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[Fran Blanco]

Hi everbody,
This is my first post on the web.

This is an incredible web full of information and so usefull for people involved in this world of food industry.

I have a doubt related with the obligation of having "physically" separated one packaging material warehouse from the load and unload dock. In my case, the industrie produces juice and all the products in the dock remains packed during the loading. The owner of the industry prefers keeping only one room sharing the two activities, however, in my opinnion one wall could be usefull to prevent foreing bodies contamination.

What's your opinnion?

Thanks in advance,
Fran

[Simon]

Welcome Fran. I'm not sure what exactly you are trying to separate but a wall is always a good tool.
Does anyone understand the question / problem?

Regards,
Simon

[Fran Blanco]

The main idea is choose between one only big room, working as dock and as packaging materials warehouse (option A) or wall up the premise, keeping separated the load and unload dock from the warehouse (with a partition, a wall, etc.) (option b).
In my opinion, option b is safer but I am looking for good reasons to justify it. The partition requires an alteration and therefore, money.

[Gourav]

The main idea is choose between one only big room, working as dock and as packaging materials warehouse (option A) or wall up the premise, keeping separated the load and unload dock from the warehouse (with a partition, a wall, etc.) (option b).
In my opinion, option b is safer but I am looking for good reasons to justify it. The partition requires an alteration and therefore, money.

Hi Franbb2,
As per food safety requirements all three areas are to be seperated physically. The packing material, loading dock and unloading dock are to be seperated.
Reason
You do not want any unwanted things coming with the supply truck to enter the packing material ware house and contaminate the packing material. Same goes for seperation of loading and unloading dock. The unloading dock would be dirty area where a lot of outside person, trucks, possibly pests would be coming and should not have access to the area where your finished product though packed is kept.

Hope above is of some help.

Thanks

Gourav

[Fran Blanco]

Thank you very much,

Gourav, your explanation is exactly what I looking for.