Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage the implementation of the food safety plan
- Food safety principles, food safety procedures and requirements, including regulatory requirements, are explained to the team.
- Team commitment to, and responsibility for, food safety is developed.
- Procedures to support the food safety plan are put in place.
- Training and mentoring is provided to the team to assist implementation.
- Monitor the food safety plan and take corrective action
- Team implementation of the food safety plan is monitored.
- Records and reports are completed accurately and on schedule.
- Prompt action is taken to correct non-conformance according to enterprise and regulatory requirements.
- Causes of non-conformance are identified and analysed.
- Control measures are implemented to prevent future non-conformance.
- Non-conformance is reported according to enterprise requirements.
- Maintain the food safety plan
- Feedback is sought from all personnel to identify potential hazards, corrective actions and controls.
- Processes or conditions which could result in breaches of food safety procedures are identified and preventive or corrective action is taken.
- Corrective action and control procedures are updated to improve food safety.
- Documentation is completed according to enterprise and regulatory requirements.