PCPPI reinforces food safety system and culture across all plants

PCPPI reinforces food safety system and culture across all plants

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI)—the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country—is bolstering the company’s food safety culture. It benefits its people and the customers in the long term, and the launch of its food safety education campaign.

PCPPI plants implemented the Talas ng Kaalaman on Food Safety program. Its goal is to strengthen the knowledge of its employees on the standard food safety procedures and to improve its operations responsibly and sustainably.

“PCPPI is committed to meeting the highest food safety and quality standards. This is the reason we continuously implement programs and workshops that would improve the skills of our people. We ensure that they too become ambassadors of our food safety culture,” said Frederick D. Ong, PCPPI President, and CEO.

The information campaign was executed through bulletin board posts, Facebook,  and email blasts. It provided comprehensive information about food safety culture. It informed how to fight food fraud, good manufacturing practices, product protection, and allergen management. It also highlighted cleaning practices which include the pest control process, proper waste disposal, and locker sanitation and maintenance.

Throughout the program, PCPPI conducted ambush interviews with employees. This is to measure their understanding of the food safety system. It recognized the departments with the cleanest space and well-informed personnel on the importance of food safety.

Aside from this, PCPPI completed the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) for its Metro Operations Services,  Davao, Rosario, STRO, Pampanga, and Bacolod plant. The FSSC is a globally accepted standard. It recognizes companies’ processes that are at par with global standards— from employee selection to production and warehousing. Its goal is to evaluate the systems in place to ensure food safety.

PCPPI also guarantee that their products are safe for consumption as all PCPPI plants have the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) License to Operate. All PCPPI products also have a valid certificate of product registration.

The company recently completed other third-party food safety and social welfare audits. Some of these are the McDonald's Safe Water System (SWS) and Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS) for the PCPPI San Fernando plant.

PCPPI manufactures and sells well-known brands such as Pepsi-Cola,  7-Up, Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Mug, Tropicana, Lipton, Gatorade, and Premier.