Process Management of Rice Processing Plants

Fresh agricultural products are edible ingredients for people, but most are used as raw materials for food.

Therefore, they must be handled fresh and hygienically.

In Korea, agricultural and livestock processing facilities can be classified as follows using abbreviations:

- APC (Agriculture Processing Center): Fresh Agricultural Products Processing Plant

- EPC (Egg Processing Center): Egg Processing Plant

- LPC (Livestock Processing Center): Livestock Products Processing Plant

- RPC (Rice Processing Center): Rice Processing Plant

​Among these, let's think about the process, safety, and hygiene management of rice processing plants.

The following is the content of the process in the quality control of rice processing plants.

   

<Rice polisher machine>          <Stone milling machine> 

1. The supplied grains must be labeled with the product name, country of origin, farm, purchaser (producer), weight, and quantity, and unlabeled grains must be marked for return and stored separately.

2. Records of pesticides or chemicals used for received grains must be kept.

(User, chemical name, spray amount, spray date, pest name, total number of sprays, last spray date before harvest or shipment)

3. Upon receipt, the criteria for receipt of raw grains by item, such as characteristics, odor, moisture, and foreign matter, must be established and inspection conducted.

4. When using freshness-preserving agents, fumigants, etc., all chemicals must comply with safety use standards, only officially approved chemicals must be used, and records of all matters must be maintained. 

(Grain name, chemical name, treatment date, treatment amount, user, etc.)

5. A receipt and payment ledger or equivalent document must be prepared and stored to manage the receipt and shipment status of grains.

6. A stone separator and metal sorter must be equipped to prevent the mixing of foreign substances, and dust collection equipment must be operated in the workplace.

7. After the sorter, appropriate measures such as sealing and sealing must be taken for pest control/protection.

8 The difference between the indicated amount of weight, capacity, etc. and the actual amount must be managed within the allowable error range.

9 A receipt and payment ledger or equivalent document must be prepared and stored to manage production, work record documents, and product receipt and shipment status.