11.7.5.5 Control of Foreign Matter Contamination

we were told by a consultant to inspect our pallets for foreign material contamination.

Can any one help with a sample of an inspection form.

I believe that the intent is to have a process in place to ensure wood pallets are not likely to result in contaminating processing / handling areas with splinters and pieces of wood that could present foreign matter contamination of packaging. Prevention is the key, and getting ragged pallets out of the loop is your primary means of prevention of spreading wood in your production areas. 

Dear Ivan,

Come in please . More info required. :smile:

Rgds / Charles.C

You can have it as part of your GMP audit. But I will advise you that it would also be good to have it as part of your receiving product/ingredient inspection form or receiving log. Your receiving is your first line of defense. Just add somewhere A=Accept or R=Reject and just mention on the bottom somewhere that A means: clean, no visible damage, free of insects and rodents, no evidence of pest.

We have pallet check included in our weekly walk arounds as part of our wood in the plant control program.

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You can have it as part of your GMP audit. But I will advise you that it would also be good to have it as part of your receiving product/ingredient inspection form or receiving log. Your receiving is your first line of defense. Just add somewhere A=Accept or R=Reject and just mention on the bottom somewhere that A means: clean, no visible damage, free of insects and rodents, no evidence of pest.

Excellent point.  You can kill two birds with one stone with this approach.