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Conducted on
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Name of Auditor
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Personnel and personal item storage
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Only authorized personnel present in the area - Access to unit controlled.
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Changing room - PPE hung up correctly. Laundry put away. Hair nets/beard snoods stocked up. Lockers secured. No items or clothing left on floor or bench. No personal items on display. Computer desk tidy. Floor
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Personal lockers - All personal items stored in lockers. Locked and intact.
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Personal footwear - Stored neatly on shoe racks provided. No PPE to be stored on the shoe rack.
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Handwashing - Procedure followed when entering production area.
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Handwashing & General hygiene controls: Is handwash available? Is sanitiser available?
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Jewellery - No jewellery to be worn with the exception of a plain wedding band.
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Personal hygiene - Good level of cleanliness. Fingernails kept short. No make-up. No excessive perfume/aftershave
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No visible cuts or grazes - Metal detectable plasters used to cover
Physical, Chemical and Allergen Control
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Correct PPE in use and worn correctly - Clean overalls. Sleeves rolled down, no loose hair outside of of hairnets/snoods
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Plastic Control - Cleaning equipment in good condition. Any breakages reported via incident report or maintenance request.
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Metal Control - Knives and blades in good condition and all present and accounted for. Knife sign-out sheet correct. No staples or paperclips used in documents in production area.
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Wood Control - Pallets in good condition. Empty pallets removed from area. No splinters present in area.
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Tool and small part control - All tools accounted for. Inventory lists correct. No unauthorized tools in area.
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Chemical control - Cleaning chemicals in locked store cupboard. No chemicals present in production area.
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Allergen control - Only gluten-free materials in the area
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Miscellaneous physical contaminants - Only metal detectable pens in the area. No unauthorized items in production area.
Hygiene and Housekeeping/ Clean as you go
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Internal PPE lockers: Are they closed? Are only protective equipment stored inside them?
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Toilet area - Clean and tidy. Cleaning chemicals stored correctly. Door kept closed.
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Handwash area - Sink and hand dryer clean. Soap/antibac/protective cream stocked. Floor clean.
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Washroom - Sinks clean. Correct areas in use for food contact and non-food contact equipment. Cleaning equipment clean and intact. No chemicals left unattended. Door closed when not in use
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Production area environment - Floors, stairs, walkways, handrails, high levels, corners, walls - Clean and free from dirt, spillages, and excess buildup.
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Production area equipment - Cleaning equipment clean and in good condition. All machinery clean and clear of dirt/debris/spillages/excess buildup. Food contact and Non-food contact equipment stored correctly.
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Equipment: Is equipment in good condition? Are there no temporary repairs or unreported damages?
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Baler Area - is all waste inside the balers and not left on the floor?
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Warehouse - No buildup of dust/dirt/debris present on floor/racking/corners.
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Warehouse - All products, raw materials and packaging shrouded correctly.
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Warehouse - Pedestrian door locked? Roller shutter door closed when not in use?
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- Non-Compliant
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Pest management - are controls adequate enough to prevent pest ingress and harbourage of all pest types?
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Waste - Bins emptied regularly - no overflowing.
Process, Product control and Documentation
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Finished Goods - are Pallet traceability labels clear?
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Traceability - All traceability information correctly recorded on batch sheets. Information on labels is correct and legible.
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CCPs and CPs - checks completed and documented (Sieves, magnets, metal detection). Metal detector test bags in date and stored in designated cupboards.
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CCP Competency question to be asked of operative (record question, operative name and response in the notes)
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Daily Check Records - Start of day checks complete and verified during the audit. End of day checks for the previous day complete and verified.
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Quantity/Weight control - Weight verification completed
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Mill QC testing - Records complete
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Packaging and Labelling - Correct packaging in use. Labels from previous batch/campaign disposed. No more than three batch/campaign labels printed at any time. Packaging checklist complete.
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Observe bag decant - are bags being fully emptied at Rip & Tip?
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Finished goods - are all pallets fully wrapped and neat?
Quality Team Responsibilites (Non-bonus related)
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Displayed documents - Current versions in use. No obsolete documents.
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Staff resources - Do the production staff have the adequate tools/resources to maintain standards
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Training - Training needs identified during the audit
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Area improvement ideas - Suggestions from staff.
