5 replies to this topic

[amberlyda]

Hello.  I just took over the position as quality control manager at a RTE and baking facility.  We are SQF certified.  We have an audit coming up and I was reviewing our HACCP and food safety plan.  I just realized that one of the products we make has no CCP in place.

 

The line is donut holes.  They just go straight from fryer->glazer-> to packaging->freezer->shipment.

 

We retain samples for testing IF there is a complaint

 

Any advice on this.  All of our other products go through metal detectors and our raw RTE foods go through microbiology testing at an independent lab.

 

Is this ok?  Yes this line has passed SQF before. Would you change anything?  any adice?

[SQFconsultant]

I'd run a risk analysis to confirm no ccp or to require a ccp be designated. I imagine I 'd wait until after the SQF audit was done though to make any changes as long as you are having the same Auditor as before.

[The Food Scientist]

What does this product have different than the others in terms of process flow? 

 

Perhaps the others have a certain process that may introduce hazards and this one no. 

 

You may need to run a hazard analysis to assess. But it is totally normal for any process to not have CCPs in place. 

[chrkut]

As others have said, It is ok if you have no risks.

 

What I would be concerned about is why does this line not have a metal detector versus the other lines. How is it set up any differently. Do you have the possibility of metal contamination from your flour silos, mixers, or the fryer? This would be my top concern - are you missing possible metal contamination from a step. 

 

Are they ready to eat? Would either the fryer or the freezing step be considered a CCP? Frying, maybe not because you would not have a viable product without it, but are you using temperature control during the freezing process?

[tahoeskier]

How are you controlling the hazards in your ingredients such as flour if you are not considering frying as a Preventive Control?  I would say you need to do some research on the hazards for your finished product.

 

Agree that is you have the same auditor, you may not want to change your FS plan until after the audit.

[Leila Burin]

Hello, metal detectors are almost  mandatory in this Industry, after freezing, and are CCPs

How do you manage physical hazards WITHIN the donut?

best regrds,

Leila