Beverage CCPs
Water Quality Control
- Control Point: Ensure safe, contaminant-free water for beverage production.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Automated water quality testing, integrated with microbial and chemical result tracking.
- Monitoring: InterlinkIQ system continuously monitors water quality parameters and generates alerts for any deviations.
- Critical Limit: Water must meet safety standards, tracked and verified in real time by the system.
Ingredient Sourcing and Verification
- Control Point: Ensure all ingredients are from approved suppliers and meet safety standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module ensures only approved suppliers are used, with COA tracking.
- Monitoring: Automated ingredient verification in InterlinkIQ, with alerts for missing or non-compliant certificates.
- Critical Limit: All ingredients must have verified COAs, confirmed through the system’s automated supplier checks.
Mixing and Formulation
- Control Point: Ensure precise ingredient mixing for safety and quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Recipe management module tracks ingredient quantities and formulations.
- Monitoring: Real-time recipe adherence and automated alerts for any deviations from the specified formula.
- Critical Limit: No deviation in ingredient ratios or formulas, verified by the system in real time
Pasteurization or Heat Treatment
- Control Point: Ensure heat treatment effectively eliminates pathogens.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Real-time temperature and time tracking during pasteurization, with automated alerts for non-compliance.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of pasteurization parameters, with automatic logging of data in InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: Pasteurization must meet specified limits, monitored and verified by the system.
Filtration or Clarification
- Control Point: Ensure the removal of contaminants and microbes via filtration.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Filter maintenance and microbial testing integrated with production flow data.
- Monitoring: InterlinkIQ schedules regular filter checks and logs microbial testing results in real time.
- Critical Limit: Filters must meet operational standards, with microbial safety verified through system-monitored tests.
Packaging Sterilizatio
- Control Point: Ensure sterile packaging materials to prevent contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Sterilization parameters are tracked in real-time, with automated reports on packaging sterility.
- Monitoring: Continuous sterilization parameter monitoring and alerts for any deviations from sterilization standards.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must meet specified sterilization limits, verified by InterlinkIQ.
Filling and Sealing
- Control Point: Ensure containers are properly filled and sealed to prevent contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Automated monitoring of fill levels and seal integrity integrated with production line data.
- Monitoring: Real-time inspection data logged by InterlinkIQ with alerts for any improper fills or seals.
- Critical Limit: Containers must be properly filled and sealed, with system-generated compliance reports.
Labeling and Expiry Date Accuracy
- Control Point: Ensure correct labeling, including ingredients, allergens, and expiration dates.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Label verification module automates allergen declarations, ingredient lists, and expiration date checks.
- Monitoring: Real-time label verification and automated alerts for labeling discrepancies.
- Critical Limit: Labels must be accurate, verified in real-time by the system to meet compliance requirement
Storage and Distribution
- Control Point: Maintain proper storage and transport conditions to ensure product safety.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Continuous temperature and humidity tracking for storage and transportation with automated alerts.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring and real-time alerts for any temperature or humidity deviations during storage or transport.
- Critical Limit: Products must be stored and transported under specified conditions, monitored and validated by InterlinkIQ.
Product Traceability and Recall Procedures
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability from raw materials to final product for recall efficiency.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Full traceability module, linking every batch from ingredients to final product distribution.
- Monitoring: Automated traceability data logging, enabling instant recalls with full batch history.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability, verified through system-logged data and recall readiness.