Seafood CCPs
Seafood Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming seafood meets safety and quality standards (e.g., freshness, absence of pathogens).
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming seafood shipments, inspections, and testing results for contaminants (e.g., histamine levels, pathogens).
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and test results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Seafood must meet defined quality and safety checks, with all data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Seafood
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent spoilage and growth of harmful microorganisms.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature and humidity levels in storage areas.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with automated alerts for deviations in temperature or humidity through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must adhere to specified temperature and humidity ranges, managed through InterlinkIQ
Thawing Process Control
- Control Point: Ensure seafood is thawed properly to minimize microbial growth.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Thawing control module tracks thawing times and temperatures, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of thawing conditions, logged through InterlinkIQ’s thawing process control system.
- Critical Limit: Thawing parameters must meet safety requirements, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process tracking system.
Processing and Filleting
- Control Point: Prevent cross-contamination during processing and filleting operations.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Processing module tracks equipment cleanliness, maintenance schedules, and adherence to food safety protocols.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of hygiene practices during processing, with alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ’s processing control system.
- Critical Limit: All processing equipment must be cleaned and sanitized regularly, verified through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.
Cooking and Pasteurization
- Control Point: Ensure cooking processes eliminate harmful microorganisms and achieve proper internal temperatures.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Thermal processing module monitors cooking times and temperatures in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous logging of time and temperature data via InterlinkIQ’s thermal process control system.
- Critical Limit: Cooking parameters must meet established safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control module.
Cooling and Refrigeration
- Control Point: Rapidly cool cooked seafood to prevent microbial growth.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Cooling control module tracks cooling times and temperatures to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of cooling conditions, with alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s cooling process control system.
- Critical Limit: Cooling parameters must adhere to safety requirements, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Packaging and Sealing
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging and sealing to prevent contamination and maintain seafood quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors seal integrity, packaging defects, and compliance with food safety standards.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring of packaging processes with real-time alerts for defects, logged through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must be sealed properly and meet safety criteria, managed via InterlinkIQ’s packaging integrity system.
Metal Detection
- Control Point: Ensure finished seafood products are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and testing for compliance.
- 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 seafood products meet microbial safety and quality standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial testing and quality assessments for seafood.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of test results and real-time alerts for deviations via 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 seafood 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 if necessary.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability is required, with all data captured in InterlinkIQ’s recall and traceability system.