Spices CCPs
Raw Spice Receiving and Quality Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming spices meet safety and quality standards, including checks for contaminants and adulterants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks incoming spice shipments, inspections, and testing results (e.g., microbial loads, pesticide residues).
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection data and test results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Spices must comply with established quality and safety criteria, managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Storage of Raw Spices
- Control Point: Maintain optimal storage conditions to prevent contamination and preserve spice quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Storage monitoring module tracks real-time temperature, humidity, and pest control measures in storage areas to prevent spoilage.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with automated alerts for temperature, humidity, or pest activity deviations via InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Storage conditions must adhere to specified temperature and humidity ranges, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Cleaning and Sorting
- Control Point: Ensure effective cleaning and sorting of spices to remove foreign materials and defective products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Cleaning and sorting module tracks equipment efficiency, maintenance schedules, and cleaning validations to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of cleaning and sorting efficiency is logged through InterlinkIQ’s control system.
- Critical Limit: All foreign materials and defective spices must be removed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s cleaning and sorting monitoring system.
Grinding and Milling
- Control Point: Ensure grinding processes maintain spice integrity and prevent contamination from equipment.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Grinding process module tracks temperature, humidity, and milling equipment performance to ensure optimal conditions.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of grinding parameters, with real-time logging through InterlinkIQ’s milling control system.
- Critical Limit: Grinding parameters must meet safety and quality standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system.
Roasting (If Applicable)
- Control Point: Ensure roasting processes effectively reduce moisture content and eliminate harmful microorganisms.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Thermal processing module tracks roasting temperatures, times, and process controls in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous logging of time and temperature data via InterlinkIQ’s thermal process control system.
- Critical Limit: Roasting parameters must meet specified safety standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s process control system.
Allergen Control
- Control Point: Prevent cross-contact with allergens during spice processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Allergen management module monitors cleaning validation, equipment segregation, and allergen testing procedures to maintain allergen-free status.
- Monitoring: Continuous tracking of allergen control measures, with real-time alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: No cross-contact with allergens is allowed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s allergen tracking and validation system.
Packaging and Sealing
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging and sealing to prevent contamination and maintain spice quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors seal integrity, packaging defects, and compliance with industry standards in real time.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring of packaging processes, with real-time alerts for defects logged through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must be sealed properly with no defects, managed via InterlinkIQ’s packaging integrity system.
Metal Detection
- Control Point: Ensure finished spice products are free from metal contaminants.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Metal detection control module tracks detector calibration, operation, and performance to ensure product safety.
- 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.
Finished Product Testing
- Control Point: Ensure finished spice products meet microbial safety, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Finished product testing module tracks microbial, chemical, and quality tests for finished spice products.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of test results and real-time alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s product testing system.
- Critical Limit: Finished products must pass all safety and quality tests, managed through InterlinkIQ’s product testing module.
Traceability and Recall Procedures
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of all raw materials and finished spice products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks batch numbers, supplier details, and production data in real time to facilitate effective recall procedures.
- 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.