Review hazard analysis for ingredient-specific risks
Assess the ingredients, origin, processing, and intended use to determine whether patulin or other mycotoxins are relevant. Maintain documented justification for hazard evaluation and control decisions.
Strengthen supplier assurance
Ensure supplier approval and monitoring address the identified hazard and that suppliers understand applicable specifications and testing expectations.
Define specifications and acceptance criteria
Establish clear requirements for relevant analytes, limits, methods where appropriate, and required documentation. Review specifications when ingredient sources or risks change.
Establish documented COA review
Define responsibilities and acceptance checks for COAs. Confirm the document relates to the correct supplier, ingredient, lot, analyte, and criteria, and specify actions for missing or out-of-specification information.
Verify purchasing and receiving controls
Ensure purchasing, receiving, quality, and production processes prevent unapproved or inadequately documented ingredients from being used when required controls have not been met.
Use corrective action and continual improvement
Investigate failures, assess affected materials and products, address root causes, verify effectiveness, and use trends to improve supplier and material-control processes.
How Consultare Inc. Group Can Help
Consultare can assist with FSSC 22000 readiness and gap assessments, FSMS and hazard analysis review, supplier assurance program assessment, ingredient specification development, COA review procedures, purchasing and receiving control improvements, internal audits, and corrective action planning. Project scope should reflect the applicable FSSC version, sector requirements, and the organization’s processes.
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Need Help Managing Your FSSC 22000 Responsibilities?
Whether you are preparing for FSSC 22000 certification, reviewing your hazard analysis, strengthening supplier assurance, or improving raw material and COA controls, request a free consultation through FoodSafetySystems.co. Discuss your FSMS, ingredients, suppliers, and improvement priorities. You can also create a free SystemsBuilder account to organize your compliance documentation and processes.
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If you prefer to organize and manage your compliance activities yourself, you can also create a free SystemsBuilder account and begin building a structured system for your compliance documentation and processes.
The right time to strengthen ingredient controls, supplier verification, and documentation is before a compliance gap becomes a business problem.