BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9 6.1.5: 6.1.5 Processing characteristics of critical equipment validated and verified on risk

Where processing conditions can vary inside equipment that is critical to safety or quality, the processing characteristics must be validated and verified, for example how heat is distributed in retorts, ovens and vessels, and how temperature is distributed in freezers and cold rooms. The frequency is set by risk and by how the equipment performs.

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Other controls in Section 6: Process control – BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9

6.1.1 6.1.1 Documented process specifications and work instructions for key processes
6.1.2 6.1.2 Safety-critical equipment settings changed only by trained, authorised staff, with restricted controls
6.1.3 6.1.3 Process monitoring implemented, controlled and recorded
6.1.4 6.1.4 In-line monitoring devices linked to a routinely tested failure alert
6.1.6 6.1.6 Procedures to establish product status after equipment failure or process deviation
6.1.7 6.1.7 Out-of-scope products and materials controlled so they create no risk to in-scope products
6.2.1 6.2.1 Formal allocation of packaging to lines, controlled offline printing, and label use reconciliation
6.2.2 6.2.2 Documented line clearance checks before production and at product changes

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