Food Safety

Acronyms

100

PRP

Pre-Requisite Program

200

CCP

Critical Control Point

300

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

400

oPRP

Operational Pre-Requisite Program

500

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

Communication

100

Is the food safety team the same as the management team?

No, there are differences. The food safety team includes production supervisor

200

How often does the management team meet?

At least weekly (lead team meetings)

Bi weekly (food safety meetings)

Quarterly (management review)

300

In the food safety meetings, what topics do we discuss?

Pest control, food defense, food fraud, monthly building and grounds, recent audits, trainings, documents, housekeeping

400

How does the management team communicate about food safety concerns?

During meetings/quick huddles, emails, calls, group discussions 

Processes

100

Any raw material or personnel issues?

Nope, we have a low turnover rate for our employees and we are able to secure materials in a somewhat timely manner

200

Are there any limits to what we can purchase for food safety?

Discuss funding/CAR process

300

Has there been any significant changes to processes, personnel, equipment and machines?

mobile cims, floor scale, sales rep retirement, security system install

400

How does management ensure there are adequate resources for the food safety management system??

The team meets regularly and goes over projects and improvements. We also create CARs to get funding when needed

Examples

100

What are some of the continuous improvement projects you're working on?

throughput, waste, yield, caliper, downtime

200

What are some risks and opportunities from SWOT?

Risks- logistical challenges, warehouse space, building layout

Opportunities- industrial growth, product mix, low turnover rate

300

What are some food safety objectives and goals?

ZERO incidents, correcting PRPs, improving processes

400

What are some examples of PRPs?

allergens, personnel practices, temporary repairs, food fraud, food defense, sharps, traceability, hazcom *full list on SharePoint and in HACCP*

Wildcard

100

PRPs- do we have any?

Yes we have PRPs, there are 22

200

Are there any CCPs or oPRPs?

Heck no!