Elements and Performance Criteria
- Implement and monitor personal hygiene standards
- Personal hygiene meets the requirements of the food safety program for milk receival and handling
- Risks to food safety are identified and reported
- Clothing and footwear worn is appropriate for testing and handling milk and meets the requirements of the food safety program
- Movement around the milk processing plant complies with the food safety program
- Carry out standard tests to determine the blending and further processing requirements of milk
- Implement procedures for receiving and handling milk
- Requirements and procedures for milk testing are complied with
- Sampling of milk is carried out as per sampling procedures
- Milk testing equipment is prepared and operated
- Data is recorded and stored in required format
- Results are interpreted to determine that milk is within compositional and quality requirements
- Respond to issues of contamination or other forms of non-conformance in the receival of fresh milk
- Procedures for taking corrective action are identified
- Corrective and preventative measures are implemented to prevent recurrence
- Procedures are devised or revised to support control measures
- Processes or conditions which could result in a breach of procedures are identified and corrective action is taken
- Process changes are introduced and controlled so that quality assurance requirements are accomplished
- Review sampling, handling and testing procedures for fresh milk