Breakfast CCPs

Ingredient Sourcing and Verification

- - Control Point: Ensure all breakfast ingredients are from approved, safe sources.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks supplier approvals and COA verification for all ingredients.
  - Monitoring: Real-time ingredient verification in InterlinkIQ, with alerts for any non-compliant ingredients.
  - Critical Limit: Only ingredients with verified COAs, managed through InterlinkIQ, are used.

- - Control Point: Prevent cross-contamination with allergens during production.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Allergen management module monitors segregation and sanitation, integrated with production workflows.
  - Monitoring: Automated allergen risk detection and alerts, with system-logged sanitation reports.
  - Critical Limit: No cross-contact with allergens, tracked by InterlinkIQ’s allergen control system.

- - Control Point: Ensure proper ingredient ratios for consistent safety and quality.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Recipe management and mixing ratio control, integrated with production data tracking.
  - Monitoring: Automated real-time monitoring of mixing parameters with alerts for any deviations.
  - Critical Limit: No deviations from approved recipes, verified through InterlinkIQ’s blending control system.

- - Control Point: Ensure proper cooking or heat treatment to destroy harmful pathogens.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Heat treatment module continuously tracks temperature and time parameters in real time.
  - Monitoring: Continuous cooking process monitoring and logging in InterlinkIQ, with alerts for any out-of-specification events.
  - Critical Limit: Specified time and temperature parameters are met, verified by InterlinkIQ’s heat control module.

- - Control Point: Ensure that RTE breakfast foods are free from harmful microbial contamination.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Automated microbial testing schedule and result tracking, integrated with compliance management.
  - Monitoring: Real-time test results logged in InterlinkIQ, with alerts for positive microbial findings.
  - Critical Limit: Pathogen levels must meet safety standards, verified by InterlinkIQ’s microbial testing system.

- - Control Point: Ensure that no foreign objects, such as metal, are in the final product.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection system integrates detection data with product tracking, enabling automated foreign object detection.
  - Monitoring: Automated metal detection tracking in real time, with alerts for any detected objects.
  - Critical Limit: No foreign objects detected, verified by InterlinkIQ’s detection and alert system.

- - Control Point: Ensure that packaging is intact, sealed, and properly labeled with accurate information.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging verification system automates label checking and packaging integrity validation.
  - Monitoring: Real-time label and packaging verification with alerts for any inconsistencies, integrated with InterlinkIQ.
  - Critical Limit: Packaging must be intact and labeling must be accurate, validated through the system.

- - Control Point: Ensure that breakfast foods are stored and transported at safe temperatures to prevent spoilage.
  - InterlinkIQ Feature: Continuous storage and transport temperature tracking with automated alerts for non-compliant conditions.
  - Monitoring: Real-time temperature logging for storage and transportation, with alerts for any temperature deviations.
  - Critical Limit: Products must be stored and transported under safe conditions, monitored and tracked by InterlinkIQ.

- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of breakfast products from raw material sourcing to distribution for efficient recall if necessary.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Complete traceability module integrates raw material and batch tracking for instant recall capability.
- Monitoring: Real-time traceability data logging, with automated recall procedures in the event of contamination or non-compliance.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability, maintained and monitored through InterlinkIQ’s traceability system.