Does this sound reasonable as an air testing program to comply with Ed. 7 ... section 11.5.7 ?
The quality of the air in productions areas is extremely important to be able to see how the working environment is and to see if there is a chance that the air could be a possible contributor in contaminating product. Furthermore compressed air that contacts food product either directly or indirectly is also a potential source for contamination. It is essential that the compressed air that touches product directly or indirectly is filtered properly with a minimum of .01 micron filter. Both the production room air quality and the compressed air quality shall be monitored on a weekly to ensure the working environment is clean as well as verifying the effectiveness of the air filters. The procedure for measuring the quality of the air will be by using 3M petrifilm. The film shall be set in the department exposed to the air for a minimum of 15 minutes after which it shall be sealed and sent to lab for analysis. The compressed air shall be sprayed right onto the petrifilm for approximately 10 seconds. The production areas shouldn’t have a total air TPC of more than 500 per sq inch. Whereas the compressed air shall register no growth, which would be indicative of the filters working properly.
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