[vinno01]

JAKMQA, on 04 February 2012 - 01:32 AM, said:

Hi Vinno. My responses are in blue.

Im new to Haccp. my business makes a product predominantly containing wheat and few other ingredients, and our biggest problem is insect infestation from weevils. I have completed the process flow step by step and I cant see any processing step which kills or reduces any weevils, eggs etc if present.

• HACCP is about prevention. It's a proactive approach rather than a reactive approach.
  
• Ideally, all raw materials entering your premises should be pest free. Perhaps identify first where the infestation derives from? Is it from your Suppliers? Or is from your storage conditions?

we do have a goods inwards quality inspection, which can reject incoming Wheat if weevils/ eggs are identified, is this the CCP?

• It might help if you showed us your policy / instruction on Inwards Quality Inspection. Perhaps there are missing elements? If your wheat comes in pallets or major sealed containers, I am curious to know how your staff can identify infestation (outside of lost packaging integrity)? Weevil eggs are quite small.
• Looking for Physical Contamination (in this case, weevils) in the Receival of Raw Materials is generally just a CP. Your control points would be an Approved Supplier Program, Staff Training on Receival methods and acceptance, Cleaning & Sanitation of the receival dock.
  

Our supplier specifications also ask for insect free so maybe this is a ccp ? plus we also audit the suppliers as well.

• For wheat and other grains, your supplier should be providing you with a COA | Certificate of Analysis with every delivery
• How are your suppliers audited?
  

We also fumigate the site on a regular basis to kill off any insects present and also have insect baiting points in place throughout the factory. Im guessing that fumigation is not part of the manufacturing process but should be classed as a pre requisit programme instead, not a CCP?

• A Pest Control Management System should be by default with any company that has wheat and other such grains.
  
• Your Pest Control program should be conducted by professionals, ideally monthly if you are currently having insect issues.
• Your company's general housekeeping should also include a preventative measure for Pest Control
• Pest Control is not a CCP.
  

Hope this helps.

[vinno01]

thats a great reply thanks.

[vinno01]

PaulbFWR, on 02 February 2012 - 06:38 PM, said:

Ok everyone already talked about how it’s not a CCP so I will talk about the fumigation of your plant are you doing any testing during you are fumigating ,to ensure that you are getting kills throughout your facility? I understand what a pain weevils/insects can be coming from rice. I feel your pain!

[vinno01]

Hi

We purely have baiting points in all packing areas to try to detect background presence. We inspect areas after fumigation for evidence of bodies. fumigation is done every three weeks.

How do you garantee absence of weevil eggs without a CCP before you pack the product.? as in the case of rice.

Vinno

[PaulbFWR]

We aspirate the rice but we can’t ever guarantee the absences or the eggs before we pack. But when you say “We inspect areas after fumigation for evidence of bodies.” Are you just look all over to see if you can find dead bugs? I would tell you to look at this website http://www.alteca.com/lsb-products/8/lsb-products. They provide a Fumigation test kit with live bugs. So you can put them in hard to reach areas and see if your fumigation is really effective and give a live/kill count. I really like it and I know my auditor was happy to see that we tested are fumigation against it. hope everyone has given you some good ideas best of luck!