Food Safety | Foreign Material Control Procedure
Defines how the company prevents, detects and removes physical contaminants (foreign material) such as metal, glass, brittle plastic, wood, stones and personal items, and how it responds when foreign material or a breakage is found. This editable procedure is part of the A.P. Lyon Food Safety Management System, written to ISO 22000:2018, the FSSC 22000 additional requirements and FDA 21 CFR 117 for food manufacturers, processors and their suppliers.
What you receive
One digital ZIP containing the editable SOP 8-009-F Word procedure and a PDF copy.
Also included: the 3 forms this procedure uses:
FORM 8009-1-F Glass and Brittle Plastic Register and Audit
FORM 8009-2-F Foreign Material Incident and Breakage Report
FORM 8009-3-F Knife and Blade Control Log
Covers ISO 22000:2018 clause 8.2.4; FDA 117.80(c); FSSC 22000 additional requirement: Hazard control & cross-contamination.
Using an eQMS? These editable Microsoft Office files can be imported into any electronic quality management system (eQMS) that manages Word and Excel documents, or used in a paper-based system. Adapt the approval, signature and record steps to your system’s workflow, and validate the eQMS software under your own system. See how to use A.P. Lyon procedures in an eQMS.
Systems containing this procedure
The Complete system includes this procedure with the Food Safety Management System Manual, the Food Safety Plan and HACCP Workbook and all other procedures and forms. Review its content list before purchasing both.
Before implementation
Adapt responsibilities, process steps, limits, frequencies and records to your site, products and markets. Confirm the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements before approval and use; a PCQI or other qualified person should review the food safety plan for your facility. This download supplies documentation, not executed testing, validation or certification.
