Ingredients CCPs
Supplier Approval and Ingredient Sourcing
- Control Point: Ensure all ingredients come from approved suppliers with verified certifications.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks supplier approvals, certifications, and ingredient quality data.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of supplier certifications and ingredient quality tests via InterlinkIQ’s supplier management system.
- Critical Limit: Only ingredients from approved suppliers can be used, managed through InterlinkIQ’s supplier compliance module.
Receiving and Inspection of Ingredients
- Control Point: Ensure that received ingredients meet safety, quality, and regulatory specifications.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Receiving and inspection module tracks incoming shipments, including inspection results and compliance data.
- Monitoring: Real-time logging of inspection data for incoming ingredients through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Ingredients must meet specified standards before use, verified through InterlinkIQ’s inspection tracking module.
Storage Conditions
- Control Point: Ensure proper storage of ingredients to prevent spoilage or contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks temperature and humidity levels in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of storage conditions, with automated alerts for deviations managed through InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: Ingredients must be stored within specified temperature and humidity ranges, tracked via InterlinkIQ’s storage monitoring system.
Allergen Control
- Control Point: Prevent allergen cross-contamination during ingredient storage and handling.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Allergen management module tracks segregation protocols, cleaning procedures, and allergen testing results.
- Monitoring: Allergen controls and test results are monitored and logged through InterlinkIQ’s allergen tracking system.
- Critical Limit: No cross-contact with allergens, managed through InterlinkIQ’s allergen control module.
Ingredient Mixing and Formulation
- Control Point: Ensure correct ingredient proportions in formulations to meet product safety and quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Formulation management module tracks real-time data on ingredient weights, measurements, and mixing times.
- Monitoring: Automated logging of formulation data, with real-time alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: Ingredient proportions must be within defined limits, verified through InterlinkIQ’s formulation control system.
Contaminant and Foreign Object Control
- Control Point: Prevent foreign object contamination of ingredients during processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Contaminant detection module integrates with metal detectors and sieves to track foreign object detection.
- Monitoring: Real-time data logging of contaminant detection results through InterlinkIQ’s foreign object control system.
- Critical Limit: No foreign objects in ingredients, managed via InterlinkIQ’s contaminant detection system.
Chemical Residue Testing (If Applicable)
- Control Point: Ensure ingredients are free from harmful chemical residues.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Testing module tracks chemical residue test results and monitors compliance with safety standards.
- Monitoring: Automated test result logging and alerting for chemical residue levels through InterlinkIQ’s testing module.
- Critical Limit: Chemical residues must be within regulatory limits, verified via InterlinkIQ’s compliance testing system.
Microbial Testing
- Control Point: Ensure ingredients are free from harmful microorganisms.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Microbial testing module schedules and tracks microbial testing for high-risk ingredients.
- Monitoring: Automated logging of microbial test results and alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ’s microbial control system.
- Critical Limit: Ingredients must meet microbial safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s testing and compliance system.
Packaging Integrity
- Control Point: Ensure ingredient packaging provides adequate protection against contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging inspection module tracks visual inspections and integrity checks for ingredient packaging.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of packaging integrity and defect logging through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must be free from defects, verified through InterlinkIQ’s packaging inspection module.
Ingredient Traceability
- Control Point: Ensure complete traceability of all ingredients throughout the supply chain.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks batch numbers, lot codes, and supplier information for all ingredients.
- Monitoring: Real-time tracking and traceability of ingredients through InterlinkIQ’s recall and traceability system.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability must be maintained, managed via InterlinkIQ’s traceability module.