Pesticide Labelling - Please comment on this audit situation

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

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

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

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

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