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Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry Part I: What Are GMPs? addresses:

• The purpose of the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) regulation.
  
• The three types of GMPs that the FDA regulation addresses.
  
• What issues each type of GMP focuses on.
  

Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry Part I: Personnel addresses:

• Why your facility's GMPs must include processes and procedures for maintaining good personal hygiene.
  
• The hygiene factors that should be addressed when creating GMPs for the people who are working in your facility.
  
• Some basic ways to keep yourself hygienic at work.
  

 Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry Part I: Plant and Grounds addresses:

• How the conditions of your facility's plant and grounds can affect the food being processed or handled there.
  
• The areas of your facility's plant and grounds that your GMPs need to address.
  
• The criteria that your facility's plant and grounds must meet in order to comply with the FDA GMP regulation.
  

 Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry Part I: Sanitary Operations addresses:

• Why it's important to establish GMPs that focus on pest control.
  
• What the GMPs that deal with the maintenance of your facility must address.
  
• The guidelines for developing GMPs that address the use of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals in your facility.
  
• The factors GMPs must address regarding when as well as how to clean and sanitize equipment, utensils and surfaces.