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How to do a foreign matter object audit
Finding foreign matter in your food is not a pleasant experience. A quick way to identify potential sources of foreign matter within your food production area is to undertake a foreign matter object audit.
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Welcome
In this episode of HACCP Mentor review we find out how to do a foreign matter object audit, review what quality hazards are, check out the latest food poisoning outbreaks and find out the best place to get food nutritional data.
Quality Hazards in your food business
Although quality hazards do not come under the banner of traditional HACCP, it is still a requirement by the majority of customer standards that quality hazards be identified. So what is a quality hazard? A food quality hazard can be defined as being an outcome that does not meet the requirements of the customer. A food quality hazard is not something that will generally hurt, harm or injury the consumer. Examples of food quality hazards include shape, size, colour, texture, taste, count and weight.
Raw food Nutritional Information
If you are looking for nutritional information on raw ingredients there are a lot of great websites that you can refer to. The majority of these websites are hosted and controlled by government departments. You can find a list of some below:
* USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
* Nutrition Panel Calculator, Australia
* Canadian Nutrient File
* South Africa Food Composition Database
* BGU Israeli Food Nutrient Database
* China Food Nutrition
* Malaysian Foods Composition Database
Food Poisoning Outbreaks in Review
The CDC continues it’s reporting of laboratory confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection. 514 cases of Cyclospora infection have now been notified from 17 states across the USA.
A food poisoning outbreak likely caused by E. coli 0157:H7 has been reported from a Mexican restaurant located in Phoenix in the USA. At this stage there has been 52 people notified as ill with 18 of those hospitalised.
In other food poisoning news, certain clams harvested in Connecticut in the USA have been recalled as they may contain vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria. Both the Connecticut Department of agriculture and the Canadian food inspection agency have issued this recall.
This comes off the back of a recent shellfish poisoning outbreak in south-east England where approximately 70 people reported symptoms consistent with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
Action item
This episodes action item is to go around and check that all chemical storage cupboards are locked. The reason for this is to reduce the potential for chemical contamination either unintentional or intentional.
How to do a foreign matter object audit
Finding foreign matter in your food is not a pleasant experience. In some situations the presence of foreign matter can cause extreme harm or injury to the consumer. A quick way to identify potential sources of foreign matter within your food production area is to undertake a foreign matter object audit. This involves walking around your food production area with a bag in hand and picking up any foreign matter that you come across.
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By Amanda Evans-Lara - HACCP Mentor
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Finding foreign matter in your food is not a pleasant experience. A quick way to identify potential sources of foreign matter within your food production area is to undertake a foreign matter object audit.
Watch Video
Welcome
In this episode of HACCP Mentor review we find out how to do a foreign matter object audit, review what quality hazards are, check out the latest food poisoning outbreaks and find out the best place to get food nutritional data.
Quality Hazards in your food business
Although quality hazards do not come under the banner of traditional HACCP, it is still a requirement by the majority of customer standards that quality hazards be identified. So what is a quality hazard? A food quality hazard can be defined as being an outcome that does not meet the requirements of the customer. A food quality hazard is not something that will generally hurt, harm or injury the consumer. Examples of food quality hazards include shape, size, colour, texture, taste, count and weight.
Raw food Nutritional Information
If you are looking for nutritional information on raw ingredients there are a lot of great websites that you can refer to. The majority of these websites are hosted and controlled by government departments. You can find a list of some below:
* USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
* Nutrition Panel Calculator, Australia
* Canadian Nutrient File
* South Africa Food Composition Database
* BGU Israeli Food Nutrient Database
* China Food Nutrition
* Malaysian Foods Composition Database
Food Poisoning Outbreaks in Review
The CDC continues it’s reporting of laboratory confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection. 514 cases of Cyclospora infection have now been notified from 17 states across the USA.
A food poisoning outbreak likely caused by E. coli 0157:H7 has been reported from a Mexican restaurant located in Phoenix in the USA. At this stage there has been 52 people notified as ill with 18 of those hospitalised.
In other food poisoning news, certain clams harvested in Connecticut in the USA have been recalled as they may contain vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria. Both the Connecticut Department of agriculture and the Canadian food inspection agency have issued this recall.
This comes off the back of a recent shellfish poisoning outbreak in south-east England where approximately 70 people reported symptoms consistent with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
Action item
This episodes action item is to go around and check that all chemical storage cupboards are locked. The reason for this is to reduce the potential for chemical contamination either unintentional or intentional.
How to do a foreign matter object audit
Finding foreign matter in your food is not a pleasant experience. In some situations the presence of foreign matter can cause extreme harm or injury to the consumer. A quick way to identify potential sources of foreign matter within your food production area is to undertake a foreign matter object audit. This involves walking around your food production area with a bag in hand and picking up any foreign matter that you come across.