Snacks CCPs
Raw Material Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming snack ingredients meet safety and quality standards (e.g., freshness, contaminants).
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming shipments, inspections, and testing results for contaminants such as pesticides and microbial loads.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and test results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Raw materials must pass quality and safety checks, with all data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Raw Ingredients
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent spoilage, contamination, and pest infestation.
- 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 through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must meet specified temperature and humidity ranges, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Preparation and Mixing
- Control Point: Ensure proper mixing of ingredients to achieve product consistency and prevent cross-contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Mixing process module tracks equipment performance, ingredient usage, and adherence to recipe specifications.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of mixing conditions and ingredient proportions logged through InterlinkIQ’s mixing control system.
- Critical Limit: All ingredient proportions must meet product specifications, verified through InterlinkIQ’s process tracking.
Cooking and Baking (If Applicable)
- Control Point: Ensure cooking or baking processes eliminate harmful microorganisms and achieve desired product characteristics.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Thermal processing module tracks cooking or baking 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: Cooking or baking parameters must meet safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system.
Cooling and Drying
- Control Point: Control temperature and time during cooling or drying to prevent moisture retention and ensure product shelf life.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Cooling and drying control module tracks temperature, humidity, and time to maintain product quality.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of cooling and drying conditions through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Conditions must meet specified parameters to prevent spoilage, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Seasoning and Coating
- Control Point: Ensure proper application of seasonings and coatings to achieve consistent flavor and prevent contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Seasoning application module tracks equipment calibration, ingredient usage, and application consistency.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of seasoning application processes, logged through InterlinkIQ’s seasoning control system.
- Critical Limit: Seasoning levels must meet product specifications, verified through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.
Packaging and Sealing
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging and sealing to prevent contamination and maintain product freshness.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors seal integrity, packaging defects, and compliance with packaging standards in real time.
- 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 with no defects, managed via InterlinkIQ’s packaging integrity system.
Metal Detection
- Control Point: Ensure finished snack products are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and testing to ensure safety.
- 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 snacks meet microbial safety, quality standards, and sensory characteristics.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial, sensory, and quality tests on finished snack 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 snack 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.