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[Motessa]

I am looking for an example of a risk assessment for foreign material contamination in preparation for our initial certification to the BRC Global Food Safety Standard. For example, the risk assessment for parts from a click-style pen being used in the processing area contaminating the product. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

[Charles.C]

Dear Motessa,

Welcome to the forum !

Some info regarding product / process might promote some responses ?

Rgds / Charles.C

[Simon]

I am looking for an example of a risk assessment for foreign material contamination in preparation for our initial certification to the BRC Global Food Safety Standard. For example, the risk assessment for parts from a click-style pen being used in the processing area contaminating the product. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Any decision or risk assessment is a review of the quantum of severity of the hazard V's the sacrifice in terms of time, effort and cost of implementing the control measure. In the case of a risk assessment of a click-style pen the risk of harming someone is relatively low and the likelihood is again probably low however it would not take much time, trouble or cost to have some control such as not allowing employees to bring their own pens and instead supplying a suitable one piece pen for them. I would think that would be reasonable.

Regards,
Simon

[Charles.C]

Dear Simon,

It perhaps depends on the product again but an associated difficulty might be that some BRC auditors will issue NCs for pockets in jackets, shirts, aprons and the like. Similarly for existence of shirt / jacket buttons.
And maybe for sighting of pens also unless fixed at a supervisory check point.

I agree with you that likelihood of occurrence of incident must be pretty low, but that's (BRC) life.

Rgds / Charles.C