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Plant and Grounds
1) Are premises free of harborages and or breeding grounds for rodents, insects and other pests? -
Plant and Grounds
2) Is adequate drainage provided to avoid contamination of facilities and products? -
Plant and Grounds
3) Is sufficient space provided for placement of equipment, storage of materials and for production operations? -
Plant and Grounds
4) Are walls, floors and ceilings constructed of easily cleaned materials, kept clean and in good repair. -
Plant and Grounds
5) Are food packaging films protected from contamination from pipes, etc. over working areas? -
Plant and Grounds
6) Are production areas protected from contamination from glass breakage (lights and fixtures)? -
Plant and Grounds
7) Is air quality and ventilation adequate to prevent contamination by dust and /or other airborne substances? -
Plant and Grounds
8) Are doors, windows and other openings protected to eliminate entry by insects, rodents and pests? -
Equipment
9) Are utensils and equipment constructed of cleanable materials and suited for their purpose? -
Equipment
10) Is equipment designed and used to preclude contamination from lubricants, water, fragments etc.? -
Equipment
11) Is equipment installed and maintained so as to facilitate cleaning of it and surrounding area? -
Equipment
12) Is equipment kept clean and in good physical repair? -
Sanitary facilities and Operations
13) Are adequate toilet facilities provided, equipped and maintained clean and in good repair? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
14) Are adequate hand washing and/or sanitizing facilities provided where appropriate? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
15) Is refuse properly stored, protected from insects or other pests and adequately disposed of? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
16) Is the facility kept clean and in good physical repair? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
17) Is cleaning conducted in such a manner as to avoid contamination of food packaging materials? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
18) Are detergents, sanitizers and other supplies used in a safe and effective manner? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
19) Are cleaning supplies and other hazardous items kept in original container and properly stored? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
20) Are production and storage areas maintained free of insects, rodents and other pests? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
21) Are insecticides and rodenticides used and stored so as to prevent contamination? -
Sanitary Facilities and Operations
22) Are tools and equipment cleaned and sanitized frequently enough to avoid contamination? -
Processes and Controls
23) Is the responsibility for overall plant sanitation assigned to a specific individual? -
Processes and Controls
24) Are raw materials received, inspected, and stored to assure cleanliness and suitability for purpose? -
Processes and Controls
25) Are packaging process and materials adequate to prevent contamination? -
Processes and Controls
26) Are products coded to enable positive lot identification and rotation with records maintained? -
Processes and Controls
27) Are weighing and measuring practices adequate to ensure the declared quantity of contents? -
Process and Controls
28) Are finished goods stored and shipped so as to avoid contamination or deterioration? -
Personnel
29) Are personnel with illness, sores, infections etc. restricted from handling food packaging? -
Personnel
30) Do employees wear clean garments, and remove excess jewelry? -
Personnel
31) Do employees thoroughly wash hands as necessary?