GMPs
If an auditor finds a Red Bull can in the trash can next to the Cellar is that an audit finding?
Yes!!
What color brush is used for product contact surfaces?
White
Who can sign off on CCP / oPRP documents?
Trained Operators ONLY
Where can you find the Quality and Food Safety Policy?
Breakroom or Service Now
Where is shoe sanitation required?
High care areas
Barreling, Pailing and Crystals
What is the ATP threshold for non-harvest equipment?
<48,000
How many HACCP Plans does Cal Color have?
Bonus 100 points if you remember what the new one is called
6
How many audit findings did we get in our 2025 external audit?
11
What jewelry is allowed in a GMP area?
Plain wedding band with no stones
Necklaces are not allowed even if it is under the shirt.
How do you verify that chemical residue has been removed the equipment?
Test Strips, Test Kits, and/or pH Meter
Name the three types of contamination
Biological, Physical and Chemical
In 2025 we had a finding for packaging material storage.
Name one place where it is acceptable to store packaging material that comes in contact with the product (primary packaging material).
Inside any warehouse
DO NOT STORE PACKAGING MATERIAL IN THE CAR PORTS!!!!
Name three personnel GMP requirements
Non-permeable shoes, long pants, no unauthorized jewelry, Shoulders and midriff should not be showing, nothing attached to clothing above the waist, no sewn on buttons in the dryer area.
What new sanitation chemical was most recently introduced to the site?
Hint: Barreling was using it before everyone else.
PAA
What should you do if the metal detector goes off?
Notify your team lead, put the affected product to the side and label it
Team lead should fill out product non-conformance form.
Where can you thaw / store frozen product?
In the extension cellar or the extractor room. Other areas may be used with prior approval from QA
What GMP related audit finding did we get in 2025?
Note: We should pay special attention to this leading up to our 2026 external audit.
Door gaps that allow pest access
What is the goal of sanitation validations?
To prove that our sanitation procedures are effective.
Name 3 people who are on the plant and food safety team
I will tell you if you are right... we have like 35 people on the team.
What is YOUR job in food safety?
To ensure our consumers receive safe food ingredients.