Organic Food CCPs
Organic Raw Material Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming organic ingredients meet safety, quality, and organic certification standards (e.g., pesticide-free, non-GMO).
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming shipments, organic certifications, and testing results (e.g., pesticide residue, contaminants).
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and organic certification through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Organic ingredients must comply with certification standards and pass quality checks, managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Organic Ingredients
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent contamination, degradation, and spoilage while preserving organic integrity.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature, humidity, and pest control measures, ensuring no prohibited substances or contamination.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with automated alerts for any deviations in temperature, humidity, or contamination risk through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must meet organic standards, managed and monitored through InterlinkIQ.
Sorting and Cleaning of Organic Ingredients
- Control Point: Ensure effective sorting and cleaning to remove foreign materials, defective products, and contaminants while maintaining organic integrity.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Sorting and cleaning module tracks equipment efficiency, cleaning validation, and maintenance schedules.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of sorting and cleaning procedures is logged through InterlinkIQ’s system to ensure compliance with organic standards.
- Critical Limit: All foreign materials and defects must be removed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system while ensuring organic standards are maintained.
Processing of Organic Foods
- Control Point: Ensure processing methods preserve organic integrity, prevent contamination, and meet safety requirements.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Process control module tracks all key processing parameters such as temperature, pH, and time to ensure organic compliance.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring and logging of processing parameters through InterlinkIQ to meet organic certification standards.
- Critical Limit: Processing parameters must comply with organic and safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s system.
Allergen Control in Organic Food Processing
- Control Point: Prevent cross-contact with allergens to maintain organic integrity and meet allergen control standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Allergen management module monitors cleaning validation, equipment segregation, and allergen testing procedures.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of allergen control measures and real-time alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: No cross-contact with allergens, verified through InterlinkIQ’s allergen control system, while ensuring organic compliance.
Packaging of Organic Foods
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging materials and sealing processes are used to maintain organic integrity and prevent contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors packaging materials, seal integrity, and tamper-proofing in real time.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring of packaging processes with real-time alerts for any defects or contamination risks, logged through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must meet organic certification standards, verified through InterlinkIQ’s system to ensure integrity.
Metal Detection for Organic Foods
- Control Point: Ensure that finished organic food products are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and testing, ensuring compliance with both organic and safety standards.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of metal detection performance with real-time alerts for anomalies via InterlinkIQ’s system.
- Critical Limit: No metal contamination should be detected, managed through InterlinkIQ’s metal detection control system to ensure organic compliance.
Finished Product Testing for Organic Foods
- Control Point: Ensure finished organic food products meet microbial safety, pesticide limits, and organic quality standards.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial, pesticide, and quality tests for finished organic products.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of test results and real-time alerts for any deviations via InterlinkIQ’s product testing system.
- Critical Limit: Finished products must pass all organic and safety tests, managed through InterlinkIQ’s testing module.
Traceability and Recall Procedures for Organic Foods
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of all raw materials, processing data, and finished organic food products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks batch numbers, supplier details, certifications, and production data in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous traceability is logged via InterlinkIQ’s system, ensuring quick and efficient recall management if needed.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability is required, with all data captured in InterlinkIQ’s recall and traceability system to meet organic certification standards