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[Yasmeen_05]

Hello Everyone,

 

My name is Yasmeen Shahzad, and I am new to this forum. I recently joined a food manufacturing company as a Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator. I live in Toronto, Canada.

 

I am a microbiologist and QA professional with a passion for food safety, technological advancements, and innovations in the food industry. I enjoy exploring process improvements and utilizing tools and technology to ensure our processes are safe, efficient, and up to standard. Food safety and quality assurance are my favorite areas where I aim to learn, grow, and excel.

 

Regards,

 

Yasmeen S.

[SQFconsultant]

Good evening Yasmeen, welcome!

[Yasmeen_05]

Hello everyone,

 

Is it acceptable to use a single record to capture data for two separate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), or does compliance require a dedicated record for each SOP? I want to ensure our approach meets GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) and regulatory standards for audit readiness.

 

Thanks,

Yasmeen.

[Yasmeen_05]

Good evening Yasmeen, welcome!

Good Morning Glenn, thank you. It's nice to e-meet you!

[TimG]

Hello everyone,

 

Is it acceptable to use a single record to capture data for two separate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), or does compliance require a dedicated record for each SOP? I want to ensure our approach meets GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) and regulatory standards for audit readiness.

 

Thanks,

Yasmeen.

 

Good morning, Yasmeen. Welcome to the forums. 

To answer your question: yes, generally you can use 1 record to capture data for as many SOP's as is reasonable based on your process. Most try to balance minimizing paperwork/records where possible, having several various capture points (data or sign offs for SOP, CQP, CCP, PC's, etc.) on one document which is to be kept as a record is a great way to do that.

[jfrey123]

Is it acceptable to use a single record to capture data for two separate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), or does compliance require a dedicated record for each SOP? I want to ensure our approach meets GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) and regulatory standards for audit readiness.

 

 

Firstly, welcome!

 

Secondly, yes, this is totally acceptable in most cases where the SOPs are closely aligned within your process.  When you're creating the form, add all the information both SOP's need to have captured, then reference the Form Title and Control Number within both SOP's as the record.  One example that comes to mind would be verifying chemical titration directly on a form used to document sanitation steps for a particular area.

 

I would avoid doing it for unrelated procedures.  As an example, a single checklist to check your rodent traps and your metal detectors would be kind of silly.

[Yasmeen_05]

Thank you very much!