Handbook of Hygiene Control in the Food Industry

Validations of cleansurfacesfree of residues fromhygieneproducts(within legalrequirements). Identificationin caseof accidentsan ...

The containersmustbe properlylabelledincluding relevant product informa- tion,safetysymbols and phrasesand batch identification, ...

Withless sophistication,sucha test can also be donewithpH-paper.Testing withpH-papermayalsobe usedin caseof spillsas an informat ...

system). Thepulses travela fixeddistanceto a receiverthat convertssonar energyto electricenergy. The timethe pulsetravelsbetween ...

to cleaning systems.Transpondersystems,bar codereaders, etc. are under discussionbut cannotguarantee totalsafety. The proper dil ...

Of course, the worldis not idealand thereare thingswe haveto do and accept a compromise.To makerefillingof chemicals fromlarger ...

It is a physicallaw that any substance having had contact witha surface leaves at leasta very thinmolecular layer adheringto the ...

∑ Is it alkalineor acidic? ∑ Doesit contain availablechlorine? ∑ Doesit contain peroxides? ∑ Doesit react withorganic material(s ...

40.1 Introduction Auditing for hygiene improvement may be seen as an oxymoron. ISO 9001 defines an audit as a Systematic, indepe ...

between significant and non-significant hazards.Thosethatare realistically unavoidableand requireactivecontrolat all times are s ...

40.2 Whyhavea hygiene improvement auditin the first place? Before we get into someof the technicalitiesof auditing for improveme ...

sanitationetc. Usingbasic designelementsonly, including predefined regularmaintenance,a processwill run, but it is not equippedt ...

Incidentmanagement. Whilethis termis usually reserved for incidents that maylead to publicconsequences (such as product withdra ...

normally expected. While an expectation of impartialityremains,the focus willshiftsomewhat to technicalexpertise,experienceand t ...

∑ Frequency. All auditsare supposed to be cyclical, eitherto ascertain that an operating unit still compliesto the same standard ...

ties associatedwiththeirHMS, and havefullyparticipated in the identification and prioritisation of improvementopportunities. Ful ...

40.6.4 Somekey attentionpoints during the audit Keepingin mind that we intendto assessthe hygiene programme againstthe backgroun ...

and storagefacilities aroundthe globe.The emphasis needsto be on askingthe rightquestions ± and for the auditteamto keepdiggingu ...

situated on site,are theybeingmaintained,whatis theircurrentsanitary situation?Are eating/chewing/drinking/smokingpolicies appro ...

the hygienestatusof variousareas(or haveenvironmentalconsequences). ∑ Overhead pipingand (false)ceilings,as theseare oftendiffic ...