GMP Food Safety Manual for
Animal Food
SAMPLE
GENERAL
XYZ Company recognizes its
responsibility as a producer of quality animal food products. To
this end, XYZ Company has developed and documented a food safety management
system to better satisfy the needs of its customers and to improve management
of the business. The system complies
with the international standard ISO 22000:2005, Food safety
management systems – Requirements for any organization in the food chain, and ISO/TS 22002-1:2009, Prerequisite programs on
food safety – Part 1: food manufacturing. The system also complies
with the FDA's Final Rule - Current
Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive
Controls for Animal Food.
This
manual has been prepared to define the management system,
establish
responsibilities of the personnel affected by the system, and to
provide
general procedures for all activities comprising the management
system.
In addition, this manual is utilized for the purpose of informing our
customers
of the management system and what specific controls are implemented to
assure
quality and safe animal food.
This
manual will be revised as necessary to reflect the management system
currently
in use. It is issued on a controlled copy basis to all
internal functions
affected by the safety system and on an uncontrolled copy basis to
customers
and suppliers, although it can be issued to customers on a controlled
copy
basis upon customer request.
CONTROL OF DOCUMENTS
XYZ
Company identifies and controls documents required by the food safety
management system according to the Control of Documents
Procedure. It
ensures that documents:
·
are reviewed and approved for adequacy
prior to issue;
·
are updated, reviewed, and approved for
re-issue as necessary;
·
are identified with their current
revision status;
·
are available at point of use;
·
are legible, readily identifiable, and
retrievable;
·
of external origin are identified and
their distribution is managed;
·
that are obsolete are prevented from
unintended use and are suitably identified if they are retained for any
purpose.
Documents
defined as records are managed per the Control of Records
Procedure.
MANAGEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY
Management
Commitment
XYZ Company’s management provides evidence
of its commitment to the
development, implementation, and continual improvement of the food
safety management system.
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Provision of
Resources
XYZ Company shall provide
adequate resources for the establishment, implementation, maintenance
and updating of the food safety management system.
Human
Resources
XYZ Company
management is committed to provide adequate resources to implement and
improve the processes of the food safety management system and promote customer satisfaction. The food
safety team and the other personnel carrying out activities having an
impact on food safety are competent and have appropriate education,
training, skills, and experience.
Where the
assistance of external experts is required for the development,
implementation, operation, or assessment of the food safety management
system, records of agreement or contracts defining the responsibility
and authority of external experts are available.
For details, refer to the Control
of Records Procedure.
The required
resources for implementation and improvement of the food safety
management system and for addressing customer satisfaction may
include any of the following: information,
employees, external experts, infrastructure, work environment, and
financial funds. The
principal means for determining and communicating resource requirements
are management reviews of the food safety management system. For details, refer to the Management
Review Procedure.
The food safety
manager and all management personnel affected by the food safety
management system are responsible for determining resource requirements
for the implementation and improvement of the system.
Resources for designated activities are
integrated with the process of defining and initiating the activity. They may take the form of
personnel assignments, allocation of space or equipment, training,
procurement decisions, budgets, etc.
Training
All
personnel that are responsible for identifying sanitation failures or
food contamination have a background of education or experience, or a
combination thereof, to provide a level of competency necessary for
production of clean and safe animal food.
Food handlers and supervisors receive
appropriate training in proper food handling techniques and
food-protection principles and are informed of the danger of poor
personal hygiene and unsanitary practices.
PRODUCTION AND PROCESS CONTROLS
General
XYZ Company has established and
maintains documented plans and procedures to ensure that processes and
sub-processes are conducted under controlled conditions and yield safe
products. Planning
of the production processes is consistent with the other requirements
of XYZ Company’s food safety management system.
XYZ Company has implemented, operates and ensures
the effectiveness of the planned activities and any changes to those
activities. This includes PRP(s) as well as operational
PRP(s) and/or the HACCP plan.
Preliminary Steps to Enable Hazard
Analysis
General
All
relevant information that is needed to conduct a hazard analysis is
collected, maintained, updated, and documented. Records are
maintained per the Control of Records Procedure.
Food Safety Team
XYZ Company has appointed a food
safety team.
The
food safety team is comprised of multi-disciplinary members that posses
the required knowledge and experience in developing and implementing
the food safety management system. This includes, but is not
limited to, XYZ Company’s products, processes, equipment, and food
safety hazards within the scope of the food safety management system.
Records
that demonstrate that the food safety team has the required knowledge,
skills, and experience are maintained per the Control of
Records Procedure.
Prevention of Cross Contamination
The material contact containers and material
handling equipment are cleaned prior to use in production. Utensils
and equipment that have come in contact with the floor, waste or other unsanitary objects are
cleaned prior to making contact with product.
Employees, equipment, utensils and
protective garments that are utilized for raw material are not utilized
for finished products. Employees
working in production and storage areas are not permitted to work in
packing and labeling areas. In
the event it will be necessary to transfer the employee into these
areas, they will first clean and sanitize their hands and change their
outer garments. Hand-washing stations and hand dips at the start
and end of each process line are maintained.
Employees are trained in how to properly wash and sanitize. The training is documented
and records are stored on file.
Raw material
containers are not left open to prevent contamination with in-process
and finished product.
The production of one product is kept separate from the
production of other products. Before
starting production of a different product,
the floor and all applicable workstations and equipment
are properly cleaned and sanitized.
Separate
utensils, buckets and containers are maintained for different products in
usage. Should any
form of waste or floor splash contaminate the process line, the
production supervisor/manager will immediately stop the process line. The section affected will
be cleaned, sanitized and inspected before production is restarted.
Prior
to sending completed product to packing and
labeling, all containers are thoroughly cleaned externally to prevent
cross contaminations.
Receiving,
Handling, Storage, Packaging, Preservation, and Transportation
Receiving
XYZ Company ensures that incoming
materials are transported, received, stored and handled in a
manner to prevent chemical, physical or microbiological contamination
of food. Incoming
materials are received in an area separate from processing area(s).
Raw materials are washed or cleaned as
necessary to remove soil or other contamination.
Effective measures are taken by XYZ
Company to prevent contamination of raw materials, ingredients and
packaging materials. The XYZ Company does not accept
incoming materials if they are known to be contaminated with the
following:
- pesticides
- toxic substances
- parasites
- undesirable microorganisms
- veterinary drugs
- decomposed or extraneous
matter
Incoming materials that require
refrigeration are stored at regulated and/or acceptable temperatures
and are appropriately monitored. If
thawing is required prior to use, it is done in a manner that prevents
the materials from becoming adulterated.
Incoming materials that are sensitive
to humidity are stored under appropriate conditions to prevent
deterioration. Liquid
and dry raw materials and other ingredients that are received and
stored in bulk form are stored in a manner that protects against
contamination.
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