Greetings Everyone,
Hi FSQA MKE,
We have a little block incubator from Hygiena where we incubate the swabs. But we keep the block incubator in an entirely separate building (far away) from the products. I have also watched the training videos on how to use the incubator as well as how to dispose of the swabs properly, all of which I do in a separate building away from the product. I only swab the product zones with the InSite swab and then promptly walk the swabs over to the other (detached) building where the incubator sits and where I dispose of the swabs.
We are planning to adapt this kind of set up in our facility. We have a separate building where we are planning to store samples for Incubation per the Standards of BRCGS but I still need the following Questions to be answered:
1) Do we need to apply for an ISO/IEC 17025 Certification?
2) Would it be ACCEPTABLE if we send Swab Samples to an external lab (Quarterly) or if there is a Presumptive Positive for Validation of Results.
We are also looking for several options but it looks like we are likely to use Hygiena InSite Listeria Glo/Listeria Sp/Salmonella Test Kits.
Thank you in advance,
SP
Edited by Charles.C, 27 May 2023 - 01:24 AM.
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