Nuts CCPs
Raw Nut Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming nuts meet safety and quality standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming nut shipments, inspections, and testing results (e.g., aflatoxin levels).
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and test results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Nuts must pass quality and safety checks, with data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Raw Nuts
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent mold growth and contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature, humidity, and pest control in storage areas.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring and automated alerts for temperature or humidity deviations via InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must meet specified temperature and humidity ranges, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Sorting and Cleaning
- Control Point: Ensure effective sorting and cleaning of nuts to remove foreign materials and defective products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Sorting and cleaning module tracks equipment efficiency, maintenance schedules, and cleaning validations.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of sorting efficiency and cleaning procedures is logged through InterlinkIQ’s sorting control system.
- Critical Limit: All foreign materials and defective nuts must be removed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s sorting and cleaning monitoring system.
Roasting (If Applicable)
- Control Point: Ensure roasting processes eliminate harmful microorganisms and reduce moisture content.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Thermal processing module tracks roasting temperatures, times, and process controls in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous logging of time and temperature data via InterlinkIQ’s thermal process control system.
- Critical Limit: Roasting parameters must meet safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system.
Allergen Control
- Control Point: Prevent cross-contact with allergens during nut processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Allergen management module monitors cleaning validation, equipment segregation, and allergen testing procedures.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of allergen control measures, with real-time alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: No cross-contact with allergens, verified through InterlinkIQ’s allergen tracking and validation system.
Packaging and Sealing
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging and sealing to prevent contamination and spoilage.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors seal integrity, packaging defects, and tamper-proofing in real time.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring of packaging processes and real-time alerts for defects, logged through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must be sealed properly with no defects, managed via InterlinkIQ’s packaging integrity system.
Metal Detection
- Control Point: Ensure finished nut products are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and testing.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of metal detection performance, with real-time alerts for anomalies through InterlinkIQ’s metal detection monitoring system.
- Critical Limit: No metal contamination should be detected, verified through InterlinkIQ’s metal detection control system.
Finished Product Testing
- Control Point: Ensure finished nuts meet microbial safety, aflatoxin limits, and quality standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial, aflatoxin, and quality tests on finished nut products.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of test results and real-time alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s product testing system.
- Critical Limit: Finished products must pass all safety and quality tests, managed through InterlinkIQ’s product testing module.
Traceability and Recall Procedures
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of all raw materials and finished nut products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks batch numbers, supplier details, and production data in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous traceability is logged via InterlinkIQ’s system, ensuring quick recall management when necessary.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability is required, with all data captured in InterlinkIQ’s recall and traceability system.