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[spud22]

Hello Everyone! I am a food safety manager in a fresh pack potato shed and I am currently working on a documented hazard analysis for our shed, this would be in place of a complete HACCP system. I am in need of an example of a complete one or some help with the steps I need to do complete this. Our facility does not do any processing, manufacturing of any kind. The potatoes are unloaded, washed, graded (graders are trained to look for foreign material), sized and then packed into cartons or consumer bags, palletized and then shipped.

Any help at all would be much appreciated.

[Charles.C]

Dear spud,

Welcome to the forum !

Receiving > Washing > Grading > Sizing > Packing > Shipping

I guess this is the (post-harvesting) manufacturing process as per yr information.

I expect you hv a product specification ?

Analysis of the above flow permits a hazard evaluation to be carried out as per a “usual” procedure (eg Codex or NACMCF), or possibly depending on whom you are specifically requiring approval from.

Assuming that the standard hygienic prerequisites surrounding the process are appropriate, I daresay that any significant hazards (ie BCPA) will probably relate to the raw materials or perhaps items such as contamination from processing equipment, eg metallic. If so, hopefully control measures exist or you hv data to justify that any potential risks are in fact not significant (eg supplier's control documents for things like chemical pesticides, microbiological aspects etc.)
The details will depend on yr particular situation ?

Rgds / Charles.C

[CowboysAngel]

Hello Everyone! I am a food safety manager in a fresh pack potato shed and I am currently working on a documented hazard analysis for our shed, this would be in place of a complete HACCP system. I am in need of an example of a complete one or some help with the steps I need to do complete this. Our facility does not do any processing, manufacturing of any kind. The potatoes are unloaded, washed, graded (graders are trained to look for foreign material), sized and then packed into cartons or consumer bags, palletized and then shipped.

Any help at all would be much appreciated.

That's what we do in Australia... and can help you out a bit... how can i contact you directly???

cheers

Caroline

[MQA]

Right on, Charles C

Thanks for the info.