Product Recall & Traceability procedure to meet FDA & BRC

Hi All!

Hope all is well. My facility's processes are simple (no cooking, temperature controls, blending, mixing); we receive raw materials in bulk containers and re-package them into individual packets. My question is regarding Recalls and Traceability; since a large part of a product recall is traceability, can I integrate those two into one mock recall? Any recommendation? I am working on updating our recall and traceability procedure to be compliant with FDA and BRC requirements.

Hi All!

 

Hope all is well. My facility's processes are simple (no cooking, temperature controls, blending, mixing); we receive raw materials in bulk containers and re-package them into individual packets. My question is regarding Recalls and Traceability; since a large part of a product recall is traceability, can I integrate those two into one mock recall? Any recommendation? I am working on updating our recall and traceability procedure to be compliant with FDA and BRC requirements.

Hi AGomez,

BRC requires a forward, backward, mass balance, and packaging traceability exercise across your range of product groups. We've never combined all of those into one, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. You should be fine using one of your traceability exercises as part of your larger mock recall exercise though. We've done that in the past.

QAGB