Hi all
During a recent audit we got pulled up for not doing chlorine residue tests on our water. For reference this relates to BAP SPS 5.1 Section 3.13.2.
My query is where do I find the required levels in the EU and USFDA and also how is the best way to go about testing for this on a daily basis?
I am located in Australia and we only use town water in our factory which is highly regulated already. Is there a way to use the local water company's regulations and monitoring to do a risk assessment to avoid having to put these tests in place?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Standard ref - Water used in food production areas shall be assured safe and in compliance with USDFA and/or EU standards for microbial and chemical contaminants and disinfection treatments. Routine water quality checks during production days shall be carried out by the facility for residual disinfectant levels (such as chlorine or ozone). These checks shall occur at a minimum daily. The facility shall also test as for the presence of coliforms at minimum every 2 weeks.
Non-Conformance - Coliform check on water were conducted every 2 weeks, latest Jan 18 & Feb 7, 2024 by BVAQ Lab, result compliant but frequency more than 2 weeks, not compliant to every 2 weeks and Chlorine residue was not monitor daily in production. .