Olam Agri honours top Ghanaian bakeries for excellence in Hygiene Standards Management

Olam Agri’s Grain Business has recognised top Ghanaian bakeries for exemplary management of hygiene standards in their respective operations at the maiden edition of the Grains Hygiene Standards Management (GHSM) Awards – a scheme designed by the company to promote adherence to high hygiene standards in the bakery industry.

A total of 800 bakeries from Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi, who engage mostly in the baking of bread for consumption by the general public, participated in the GHSM programme, out of which 171 bakeries were selected for honours at a colourful Awards event held at the premises of Olam Agri’s Wheat Mill at Kpone, near Tema in the Greater Accra Region.

35 bakeries that performed exceptionally well in their adherence to stipulated hygiene protocols were decorated as Four-Star Bakeries while 141 bakeries won recognition in the Three-Star Award Category, implying the delivery of satisfactory performance in hygiene standards management in their respective operations,

Senior Olam Agri Officials pose with Award-winning Bakers from Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi after the ceremony

Olam Agri, operators of the Food Safety System (FSSC) Certified ultra-modern Flour Mill in Tema, enjoys vibrant working relations with key bakeries across the country through its elaborate engagement platforms like the Bakers’ Conference, the Healthy Bakers’ Initiative and the Grains of Friendship initiative – all of which are designed to impart knowledge in best practices in the operations of the bakeries and foster mutual understanding between bakers and the grains producer.

We want to ensure that those bakeries we are able to touch have strong hygiene standards.”

Biswas said in June 2023, with the assistance of the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA), the company embarked on a program called, Grains Hygiene Standards Management (GHSM), designed to help bring bakeries in line with food safety standards, stressing that the FDA was very instrumental in helping to develop the appropriate hygiene monitoring protocols and training of field Hygiene Controllers.