Packaging Workmanship
At least once per hour.
In reference to primary containers...what do you do when one or more defective bags are found in a check?
If one or more defective bags are found in a check, a recheck of ten primary containers must be made.
What does S.U.P. stand for
Stand-Up Package
a) No packaging line shall run more than ____ hour(s) without a net weight check.
No packaging line shall run more than one hour without a net weight check.
When doing a fork test...how long of a hold period is required before conducting the test?
3 Minutes
What is limited to one per seal with a maximum diameter of ¼ inch?
Burned Holes
The ______should be _______when ten percent (10%) of the packages demonstrate a defective condition.
The line should be stopped.
And the containers produced during the suspect period shall be held for disposition.
What is the proper sample size for SUP inspection?
minimum of 5 packages per line
Retail packages must be rechecked with ___ number of random containers?
The rechecks will be 5 random containers
When conducting a fork test...
The sample size is ____ units. Scoreable limit is ____.
Sample size is ten (10) units. Scoreable limit is two (2).
Can the seals or flaps cover the ingredient statement?
-NO
Seals or seal flaps may not cover mandatory copy like ingredient statements, nutritional facts or distribution information.
If a packaging line continues to operate under a defective condition....What?
If
a packaging line continues to operate under a defective condition
all product will continue to be held until the problem is fixed.
Examples of Automatic Hold aka Zero tolerance situations for SUP?
Perforation strip is not properly cut (too deep/too shallow) through SUP material.
For McCain Roasters® only- Modified perforation knife was not substituted and/or not adjusted correctly to allow 1/8” perf-free area in gusset crease
Inverted gusset- gusset extends outward rather than inward.
Air slits in SUP film- NOT ALLOWED
Incorrect vertical seal as specified (Fig. 4a-McCain-fin/ seal/ Fig. 4b-McCain or Private Label-lap seal)
SUP package film is mis-aligned or –oriented
Production code is wrong, missing or interferes with UPC barcode
Foodservice Packages- A line must be re-checked when...
A line must be Rechecked when:
Sample average is less than declared net weight, or
Four of five (80%) are underweight, or
A sample has one or more MAV violations.
When conducting an odor test using the microwave, what specific part of the fry is recommended to be used?
It is recommended that slivers and/or side cuts be used for the odor test.
Flexible containers - evaluation shall be conducted following the weight check and from a sealed case to allow the _______________________ from the sealing process.
Flexible containers - evaluation shall be conducted following the weight check and from a sealed case to allow the bags sufficient time to cool from the sealing process.
Incomplete or incorrect code - may involve primary or secondary containers whose code_______________...
Incomplete or incorrect code - may involve primary or secondary containers whose code is missing, improperly applied, torn or mutilated, incomplete, incorrect, in wrong location or dirty, stained or smeared.
If you find a burn hold in SUP package film that exceeds 1/8" in length or more 1 per on a package what should you do?
Immediate Recheck- An immediate recheck is required to determine if product shall be called back to the last good check and/or to discontinue packing until issue is corrected.
At the beginning of each shift and after any ________or ___________, the Operator will take 5 random bags from each prime line
At the beginning of each shift and after any changeovers or weight adjustments, the Operator will take 5 random bags from each prime line
One major + two minors=_______
1 Critical
What is the procedure for poly bag vertical seal?
grasp the bag with the thumb and the fingers of one hand. With the other hand, grasp the overlap of the seal (if this overlap is too short, you will have to turn the bag inside out to check it). Pull the overlap in a perpendicular manner until the poly starts to stretch. Do this in several places along the vertical seal. Seal evaluation remains the same as for end seals.
A recheck of ____ secondary containers shall be performed on defective secondary containers.
A recheck of five (5) secondary containers shall be performed on defective secondary containers.
Vertically-packed cases must be ___side up
Vertically-packed cases must be perf-side up
Define M.A.V.
MAV (Maximum Allowable Variation)
Less than___% minor shattering is allowed but notify the Cutter Operator if you are seeing shattering of any kind.
Less than 5%