ISO 22000 Clause 4: Context and Interested Parties
Clause 4.1, 4.2 and 6.1 are not hazard analysis, and FSSC 22000 auditors write findings on all three. How to do context, parties and strategic risk properly.
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Clause 4.1, 4.2 and 6.1 are not hazard analysis, and FSSC 22000 auditors write findings on all three. How to do context, parties and strategic risk properly.
The four hour traceability test, mass balance reconciliation, lot coding, mock recall evidence and who to notify in South Africa. RA20 pack R690.
Layout, flow and segregation is a BRCGS Issue 9 fundamental. Assign high risk, high care and low risk zones, colour code the flow and defend it. RA08 R690.
Water, ice, steam, compressed air and lighting all touch product, and most sites have never assessed them. What to assess, score and monitor. RA09 pack R690.
Supplier approval is a BRCGS Issue 9 fundamental. Risk rank suppliers and materials, match evidence to each tier, and keep approval current. RA11 pack R690.
Most TACCP studies stop at the supply chain. Cover all six domains: people, premises, process, product, transport and information systems. RA02 pack R690.
Every GFSI scheme wants a documented VACCP assessment. Score opportunity, motivation and control by raw material, with seven worked examples. RA18 R690.
An EMP that never finds anything is not proof of control. Zone 1 to Zone 4 design, organism choice, site numbers, action on a positive. RA19 pack R690.
A metal detector is not a programme. Map nine source categories, score them, set detection where the risk sits and prove it at audit. RA15 pack R690.
Regulation 43 of R146 of 2010 sets the declaration. A cross contact assessment sets the may contain. How to map routes, score them and label honestly.
Design the pest programme yourself instead of signing the contractor’s proposal. Device types, densities, frequency, trend review and the file an auditor opens.
Justify cleaning frequency, method, chemical and contact time on evidence, not habit. Scoring, CIP and COP, allergen validation. RA03 pack R690.
A hazard analysis and a risk assessment are different documents, and auditors raise findings when sites confuse them. The difference, with a worked example.
BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and IFS all demand documented risk assessments. The 24 an auditor asks for, the clause behind each, and where sites lose marks. Packs R690.