The procedure provided by GRADUATE was not what I would expect based on the wording of the request. I had assumed that the person making the request was looking for procedures that outlined HOW to debox/debag product to prevent cross contamination of the product within.
Within the procedure above, I can ascertain WHERE to perform the function (ie:specific areas) and WHAT products to perform the function on (ie: only approved products), but I am having difficulty determing HOW to perform it properly?
As an auditor of food safety systems, I don't think I would accept that procedure as complete.
Especially since there are 3 key food safety controls being performed by the production operatives:
1) Transfer of tracking codes (lot codes) to new containers (HOW is this performed, what details are to be transfered, WHERE is it to be placed on the bins, etc.)
2) Visual inspection of product and packaging (WHAT observations would constitute contamination, WHAT types of foreign bodies are NOT allowed, HOW would the operative identify tampering has taken place? etc.)
3) Transfer of materials to new bins (WHAT bins are to be used?, HOW are bins to be labelled?, WHAT condition do the bins need to be in?, etc.)
A proper procedure should clearly define the standards to be assessed and the procedures to be implemented in sufficient detail to be easily understood an uniformly applied by those responsible for performing the functions. I do not see that information present.
