I have really enjoyed this forum and appreciate the advice and access that it provides to newbies like me. I am posting my first question with hopes that someone has experience for our issue and can give some advice.
We are a petrochemical company working towards FSSC 22000-Q certification for application to animal feed ingredients. I have a question about clause 4.6.3-03 in ISO 220006-2 which states:
A representative sample of each incoming material for inclusion in a lot or batch shall be maintained for an appropriate period of time.
We have several ingredients which presents serious personnel safety issues related to sampling and handling since they are not stable at room temperature and must be maintained under pressure at all times. Based on decades of experience, the ingredient is not a significant source of feed safety hazards as it is essentially be completely reacted in the reactor (petrochemical manufacturing process) and impurities are removed in downstream purification processes.
What other options can meet this requirement rather than retaining a sample? My idea is to document why sampling/retention is not practical / safe and to rely on traceability to the supplier's analytical data for the shipment (also a petrochemical bulk product). Another option is to use a reactor product sample as a surrogate for the raw material.
What are thoughts from those of you experienced with ISO 22000 certification and FSSC 22000?
Thanks!
Newbie