5 replies to this topic

[Jim E.]

Greeting all:

I have had a new issue dropped in my lap. We are a F&V manufaturer, and some of our waste goes to a feed lot for cattle. I must now develop a HACCP plan for this product. I have been able to put together a flow chart but wondering if I need to have a full plan with all forms etc. I do not believe we will have a CCP in place but one never knows. If anyone is doing this already and would care to share it would be greatly appreciated.

[Simon]

Can anyone help Jim?

[paulo tavares]

Hi Jim,

I had the same issue some time ago.
We "produce" some waste that goes directly to animal feed, for example pigs. So i contacted the official vet department and tried to assess what were the requisits for this. i was informed that there are european regulation to control animal feed. So i had to develop a HACCP plan for waste, and it makes sense, since my waste is going to animal that will enter the food chain.

So i had to develop a flow diagram of the waste, starting form the point of its generation on the production line, and its way to storage and shipping.
I had also needed to create a record to control temperature of the waste, and also i had to have a annual analyzes of the waste (micro). I contacted the officials and they told me that once per year i could do Salmonella.

Production waste -> transport to containers -> At the end of the production day, transport to refrigerated container (supplied by the company that processes the waste for animal foodstuf) -> Control temperature -> Each time that the container is sent to the processer, record it for traceability purposes ->1 per year do a micro assay.

So, yes you should treat the waste almost as a finished product because the cattle you are feeding will enter your food chain.

I hope i've helped, but if you need anything more in detail, feel free to ask!

regards,
Paulo

[Charles.C]

Dear Jim,

I presume FandV is Canadian for fruit and vegetables.

I was not sure if you want A HACCP plan for fruit and vegetables or only the component of the haccp plan relating to waste management.?

The former already exists on this forum if you try searching a little but, from memory, excludes waste management. There are also some (probably) non-F/V, haccp-type analyses for waste management here.

Presence or absence of a CCP basically depends on yr process/inputs/environment of course.

Rgds / Charles.C

[Jim E.]

Charles. C

We have HACCP plans in place for regular production was just trying to determine how indepth I had to be with the waste and where I should begin my flows. I think Paulo got me going in the right direction and I did receive a plan from GB that I can work off of also.

Regards
Jim

[Charles.C]

Charles. C

We have HACCP plans in place for regular production was just trying to determine how indepth I had to be with the waste and where I should begin my flows. I think Paulo got me going in the right direction and I did receive a plan from GB that I can work off of also.

Regards
Jim

Dear Jim,

Good to know.

But GB = ?? Great Britain ?, surely not Game Boy

Rgds / Charles.C