New Equipment Verification

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• List the equipment being installed

• Date and time of installation

• Select date

  Date

• Precautions taken to decontaminate equipment prior to entering production areas

Product Contact Surfaces

• Does the equipment meet the following 3A standards?

• Smooth

• Impervious

• Free of cracks and crevices

• Nonpourous

• Nonabsorbent

• Non-contaminating

• Non-reactive

• Corrosion resistant

• Durable and maintenance free

• Nontoxic

• Cleanable

• Equipment is self-draining and pitched to a stainable port with no potential hold up of food materials or solutions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Non-Product Contact Surfaces

• All framework is sealed?

• Framework is free from penetrants (e.g. Bolts, studs)?

• Legs of equipment are sealed at the base and not of hallow design?

Installation

• Space around and between equipment is adequate enough to allow for sufficient cleaning?

• Space between equipment and walls is adequate enough to allow for sufficient cleaning?

• Equipment, unless sealed to walls, is at least 4" from walls?

• Floor mounted equipment is at least 6" from the floor?

Notification

• Have all required regulatory bodies been notified? (e.g. USDA, AZDA, FDA, SQF)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all affected customers been notified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Initial CIP Obervations

• Has the equipment undergone the pacification process?

• Has CIP rinse water been sampled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sponge swabs on product contact surfaces have been collected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Results

• Environmental monitoring swabs in the adjacent area have been collected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Results

Training and Records

• Have relevant SOP's been revised/created?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List SOP numbers:

• Has equipment been added to MP2?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Operation

• Does equipment operate according to manufacturer expectations?