Total quality management in tea through quality, safety & risk management : an HACCP perspective

Abstract

Total Quality Management in tea through application of the principals of quality, safety and risk management are essential for competitiveness in case of both the small and large growers, in this era of WTO regime. At this juncture, when tea prices are globally depressed, it is particularly important to understand the application of the principles of HACCP perspective in plantation sector, which is discussed in this conceptual paper, with special application for tea producers.