Evaluate hazards across products and processes
Review raw materials, processing, exposed product stages, packaging, storage, and distribution. Assess biological, chemical, physical, and allergen hazards and determine which require controls.
Strengthen sanitation prerequisite programs
Review cleaning and sanitation methods, frequencies, chemical management, equipment disassembly, food-contact surfaces, and verification of sanitation effectiveness.
Assess environmental pathogen risks
Evaluate product exposure, hygienic zoning, personnel practices, and equipment. Where applicable, establish environmental monitoring with defined sites, frequency, target organisms, response criteria, and trend review.
Improve employee hygiene and cross-contamination prevention
Establish handwashing, glove management, protective clothing, traffic control, and handling practices that protect exposed products and food-contact surfaces.
Maintain allergen management and labeling controls
Verify ingredient information, formulation, allergen segregation, changeover, label approval, and packaging reconciliation.
Strengthen pest management and facility maintenance
Maintain pest exclusion, structural integrity, equipment condition, floors, drains, and processing areas. Correct conditions that may contribute to contamination.
Improve supplier assurance and incoming material controls
Evaluate suppliers and incoming materials based on identified hazards. Maintain specifications, approval records, verification activities, and supplier corrective actions.
Verify corrective actions and continual improvement
Investigate nonconformities, assess product impact, determine root cause, implement actions, and verify effectiveness through records, inspections, testing, and management review.
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Consultare can assist with FSSC 22000 readiness and gap assessments, FSMS and hazard analysis review, sanitation PRP assessment, environmental monitoring program evaluation, GMP and personnel hygiene procedures, allergen management, supplier assurance, internal audits, and corrective action planning. Project scope should reflect the applicable FSSC version, sector requirements, and organization processes.
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