750-FRM-0024 Quality Audit - Raw Materials

• Audit 750-FRM-0024 rev 1 March 28th, 2011 Quality Audit - Raw Materials

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Audited by

• Contact Name

• Number of employees

• Number of work quarters

• Building age. If extension, please specify dates

• Is there a union? If yes, which is the agreement convention due date?

150-HRS HUMAN RESOURCES

• 1- Is there a training program for new employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Is there a training program specific to certain tasks (For example: maintenance, cleaning, quality control)? See some employee's forms.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Do all employees have been trained in accordance with good manufacturing practices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4- Are subcontractors also trained in accordance with good manufacturing practices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5-Is there a continue training program for all employees? Specify the themes.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

450-MMS GOODS / PURCHASES MANAGEMENT

• 1-Is there an approval system for suppliers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Is there an approval process for new ingredients? (Allergen, Kosher, Technical sheet)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Are certificates of analysis required from suppliers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

550-PMS ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE

• 1- Are the outside of the building and the field well maintained? ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Is the inside of the building well maintained and designed to ensure food safety of products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Are the equipments well designed and positioned properly (to facilitate cleaning and maintenance and thus reduce the risk of contamination)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4- Are maintenance chemicals food grade at production areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5-Does the company have a management program for maintenance with a risk of foreign material?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6- Do you have a preventive maintenance program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7- Are the water, steam and compressed air systems appropriate to prevent product and environment contamination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

650-PPS PRODUCTION PROCESS

• 1- Does the company have a traceability system (describe the process)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Does the company make measurements and analysis during production?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Does the company make controls at product packaging (sealing, identification)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4- Does the company have a weight control system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5- Is there a procedure in place for the management of rework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6- Is there a system in place for the management of containers, utensils and tools (identification, color coding)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

750-QMS QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• 1- Does the company have an accreditation to a quality standard? If yes, please specify (attach a copy of the certificate).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Is the company audited by external agencies or third party? If yes, please specify.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Does the company perform internal facility audits (minimum once per month)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4- Is the effectiveness of the quality system reviewed regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5- Is there a documentary managment system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6- Is there any HACCP plan in place for each product family? If yes, specify the product families and the CCP's.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7- Are the CCP control responsible persons adequately trained and are able to make good decisions in case of critical limit deviation ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8- Audit at least 3 control registers for each CCP.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9- Are the protection mechanisms against foreign bodies appropriate (magnets, sieves, filters, metal detectors, X-Ray detectors, optical sorters)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10- Are the protection mechanisms frequently verified. (See registers).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11- Are the flour sifter tailings checked frequently?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12- Does the company conduct an investigation when a foreign body is found inside the facility (See registers).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 13- Is there a calibrations program for equipments (lab and production)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14- Does the company conduct microbiological and chemical analysis of raw materials and/or finished products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 15- Is there a specification management system of finished products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 16- Is there a product recall procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17- Does the company conduct a mock recall at least once a year? (See the last simulation and describe the results)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 18- Does the company have a complaint management system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19- Is there a mechanism for identifying non-compliant products? If yes, describe the mechanism.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 20- Is there a master cleaning schedule (including frequency and methodology for all building components and equipments)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 21- Is the cleaning program effective? Please see documentation for at least 3 items).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 22- Are the cleaning products approved for food?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 23- Does the company conducts pre-operational inspection of the surfaces in contact with food?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 24- Is there a program to validate the effectiveness of cleaning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 25- Does the company have a pest control program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 26- Does the company uses a contractor for this service? If yes, what is the name of the company?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 27- Is the pest control program adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 28- Is there any evidence of contamination by insects, rodents or other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 29- Is there a documented procedures for handling glass, brittle or hard plastic?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 30- Are all the lighting system adequately protected to prevent risk for the products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 31- Is there a zone to isolate the nonconforming or quarantined products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 32- Is there an allergen management program in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

820-WMS LOGISTICS / WAREHOUSE - RECEIVING

• 1- Does the company ensure stock rotation according to the FIFO (first in, first out) or other principle?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2- Does the company has a location management system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3- Are the raw materials and the packaging goods stored, handled and properly identified to insure their integrity and their traceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4- Are there any designated areas for raw materials versus finished products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5- Is the warehouse temperature controlled? If yes, what are the normal or programmed temperatures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6- Is the warehouse humidity controlled? If yes, what are the normal or programmed humidity levels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7- Is the racking system at a minimum distance of 18 inches from the walls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8- Is there a visual inspection of the trucks before loading? If yes, is it documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9- Is there a visual inspection of the products before loading? If yes, is it documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10- Is the security system adequate to fight against bioterrorism? Note FDA number

  Yes

  No

  N/A

ALLERGENS IN THE PLANT

• PEANUTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS (example: PEANUT OIL)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• NUTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SESAME SEEDS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• DAIRY PRODUCTS - SPECIFY: MILK, LACTOSE, CASEIN, WHEY

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• EGGS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• FISH

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• <br>MOLLUSCS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SOYA AND DERIVED PRODUCTS (example: SOY PROTEINS, LECITHIN, OIL)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WHEAT / GLUTEN (eg SEASONING, FLAVOR, OATS, BARLEY, TRITICAL, ETC.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SULFITES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• MUSTRAD

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• OTHER (SPECIFY)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments

• Indicate the unsatisfactory elements to be improved

SUPPLIER

• REFUSED

  ACCEPTED UNDER CONDITIONS

  ACCEPTED WITHOUT CONDITION

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• IN CAS OF CONDITION - VALIDATION

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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