Food Safety | Quality Control and Product Release Procedure
Defines the quality control checks carried out at line start-up, during production and on finished product, the control of net quantity, and the conditions under which finished product is released for dispatch, including positive release of product that must wait for test results. 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 8-032-F Word procedure and a PDF copy.
Also included: the 2 forms this procedure uses:
FORM 8032-1-F Line Start-Up and In-Process Quality Check Record
FORM 8032-2-F Finished Product Release Record
Covers ISO 22000:2018 clause 8.5.4.5, 8.8.1, 8.9.4; FDA 117.165; FSSC 22000 additional requirement: Quality control.
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.
