Hygiene center
The hygiene center based in Münster is the first hygiene center in Germany for the food industry . The work of the center focuses on the preparation and communication of information and content from the field of food hygiene for specialists and executives from the food industry.
structure
The hygiene center is sponsored by the Münster Chamber of Crafts and is the result of a cooperation with the Butchers' Association of North Rhine-Westphalia. Over a project period of three years, the center is to establish itself as the central contact point for the food industry in the long term. During this period, the center is funded by the Federal Office for Economics and Export Control , the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the NRW Ministry for Labor, Health and Social Affairs .
Cooperations
The hygiene center works in cooperation with the in the conception, construction and implementation of its goals
- Baker's Guild Association Westphalia-Lippe
- German Hotel and Restaurant Association
- Specialized laboratory for quality assurance and control of food
- Guild Association of the North Rhine Confectionery Trade
- Confectioners Association Westphalia-Lippe
- Association of the Rhenish bakery trade
Thanks to this unique collaboration, the hygiene center can respond to the actual needs and concerns of craft businesses and restaurants.
Starting position
The production of safe and hygienically perfect food has increasingly moved into the focus of European and thus also national legislation in the face of frequent food scandals. The Consumer Protection has now attained a very high priority in the general public. Realizing this high level of consumer protection will in future be the task of everyone involved. In order to be able to meet this objective, in particular to be able to implement the changing hygiene contents in practice, ongoing training and consulting activities are required by law. The implementation of the legal regulations has so far been difficult in practice. The legislation applies equally to large manufacturers and family businesses, so that the specific implementation is at the discretion of the individual.
Target groups
With its range of services, the hygiene center is primarily aimed at business owners and employees in the butchery, bakery and confectionery and catering sectors. In addition, other target groups should be able to access services in the future, such as food inspectors , vocational school teachers and veterinarians .
Main tasks
- Implementation of hygiene training courses, seminars and workshops
- Company consultations (in-house training) for the implementation of hygiene concepts in the companies on site
- Structure of a data pool
- Creation of a hygiene hotline
- Training in the implementation of microbiological tests
- Preparation of food law issues