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[Indican3]

Hi All

What HACCP updates are required when a new equipment is being installed in the facility?

[shea quay]

Charles will be online shortly, so I'll keep this brief; 

 

New equipment? - is this replacing a similar piece of equipment? If so, it may not be necessary to carry our a HACCP review. If not, you need a HACCP review.

 

New cleaning procedure? - maybe? Tell us more! Did you leave space to clean around it? (this is a pre-requisite, so may make a difference when considering a HACCP review)

 

Glass and Hard Plastics? - Any? (as above)

 

Who did your boss buy this from? - I know, crazy question, but are the conveyor belts suitable for food products, is everything certified?

 

Maintenance? - New equipment is lovely, but who, and how, it is it going to be fixed when it goes wrong!

 

Health and Safety? - because no-one wants human blood on their product. Are there any risks involving compressed air, gasses, chemicals? 

 

I guess, at the end of the day, I'm asking, could you please expand on your question. We are all here to help!

[Simon]

I would just add to the good advice form Shea.

 

Work area and maybe even required training.

[Charles.C]

Risk assessments, where relevant.

[ahmedmourad]

Hello all:

is this require risk assessment , is the BRC require this

 

can any one share  one for new device he made

 

if a new equipment for sanitization to be  used , how can I cover the requirement of the BRC for it

 

Thanks

[Charles.C]

Hello all:

is this require risk assessment , is the BRC require this

 

can any one share  one for new device he made

 

if a new equipment for sanitization to be  used , how can I cover the requirement of the BRC for it

 

Thanks

 

It is a routine expectation within (generic) HACCP.

 

Responsibility - HACCP Team

[ahmedmourad]

Can you please detail more , do you have a form done for this

[Charles.C]

Can you please detail more , do you have a form done for this

 

Strictly speaking, the responsibility is shared between Purchasing function and HACCP Team since HACCP is intended to be pro-active.

 

Sadly, in many cases, the HACCP team involvement begins after installation. A failure in Management / Communication / HACCP Implementation.

 

You will find this aspect mentioned in HACCP texts since the Principle is basic to HACCP.  Hence my "routine".

 

No shareable forms but it's simple in Word/Excel, eg (1) heading - New equipment - Re-validation of  HACCP system, (2) 6 columns - Date, Item, HACCP-Related Risk Assessment, Changes to HACCP Plan, Signature, Verification.

 

In most cases the comment in 3rd column  will be something like - No significant BCPA interaction with existing HACCP Plan.

 

The problems start when there is an interaction.

[Tony-C]

Normally I would also expect to see a commissioning checklist completed by all relevant departments such as Food Safety, Production, New Product Development, Process development, Hygiene, Engineering, Health & Safety, Commercial.

 

Here is a condensed version of the one I use:

 

 QMR 015 Equipment Commissioning Checklist Sample Condensed_001.jpg   318.21KB   9 downloads

 

Regards,

 

Tony

[ahmedmourad]

thanks very much Tony ,Charles