Raw Materials CCPs
Raw Material Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming raw materials meet safety and quality standards, including relevant certifications (e.g., organic, non-GMO).
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming shipments, inspections, and testing results for contaminants (e.g., aflatoxins, pesticides).
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and certification statuses through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Raw materials must pass established quality and safety checks, with data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Raw Materials
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent spoilage, contamination, and degradation of quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature, humidity, and pest control measures to ensure raw materials remain safe and viable.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with automated alerts for temperature or humidity deviations via InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must meet specified temperature and humidity ranges, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Material Sorting and Cleaning
- Control Point: Ensure effective sorting and cleaning of raw materials to remove foreign materials and defective products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Sorting and cleaning module tracks equipment efficiency, maintenance schedules, and cleaning validations.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of sorting efficiency and cleaning procedures, logged through InterlinkIQ’s sorting control system.
- Critical Limit: All foreign materials and defective items must be removed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s sorting and cleaning monitoring system.
Processing and Transformation of Raw Materials
- Control Point: Monitor processing conditions (e.g., temperature, pressure) to ensure safety and quality during transformation.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Process monitoring module tracks key parameters, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Monitoring: Continuous logging of processing conditions via InterlinkIQ’s system to identify deviations in real time.
- Critical Limit: Processing parameters must meet established safety and quality standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system.
Ingredient Preparation
- Control Point: Ensure proper preparation of ingredients to maintain safety and quality (e.g., washing, chopping).
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Preparation control module tracks preparation methods and timings to ensure compliance with safety protocols.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of preparation processes with real-time alerts for any deviations via InterlinkIQ’s preparation monitoring system.
- Critical Limit: All ingredient preparation must adhere to defined safety and quality criteria, verified through InterlinkIQ.
Metal Detection for Raw Materials
- Control Point: Ensure incoming raw materials are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and testing to ensure compliance.
- 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.
Testing of Raw Materials
- Control Point: Ensure raw materials meet microbial safety, chemical limits, and quality standards before processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Raw materials testing module tracks microbial, chemical, and quality tests on incoming materials.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of test results and real-time alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s product testing system.
- Critical Limit: All raw materials must pass safety and quality tests, managed through InterlinkIQ’s testing module.
Traceability and Recall Procedures for Raw Materials
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of all raw materials throughout the supply chain.
- 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.