Validation & Verification of Old Equipment
Dears,
I'm now working on creation of validation and verification SOP for HACCP and also for all equipment and i made a SOP for validation for new equipment but i'm now facing an obstacle on how should i deal with the old equipment , as i can't find the validation or verification of it.
Also i would appreciate if anyone could tell me what should be the verification of CCP's , is there a template for it or what are the criteria that should be found ?
Thanks for your concern.
Al Salamo Alikom Mohamed ,
could you please give more details about the old equipment and what kind of obstacle you have , it is not clear .
Regarding verification appreciate if inform us which food safety system you are following (BRC, FSSC ,IFS ,...) , as I do not know your specific system I'll answer generally .
Verification requires objective evidence that the specified requirements are being met to produce a safe food , simply it is like an answer of the Question Does it Work , you shall document a Verification plan , you can also call it SOP no worries however it depends on the system you are following ,this plan show who should review which data at which intervals and what is the corrective action , for example verification document to be review for CCP is the audit reports , consumer complaints , internal failures e.g. microbiological test results ,incidents ,recalls , trend analysis ...... depends on the CCP.
BR,
Ehab
Al Salamo Alikom Mohamed ,
could you please give more details about the old equipment and what kind of obstacle you have , it is not clear .
Regarding verification appreciate if inform us which food safety system you are following (BRC, FSSC ,IFS ,...) , as I do not know your specific system I'll answer generally .
Verification requires objective evidence that the specified requirements are being met to produce a safe food , simply it is like an answer of the Question Does it Work , you shall document a Verification plan , you can also call it SOP no worries however it depends on the system you are following ,this plan show who should review which data at which intervals and what is the corrective action , for example verification document to be review for CCP is the audit reports , consumer complaints , internal failures e.g. microbiological test results ,incidents ,recalls , trend analysis ...... depends on the CCP.
BR,
Ehab
Dear Ehab,
Thanks for your concern !
Well i'm working on BRC standard, but as i mentioned before trying to set a new system for validation and verification for all the equipment into the factory,
This system will be applied on the new equipment with no problem but the issue is about the old machines (operation equipment) how could i validate it ?.
For verification , if the verification is testing the equipment by myself , is there a number of trials should i follow , like testing metal detector shall i test it for 1 or 5 or 10 times or more ? is there a reference for that?
An example for CCP: metal detectors.
An example for operation equipment: dryers and sorting machine.
Thanks again for your help and concern.
the issue is about the old machines (operation equipment) how could i validate it ?.
Validation is defined as obtaining evidence that a control measure (or combination of measures), if properly implemented, is
•changes in machine settings •following downtime for repairs ,
Generally we are scheduling it on an hourly basis whoever it should be based on the machine , speed , product characteristics , there is no reference but should have your logic justification ,also each test required in some cases to performed in three poisons up ,middle and down.
General role inn scheduling frequency we do it at the time we expect deviation on the machine ., and should not forget the exceptional check for example at power off , of power fluctuation .