Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
30.1 - TRANSPORT (BASE)
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All vehicles used for transportation must ensure the food safety, legality and quality of materials eg. Raw materials, packaging, work in progress and finished goods.
30.2 - THIRD PARTIES (BASE)
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If a third party haulage contractor is used, all the requirements must be defined within a contract and effectively managed
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This must include storage facilities where used as part of the contract
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Haulage contractors must be formally approved by recognised schemes where required eg. Animal welfare standards / farm assurance
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WGLL - sites visit or audit the third party facilities where storage or consolidation of finished goods takes place to make sure that they are suitably managed
30.3 - MAINTENANCE AND HYGIENE (BASE)
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Vehicles used for transportation must be well maintained and in a good hygienic condition
30.4 - MAINTENANCE AND HYGIENE (BASE)
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Documented maintenance and hygiene procedures and records must be in place for all vehicles (including pipe work e.g. Milk tankers)
30.5 - CONTAMINATION (BASE)
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Procedures must be in place to minimise the risk of cross contamination (including taint) during transportation
30.6 - LOADING (BASE)
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Where materials are susceptible to weather damage, vehicles must be unloaded / loaded in covered bays or materials suitably covered to protect the materials.
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Chilled / frozen materials must be loaded and unloaded in temperature controlled bays, or ways of working must be such that temperature is not compromised
30.6.1 - LOADING (BASE)
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Product is loaded or stacked on pallets in a manner that does not pose a risk to damage or safety in transit
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WGLL - where product is order picked or consolidated for despatch the site demonstrates good practises (eg. Pallets are of a sensible height, not stacking heavy goods on light, not overhanging pallet etc)
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WGLL - mixed pallets are interleaved with liners or cardboard to readily identify the different products.
30.7 - SECURITY (BASE)
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Procedures must be in place to ensure product is held under secure conditions during transport
30.8 - TEMPERATURE CONTROL (BASE)
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Where temperature controlled transport is required, documented procedures must be in place to ensure the temperature requirements are met.
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Transport must be capable of maintaining product temperature within specification, under maximum load.
30.8.1 - TEMPERATURE CONTROL (BASE)
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Temperature controlled transport must incorporate temperature data logging devices which can be inspected to confirm temperature conditions or a manual system must be in place to validate the correct operation of refrigerated equipment.
30.9 - BREAKDOWN (BASE)
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Procedures must be in place in case of breakdown of vehicle refrigeration
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All incidences of refrigeration equipment breakdown must be recorded and corrective actions documented.
