HACCP
HACCP is a legal requirement for all food businesses throughout
the European Community. If you supply packaging to the food industry,
this means that your customer must, by law, be operating an HACCP
system to identify all potential hazards which could contaminate
their product.
Because of the potential to import contaminants with the packaging,
most food businesses are now demanding that their suppliers also
operate a recognised system of hygiene controls. This principle
has been incorporated within the BRC/IoP Global Standard as a fundamental
requirement, and will form the basis for the level of controls to
be applied within the company.
Hazard and risk analysis within a packaging manufacturing environment
can be very confusing and must include product integrity, legality,
defects critical to consumer safety, as well as contamination. Even
so, care must be taken not to make the exercise over-complicated.
To assist companies prepare for registration, IHC have developed
a special training course.
Hazard Analysis Training
1 day (7 hour) course held at client's premises.
The training day is aimed at promoting a fundamental understanding
of Hazard Analysis for Managers and Team Leaders within a packaging
company.
It will explain the background to HACCP and the meaning behind
the "seven principles" then examine the application of
these principles to a packaging manufacturer. This will cover all
processes, from defining the product to despatch, and using the
appropriate clauses of the BRC Standard, demonstrate Pre-Requisite
Programmes and a Hazard and Risk Analysis with the Critical Process
steps (CCP's).
Generic documentation for recording the Hazard Analysis will be
provided as part of the comprehensive course notes, and a certificate
is issued by IHC for all delegates who complete the course.
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