How a trader establish a HACCP system?

Dear all,

One of my co-worker failed in a IFS auditor oral exam weeks ago. The reason for his failure is only because the question: a local company (in China) imported a lot of products from France and sold in China's retailer stores. The company got a lot of foreign body complaints. Questioned on how to judge this situation.

The auditor explained everything except the HACCP plan. So can anybody give him some advice on how to establish a HACCP system for a trader?



Ding

Ding,

Your co-worker should not feel too bad about failing the IFS exam as I am told the pass rate is only about 25%.

In answer to your question..... I don't know how a trader can establish a HACCP system to control these foreign bodies. The control needs to be done at the factory making the goods for the trader. I would say that the trader needs to develop a system for supplier approval and monitoring. Are they feeding back the foriegn body complaints to the supplier? Is the supplier taking any action to prevent these complaints? Is there another supplier that the product can be purchase from? etc.....

Please let me know what you think,

cheers

how to establish a HACCP system for a trader?

A trader is simply part of the food chain (abeit at the tail end) and he is no different from an operator like a hypermarket owner.

Consequently as no raw materials preparation or processing are done at this stage (unless with the possibility of a "further processing is involved) prior to product distribution or sales to consumers, the HACCP Plan is really very simple.

Depending on the type of products, a trader's main concern is obviously in the area of receiving and storing pending sales to customers.

At this stage

develop a system for supplier approval and monitoring

Yorky would be correct to say that your Suppliers Assurance Program becomes a core control element on potential adverse impact to your food safety program.

Therefore, if the issue concerns foreign matters / objects, certain procedures need to be pursued as SOPs i.e. Suppliers Product Specifications - External COmmunication on Customer's Requirements; Complaints, Incoming Goods Inspection Programs .............but most important of all IMO is "Supplier's Audit"

The HACCP plan would therefore evolve around these areas where adverse impact could possibly arise.

IMO - there is a likelihood that a HACCP Program for a Trader would contain No CCPs unless products have critical elements prior to customer purchase.

This is my opinion.

CHeers
Charles

So can anybody give him some advice on how to establish a HACCP system for a trader?

A regulator's manual for applying HACCP

Regards. Franco

So can anybody give him some advice on how to establish a HACCP system for a trader?

HACCP for retailers

Regards. Franco

Wow! what a great free resource. Thanks for pointing us to it Franco.

Happy Monday mate.

Regards,
Simon