In my last post I talked about two different inspections. I hope these “tales” encouraged you (neither was as “bad” as the mills expected); I hope these “tales” inspired you (to be “ready” for your inspection). Are you ready? What have you done? Over the next few months, I will recap the requirements of the FSMA rule. I hope I can encourage and inspire you to get ready for your inspection. Instead of me telling you what you need to do, I want you to tell me what you have done…
The original CFD FSMA project helped you to “say what you do”, by writing Standard Operating Procedures, the focus was on Current Good Manufacturing Practice. In my training classes I highlighted some of the best practices I have seen various mills do to comply with CGMP’s. Over the past few years, I am confident you have come up with some great ideas.
Every two weeks, I will post the text of one CGMP. I hope you will use each 2-week period to focus on your compliance with this part of the rule. Read it and think about your compliance. What have you done, what do you need to do better than briefly share one or two ideas of ways you comply with this CGMP. Here is the schedule:
I will summarize responses (anomalously of course) in an update to each post.
- 2/28 507.14 Personnel
- 3/14 507.17 Plant and Grounds
- 3/28 507.19 Sanitation
- 4/11 507.20 Water Supply and Plumbing
- 4/25 507.22 Equipment and Utensils
- 5/09 507.25 Plant Operations
- 5/23 507.27 Holding and Distribution
507.14 Personnel – Management of the establishment must take reasonable measures and precautions to ensure that all persons working in direct contact with animal food, animal food-contact surfaces, and animal food-packaging materials conform to hygienic practices as necessary to protect against the contamination of animal food (21 CFR 507.14(a)).
Persons working in direct contact with animal food may include employees, contractors, and visitors. Methods for conforming to hygienic practices and maintaining cleanliness include: maintaining adequate personal cleanliness; washing hands thoroughly in an adequate hand-washing facility as necessary and appropriate to protect against contamination; removing or securing jewelry and other objects that could fall into animal food, equipment, or containers; storing clothing and personal belongings in areas other than where animal food is exposed or where equipment or utensils are cleaned; and taking any other precautions necessary to protect against contamination of animal food, animal food contact surfaces, or animal food-packaging materials (21 CFR 507.14(b)).
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