Development of Sanitation Program: Documenting Sanitation Program Mobile App

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  Sanitation program documents are important for three reasons:

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  They demonstrate due diligence;

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  They allow a third party audit the facility on behalf of customers; and

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  Documentation of the sanitation program is a regulatory requirement.

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  The current trade environment demands that manufacturers prove due diligence in all activities.

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  For any food safety program to be auditable, the manufacturer must document what they do.

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  The sanitation program is key to food safety production.

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  The law requires many food production facilities to have documented prerequisite programs.

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  The Food Safety Enhancement Program (FSEP), through the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA);

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  The Meat Facility Standards (MFS); and

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  Other regulatory standards.

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  Remember that documentation improves the probability of long term success.

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  To an auditor, if it’s not in writing, it wasn’t done.

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  Everything in the program should be documented.

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  Training

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  Dilution rates

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  Pre-op inspection findings

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  The facility should be able to show that the sanitation program supports all other prerequisite p...

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  Three formats commonly used to document sanitation program requirements are:

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  Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs);

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  Matrix or schedules; and

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  A combination of matrix and SSOPs

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