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[PAMB]

Can anyone post examples of a risk assessment that has been done for product release, section 5.7 of the BRC standard?

[Simon]

BUMP for PAMB.

[Charles Chew]

Our positive product release is based on post risk assessment data indicating no violation of control measures under the HACCP plan and the SSOP verification activities including no breakdown of the Pre-requisite programs as well as verification of product weight or volume including number control i.e. trace system and other quality issues.

Where regulatory concerns such as chemical control, allergen advice, IP materials, labeling requirements etc so that legality of your product as they are produced is assured. Country specific legislation applies. You may format your assessment matrix in a checklist manner to risk assess (any breakdown of the food safety plan) before release approval for storage / dispatch.

Regards
Charles

[Tony-C]

Our positive product release is based on post risk assessment data indicating no violation of control measures under the HACCP plan and the SSOP verification activities including no breakdown of the Pre-requisite programs as well as verification of product weight or volume including number control i.e. trace system and other quality issues.

Regards
Charles

Agreed Charles

The requirement in the BRC standard is for release of product that meets specification so will inlcude quality requirements. Some people will have a "Quality HACCP" in addition to the a standard HACCP which would cover this off.

Regards,

Tony

[Charles Chew]

Hi Tony,
Generally, I believe ppl have little trouble interpreting the clauses of BRC- Food (v5) however, allow me to veer off this key topic, I do hope discussions on BRC-IOP (Packaging and Packaging Materials) can be more active as ppl in this sector are generally not food safety inclined and likely to need more help. After all, I strongly believe BRC-IOP is a purposefully designed scheme meant to support all food safety schemes particularly those under GFSI

Regards
Charles

[Charles.C]

Dear PamB,

I admire the previous answers but I suspect many people are doing a much more lightweight solution ??
Realistic logistics may surely depend on what you are doing, eg 1 product is not quite the same as 500+ !
I suggest that the risk assessment be prioritised on yr specific products (RTE etc) / past experience / safety aspects / volume / +.
Quality, hmmm, ok it does say "specification", it also says “agreed” and this is a FSMS – I suggest a minimal priority?.
These variables should enable a decision regarding frequency, specificity, relevant data location.

I previously wrote a procedure which prioritised / specified a set of documents to be scanned / documented for “compliance” and then cross-aligned it to (a) actual haccp corrective activity, (b) shipment logistics. A previous version (negative release) which was based on direct scanning for lack of (a) / (b) was not (initially) unaccepted but warned that it would automatically come into the “continuous improvement” bracket at a subsequent audit.

Overall, IMO, it is a critical step but overkill is also possible.

Rgds / Charles.C

[Simon]

Is your question answered PAMB - please revert.

[birmingham2000]

Our positive product release is based on post risk assessment data indicating no violation of control measures under the HACCP plan and the SSOP verification activities including no breakdown of the Pre-requisite programs as well as verification of product weight or volume including number control i.e. trace system and other quality issues.

Where regulatory concerns such as chemical control, allergen advice, IP materials, labeling requirements etc so that legality of your product as they are produced is assured. Country specific legislation applies. You may format your assessment matrix in a checklist manner to risk assess (any breakdown of the food safety plan) before release approval for storage / dispatch.

Regards
Charles

Sorry apologies for such a basic question

But what is a SSOP?