challenges that obstructed the implementation of HACCP in <br>the food industry of Thailand. The objective of this research was to identify challenges faced by companies in <br>Thailand when implementing the HACCP in agricultural food companies. An online survey was conducted to <br>collect data from companies in food industry. Twenty companies completed the survey. All twelve challenges <br>proposed in the research survey were experienced by participating companies during the HACCP implementation. <br>The challenges, identified as barriers to implement HACCP, were a lack of employee engagement in HACCP <br>implementation, a lack of employees who understand the HACCP system, and a lack of advanced statistical <br>knowledge. The results suggested companies to develop an effective communication plan to convey the HACCP <br>implementation plan to employees at all levels and to provide training programs, related to HACCP and statistics, <br>to fulfill knowledge and skills required in the HACCP implementation.</p>}, number={30}, journal={GEOMATE Journal}, author={Kanokwan Kingphadung and Woraruthai Choothian}, year={2016}, month={Dec.}, pages={102–108} }