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Posted 30 January 2015 - 10:42 AM

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The new BRC v7 standard has a new requirement for ambient high-care areas.

 

While the standard includes definitions for "high-care product" and "high-risk product", it does not for "ambient high-care product".

 

Is it safe to assume that a suitable definition for "ambient high-care product" is the same as for "High-care product" but without chilled/frozen storage?

 

ie "A product that does not require chilling or freezing during storage, is vulnerable to the growth of pathogens,has received a process to reduce the microbiological contamination to safe levels (typically 1-2 log reduction) and is ready to eat or heat"?

 

What types of products would be typical of ambient high-care products?

 

Many thanks for your advice.



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Posted 30 January 2015 - 01:09 PM

The Standard does define ambient high care. It's on page 97, right after High Care (Chilled and Frozen).

 

Examples given are manufacture of chocolate from raw cocoa beans, the production of milk powder from raw liquid mild or the manufacture of peanut butter from raw peanuts.

 

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Posted 30 January 2015 - 01:22 PM

Thanks.  I appreciate there is a definition for ambient high-care but there isn't one for "ambient high-care product".

 

 

 

The Standard does define ambient high care. It's on page 97, right after High Care (Chilled and Frozen).

 

Examples given are manufacture of chocolate from raw cocoa beans, the production of milk powder from raw liquid mild or the manufacture of peanut butter from raw peanuts.

 

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Posted 30 January 2015 - 01:26 PM

Dear All,

 

Interesting to see that BRC apparently consider that a 1-2 log reduction of  a pathogen ( "microbiological kill step") is sufficient to ensure  a microbiologically safe RTE product.

I wonder how they validated that. (and the same comment to BRC-6 of course).

 

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PS - @Tech-QF, perhaps see the paragraph on Pg 97 starting with "Products which require handling ......

 

Its an interesting definition of ambient temperature. :smile: Maybe the UK need to update the refrigerator standard (chilled?) which afaik allows up tp 8degC.


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Posted 30 January 2015 - 01:46 PM

Thanks Charles, pg 97 helps.  I was looking at the glossary which was lacking the definition..

 

 

Dear All,

 

Interesting to see that BRC apparently consider that a 1-2 log reduction of  a pathogen ( "microbiological kill step") is sufficient to ensure  a microbiologically safe RTE product.

I wonder how they validated that. (and the same comment to BRC-6 of course).

 

Rgds / Charles.C

 

PS - @Tech-QF, perhaps see the paragraph on Pg 97 starting with "Products which require handling ......

 

Its an interesting definition of ambient temperature. :smile:



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Posted 16 May 2015 - 07:27 PM

Dear all,
in our factory we pack cocoa powder at ambient temperature - not from from raw cocoa beans...is this consider an ambient high care product?
if yes, which are the requirement to be applied for the brc 7?
Many thanks in advance





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