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Pre-Requisite Program SOP A03

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AUTHORIZED FOR USE AT:
ISSUED BY: DATE ISSUED:

Company XYZ Name July 24, 2008

APPROVED BY: SUPERSEDES:

Name New

A 2.2.1
Lighting is appropriate such that the intended production or inspection activity can be
effectively conducted, does not alter food colour and meets the respective commodity
standards.

Standard - describes lux requirements for the establishment including location of

inspection points. Criteria includes that the lights are operational.

A 2.2.2
Light bulbs and fixtures located in areas where there is exposed food or packaging
materials are of a safety type or are protected to prevent contamination of food in case of
breakage.

Standard - describes the protective coverings of lights. Criteria must include where they
are needed and located in the facility.

Frequency:
Monthly within the first week

Persons Responsible:
QA Technician, and/or QA Manager and Maintenance Supervisor or designate

Monitoring Procedure:
1. The compliance to the reference standards shall be monitored by conducting a
building inspection. This involves touring the company’s exterior premise and the
roof and performs a visual inspection to ensure compliance to all policies and
company standards. The accuracy of the company floor plans and site plans shall be
verified during the building inspection.

2. The following shall be observed:

 Lighting in the warehouse and storage area shall be no less 220 lux or 20 foot
candles.
 Lighting in production areas and packaging (i.e. food safety inspection areas)
shall be no less than 550 lux or 50 foot candles.
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 The light intensity shall be measured annually using a light meter or during
inspection by a third party auditor.
 Fluorescence tube used in the production, packing, warehouse and storage area
shall be off the safety type where by a plastic coding encloses the entire tube.
 Light fixture utilizing light bulb shall have an outer coating that completely
encloses the bulb inside the lighting fixture.
 All exposed light bulbs without an enclosure must have protective coating on light
bulbs.

3. All observations shall be record on the Building Inspection Report. Signed and
dated.

Corrective Action:
If the Maintenance Supervisor or QA Manager is unable to conduct the inspection, then
an assigned QA Technician or the Maintenance Technician shall conduct the inspection
and record all finding in the Building Inspection Report.

Any non-compliance issue leading to a risk in food safety and pest activity shall be
documented on the Building Inspection Report. Deviation/corrective actions shall be
discussed jointly between the Maintenance Supervisor and the QA Manager.

Any immediate corrective action(s) taken or to be taken shall be documented in the

Building Inspection Report.

If food safety has been compromised the product is held, tested and subsequently
released, reworked or destroyed and recorded on the Corrective Action Report.
Records include: a description of the deviation, the corrective action and the date of
completion. Where required, preventative corrective actions are developed by performing
a root cause analysis, describing the preventative measures, date for completion and
person responsible and is recorded on the Corrective Action Report.

Verification:
Once every year , the President or C.E.O. observes the Maintenance Supervisor and the
QA Manager in the performance of their monitoring function and reviews all records that
have been completed since the last verification. All Building Inspection Report records
are signed and dated by the President or C.E.O at the time of verification.
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If deviations are encountered during the verification process, where the building
inspection program is not maintained to a satisfactory level, the President or C.E.O shall
review the cause of the concern with the QA Manager and Maintenance Supervisor to
determine whether food safety has been compromised and recorded on Building
Inspection Report. If food safety has been compromised the product is held, tested and
subsequently released, reworked or destroyed and recorded on the Corrective Action
Report. Appropriate corrective actions shall be developed by performing a root cause
analysis, describing the preventative measures, date for completion and personnel
responsible assigned, and recorded on the Corrective Action Report.

Records:
Building Inspection Report
Corrective Action Report