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Table 1 Criteria used in the identification and selection of a collaborator
Criteria Lola Concordia’s Status
1. At least a small scale industry Has more than P3-M capital
2. Willingness to Collaborate A letter of interest
3. Located in a peanut-producing area Bato, Leyte, the site is a peanut-producing
municipality
4. Existing building and facility As shown in Appendix C, it has more than the
minimum requirements
5. Has assured capital Has acquired/received an ACEF Loan
Discussions and Identification of Problem
Lack of knowledgeable workers especially about aflatoxin and the hazards associated with it was
the main problem which was focused at the start of collaboration through the adoption of the sorting
technology developed by Galvez et al. (2002) Their earlier practice was to utilize all the peanuts into
peanut butter since according to an old woman, who attended the lecture and is a peanut butter processorneighbor,
“Sayang kung dili gamiton, dili na man maklaro na sa peanut butter kay masagol na man
lagi.” (It is a waste if we do not utilize the discarded/sorted-out peanut kernels. Anyway, it cannot be
noticed anymore in the peanut butter).
Support Capability Building/cGMP, SSOP and HACCP Updates
A lecture on current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), sanitation standard operating
procedure (SSOP) and hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) updates have been conducted
(Appendix D).
Needs for Training on Peanut Butter Preparation and on Sorting Technology
Due to lack of knowledge about aflatoxin and peanut butter, a training was conducted at LSU
using the information from the LSU Student Research on stabilized peanut butter.
Technology Transfer and Standardization of Stabilized Peanut Butter
A process for stabilized peanut butter and the use of the sorting technology developed by Galvez
et al. (2002) was used during the standardization of the process at LSU conducted by the P-CRSP-LSU
Team. One worker from Lola Concordia was trained at LSU for the stabilized peanut butter (Appendix E
and three at Lola Concordia’s facility (Appendix F).
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