Handbook of Hygiene Control in the Food Industry

∑ Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures(SSOPs). Michigan Depart-

ment of Agriculture,October 1998. (http://www.michigan.gov/docu-

ments/mda_CiderMill_8297_7.pdf)

(g) University CooperativeExtension Programs ± a widearray of information,
documents and materials are available through university cooperative
extensionprograms. For example:
∑ FreshJuiceProcessing GMPs, University of Florida IFASExtension
(http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FS078)
∑ Standard Operating Procedures/Prerequisite ProgramChecklists,Iowa
StateUniversity Coop.Extension(http://www.iowahaccp.iastate.edu)
∑ Food Safety Toolkit: Equipment, Facilities & Premises Cleaning
Checklists. Purdue University Coop. Extension (http://www.cfs.pur-
due.edu/RHIT/foodsafety/Checklists_Cleaning.htm)
∑ FoodSafety Inspections:BasicCompliance Checklistsfor GMPs,GAPs,
SSOPs and HACCP. Clemson University Coop. Extension (http://
http://www.clemson.edu/psapublishing/Pages/Foodsc/EC708.pdf))

(h) InternationalOrganization for Standardization (http://www.iso.org/iso/en/
iso9000-14000/index.html)

(i) TradeAssociationpublications
∑ Guidelines for Developing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs),
Standard OperatingProcedures(SOPs) and Environmental Sampling/
Testing Recommendations (ESTRs) ± Ready to Eat Products. In
cooperation withNorth Am. MeatProcessors; Central States Meat
Association;South Eastern MeatAssociation;Southwest MeatAssocia-
tion; Food Marketing Institute; National Meat Association; and
AmericanAssociationof MeatProcessors(http://www.nmaonline.org/
files/guifinal.pdf)

22.6 References

1. EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Guidancefor PreparingStandardOperating
   Procedures(G-6), March2001,EPA/240/B-01/004,http://www.epa.gov/quality/
   qs-docs/g6-final.pdf.


2. US Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
   http://www.osha.gov


3. InternationalOrganizationfor Standardization,http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-
   14000/index.html


4. UnitedStatesMedicalCommandRegulation40-28;MedicalServicesVeterinary
   ServicesStandardizationand Policies,25 August2003.


5. ArmyRegulation40-657,MedicalServicesVeterinaryMedicaland Laboratory
   Services, 21 February2005.


6. Departmentof DefenseStandardPractice,MilitaryStandard3006A,Sanitation
   Requirementsfor FoodEstablishments,7 June2002.

The use of standard operatingprocedures (SOPs) 361