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[sarah2014]

Our Facility food defense plan include:

 

Facility Identification

Food defense team

Broad mitigation strategies

Vulnerability assessment

Emergency Contacts

Action plan 

My plan is revised twice a year 

 

 

My question is: do i still need to come up with an SOP for food defense plan?

 

Thank you, 

[CaliforniaFS]

Yes you do need one. Here is a basic format for one.

1. Purpose

1. This procedure describes the process for preventing deliberate acts of sabotage that could affect food safety.

1. Responsibilities

1. Senior management is responsible for ensuring that the organization is prepared to respond to emergency situations and preparing a Product Defense Plan.
2. Senior management and the SQF Practitioner are responsible for preparing a Food Defense Plan.

1. Definitions

1. Emergency situation: An event that can have a negative impact on food safety that is not controlled by the day-to-day controls of the Food Safety Management System.

1. Instructions

1. Food Defense Protocol
2. Senior management and the SQF Practitioner prepare a food defense protocol that includes:
   1. The name of senior management person responsible for food defense.
   2. Methods to ensure only authorized personnel have access to manufacturing and storage areas
   3. Methods to protect sensitive processing points from intentional adulteration.
   4. Measure to ensure the secure storage of raw materials, packaging, equipment and hazardous chemicals.
   5. Measure to ensure finished product is held under secure storage and transportation conditions
   6. Methods implemented to record and control access to the premise by employees, contractors and visitors.
3. Employees are trained on food defense practices.

Note: The FDA has prepared a template for a food defense plan that can be downloaded at:

http://www.fsis.usda...ponse/index.asp

Employee training resources are provided by the FDA at:

http://www.fda.gov/F...s/ucm295997.htm

1. Forms and Records

1. Food Defense Protocol

1. Attachments

1. None

1. Related Documents

1. List any outside documents that provide information for your emergency response such as government plans, lists of resources etc.

1. References

1. List all references

[sarah2014]

Thank you very much