So we just passed our AIB audit and i am rethinking our HACCP program a bit. We currently repack a liquid malt product in small plastic pouches. In the process we heat it up to 161 for 15sec for pasteurization purposes and in order to actually get the stuff to flow through our repack system. We did the pasteurization temp because we have had in the past some mold issues from our supplier, so now a visual check of product and temperature to ensure a quality product.
So my question is, if we visually check for mold/spoilage is it really neccesary to pasteurize the product/document the CCP. Ideally i want to downgrade the CCP but i am having a hard time with the process and reasoning if an auditor asked me. Thanks for any help!