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[Rizwan Ali]

Suppose that you are a third party auditor and during audit when you visit the facility store, you find a container of pesticide with no label.

• Store has pasted its own part/inventory number on the container and has its name in inventory.
• Word pesticide is embossed on the container.
• Rack where pesticide is stored is for general items and non food chemicals.
• Area where this rack was placed was locked at its entry. Store main entry door is away and separate from this door.
• Facility has its own pest control supervisor but IPM services are contracted from a third party.

Now how would you rate this situation. There is a long discussion going on this situation at our plant between Food safety coordinator and internal auditor. I want to settle it down. Please give your rating as per following standards:

FSSC 22000
BRC
SQF
AIB


Rizwan

[Charles.C]

Suppose that you are a third party auditor and during audit when you visit the facility store, you find a container of pesticide with no label.

• Store has pasted its own part/inventory number on the container and has its name in inventory.
• Word pesticide is embossed on the container.
• Rack where pesticide is stored is for general items and non food chemicals.
• Area where this rack was placed was locked at its entry. Store main entry door is away and separate from this door.
• Facility has its own pest control supervisor but IPM services are contracted from a third party.

Now how would you rate this situation. There is a long discussion going on this situation at our plant between Food safety coordinator and internal auditor. I want to settle it down. Please give your rating as per following standards:

FSSC 22000
BRC
SQF
AIB


Rizwan

Dear Rizwan Ali,

Perhaps you might like to clarify regarding the difference of opinion between FSC/IA which you are hoping to "settle down" ?

Rgds / Charles.C

[mgourley]

Suppose that you are a third party auditor and during audit when you visit the facility store, you find a container of pesticide with no label.

• Store has pasted its own part/inventory number on the container and has its name in inventory.
• Word pesticide is embossed on the container.
• Rack where pesticide is stored is for general items and non food chemicals.
• Area where this rack was placed was locked at its entry. Store main entry door is away and separate from this door.
• Facility has its own pest control supervisor but IPM services are contracted from a third party.

Now how would you rate this situation. There is a long discussion going on this situation at our plant between Food safety coordinator and internal auditor. I want to settle it down. Please give your rating as per following standards:

FSSC 22000
BRC
SQF
AIB


Rizwan

Non-conformance under BRC 4.13.2 "dedicated locked facilities are used for the storage of pesticides"
Non-conformance under BRC 4.9.1.1 "the labelling and/or identification of containers of chemicals at all times"
Non-conformance under AIB 4.8.1.3 "Pesticide containers and application equipment are labeled to identify contents."
If you do not have a warning sign on the room where the pesticides are stored, then it's a non-conformance under AIB 4.8.1.6
"Warning signs are posted at the entrance of each pesticide storage area."

Marshall

[Rizwan Ali]

Thank you Marshall. We are looking towards pesticide storage but it is labelling as well.

@ Charles Yes it is point of conflict b/w IA/FSC.

Any how its settled now. It is non conformance

[Charles.C]

Dear Rizwan Ali,

Suppose that you are a third party auditor and during audit when you visit the facility store, you find a container of pesticide with no label.

Pleased you resolved yr problem but, frankly, difficult to see how the above could not be a non-conformance ??

Rgds / Charles.C