Poultry CCPs

Raw Poultry Receiving and Quality Inspection

  • Control Point: Ensure all incoming poultry products meet safety and quality standards (e.g., temperature, appearance, and microbiological limits).
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming poultry shipments, inspections, and testing results (e.g., pathogen testing).
  • Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and test results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
  • Critical Limit: Poultry must pass quality and safety checks, with data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.

Storage of Raw Poultry

  • Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent spoilage and contamination.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature, humidity, and pest control measures in storage areas.
  • Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with 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.

Poultry Processing (Evisceration and Cutting)

  • Control Point: Ensure proper processing techniques to avoid cross-contamination and maintain product safety.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Process monitoring module tracks equipment efficiency, hygiene practices, and adherence to processing protocols.
  • Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of processing conditions and practices logged through InterlinkIQ’s processing control system.
  • Critical Limit: All processing must follow food safety standards, verified through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.

Chilling and Refrigeration

  • Control Point: Control temperature during chilling to reduce microbial growth and ensure product safety.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Chilling process module monitors chilling times, temperatures, and equipment performance.
  • Monitoring: Continuous logging of chilling parameters via InterlinkIQ’s thermal process control system.
  • Critical Limit: Chilling must meet specified temperature limits to ensure safety, managed through InterlinkIQ.

Marination (If Applicable)

  • Control Point: Ensure marination processes are conducted safely to prevent cross-contamination and maintain quality.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Marination control module tracks ingredient usage, marination times, and temperatures.
  • Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of marination conditions with alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s marination control system.
  • Critical Limit: All marination parameters must comply with food safety standards, verified through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.

Cooking Process

  • Control Point: Ensure cooking processes reach required temperatures to eliminate harmful microorganisms.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Thermal processing module tracks cooking times, temperatures, and process controls in real time.
  • Monitoring: Continuous logging of cooking data via InterlinkIQ’s thermal process control system.
  • Critical Limit: Cooking temperatures must meet safety standards to ensure pathogen destruction, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system

Cooling and Storage of Cooked Poultry

  • Control Point: Control temperature during cooling to prevent the growth of bacteria.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Cooling module monitors temperatures and cooling times of cooked poultry.
  • Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of cooling conditions through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
  • Critical Limit: Cooling must occur within specified time frames and temperatures to ensure safety, managed through InterlinkIQ.

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 poultry products are free from metal contaminants.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and performance.
  • 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 poultry products meet microbiological safety, quality standards, and label claims.
  • InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial, quality, and label claim tests for finished poultry 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 poultry 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.

InterlinkIQ software streamlines the monitoring and management of CCPs in poultry processing. From raw material receiving and storage to processing, cooking, packaging, and traceability, InterlinkIQ enhances food safety through real-time tracking, automated alerts, and compliance management. This comprehensive system ensures the safety and quality of poultry processing operations, making it an essential tool for the industry.

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