Wout Spanjers

Sep 1, 2021 4:51:00 PM Wout Spanjers

The most important HACCP rules in the catering industry

Within the catering industry there are 4 key hazards that need to be controlled through the HACCP Food Safety Management. The HACCP methodology centres around a risk assessment of operational steps...
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Jun 15, 2021 5:06:00 PM Wout Spanjers

Cleaning according to HACCP

Cleaning in a production facility is a two-part process, which must be applied to all food contact surfaces and associated equipment and premises. The first step is cleaning, aka removing bulk...
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May 12, 2021 5:15:41 PM Wout Spanjers

Tomato diseases: prevention is better than combating

As a tomato grower, you naturally never want to have to deal with diseases or pests in your greenhouse. Because once bacteria, mould or viruses take hold in your greenhouse, you can pretty much say...
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May 5, 2021 4:58:00 PM Wout Spanjers

What does a HACCP plan look like?

Within the HACCP plan, the safety of food is ensured so that it does not harm the health of the consumer. Food safety is recognized in four different forms, namely (micro-) biological, chemical,...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:59:30 AM Wout Spanjers

Complying with the guidelines of the Global GAP

Global GAP is the worldwide recognised standard for the agrarian sector. This standard enables producers in this sector to certify their efforts in the areas of food safety, sustainability and...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:59:07 AM Wout Spanjers

Good personal hygiene is a mindset

Every self-respecting agricultural entrepreneur knows how important hygiene is and that it makes a determinant contribution to the success of the business. That is why every facility has set up...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:58:47 AM Wout Spanjers

Personal hygiene in intensive livestock farming: washing and disinfecting your hands

Limiting the risk of bringing in infectious germs into your shed can be done excellently with good personal hygiene. Good facilities for washing, drying and disinfecting hands in the hygienic...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:55:19 AM Wout Spanjers

Limit the risk of disease coming in by cleaning and disinfecting boots.

People are a significant source of bringing disease into intensive livestock farming. Also, through footwear, infectious disease can come into the shed and then infect your animals. So good sole and...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:54:47 AM Wout Spanjers

Reduction of antibiotics in pig farming for better hygiene

Pig farming has – just as all other sectors in intensive livestock farming – taken substantial steps since 2007 to lower the usage of antibiotics. This drop may also be continued even further over...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:54:20 AM Wout Spanjers

These are the most important hygiene measures for the agricultural sector

In the past few years, the agricultural sector has made strides in the area of hygiene measures. Since the outbreak of various diseases over the past decades, good hygiene is a must to be able to run...
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Feb 8, 2021 11:53:37 AM Wout Spanjers

Precautionary measures against African swine fever

At the moment (summer 2020), African swine fever seems to have peaked, but the virus will always present a threat to pig farming. To keep African swine fever – and also other diseases – at bay, good...
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