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Charles.C

Hello!

 

We have a product that is labeled "non-GMO".  As per BRC 5.4.4: "Where products are labeled or claims are made on finished packs which are dependent on the status of a raw material, the status of each batch of the raw material shall be verified."  Since all of our ingredients are inherently non-GMO, i.e. a GMO version doesn't exist, I'm getting hung up on the phrase "...dependent on the status of a raw material..."  Do I still verify non-GMO status of each batch even though the ingredients could never be GMO's?

 

Thank you!

Hi sruggero,

Can you inform type of products involved ?

Mahmoud Bakr

where I work 

My HACCP team use a sanitation checklist at the end of the day for the daily S.S.O.P like filler 1 , filler 2 , Grinder , clipper, knifes floor and the drain tunnel and the quality supervisor follow these procedures and the quality of sanitation at the end of the night shift because we have a 24/6 working days .

for the label we use a print from the message on the package .

the metal detector have a control forum and an assurance forum for the three contaminating  testing bars   each working hour .

the weekly S.S.O.P has its own follow up prints   

beautiophile

Can anyone please provide what their company is doing to ensure suppliers of raw materials have an effective traceability system? How are you performing traceability tests on your suppliers?

Each of our supplier audit checklists includes items for checking their traceability procedure and test. We carry out the test in the same manner that BRC auditors and customers do to us.

One more thing is that our auditors have to study the manufacturing processes of suppliers, e.g. ink production, plastic film extrusion. Otherwise, we have poor background to evaluate their system and the test. 

BTW, you can attend to SQA (supplier quality assurance) courses and get certified. Showing such certificates could prove the competence of supplier auditors in case that a BRC Auditor asks.

SQFconsultant

Altermanm

Also, for E. Coli as it's a fecal contamination indicator 

Thank you!

SQFconsultant

We avoid using a sewer backup for an exercise for a number of reasons (as noted above.)

We use other things as a situation test and then do forensic documentation on who, what, when, where and why - time it all out, document it and it always flies during audits.

I don't see anyway to plan for deep state false flags, so we are not even touching that CV thing.

I did love what a small bakery in North Carolina did, they planned on a burst fire system pipe that carrier a combo of water and chemical.

It burst, covered everything, everything was dumped, everything was cleaned several times.  that was done easy.