SSOP: The control of Pests
SANITATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
SSOP 9: the control of Pests
1. Requirements:
There is no pest or insect in the production plant affecting on the product quality.
2. The current conditions of the company:
• All the doors of the plant that link to the outside are covered with plastic curtains to prevent insects from getting in.
• There is bar covering the sewage system that links to the outside of the plant to prevent insects from getting in.
• All the entrance doors of the plant are equipped with pesticide lamps working continuously.
• Around the plant, there is a system of mouse traps as shown on the mouse trap map.
3. Procedures to follow:
• Carry out effective methods to prevent insects, rodents and other animals from getting in the plant.
• Doors from inside the plant linking to the outside must always be closely shut and covered with plastic curtain to prevent insects or flies.
• Everyday, the assigned employee must sanitize and check the condition of the Pesticide lamps.
• Set up a plan to trap mousse to prevent them from getting in the plant.
• Around the plant, use flyspray for twice a month at the day off work or at the end of the production day. The chemicals used must be listed in the list of authorized chemicals of the Ministry of Heath.
• Dispose all the living places of insects, rodents or other animals both inside and outside of the production plant to prevent their infiltration into the plant.
4. Supervising and Assigning duties:
• The professional QC will monitor the control of pests as planed (Mouse trap: 3 times a week; spray pesticide: twice a month). The supervision result is recorded in the inspection form on the effect of mouse trap and the report on the insect destruction
• Any amendment to this code must be approved by the Board of Directors.
5. Corrective actions:
• When suspecting any presence of insect or pest in the plant, immediately take destructive action and re-check the whole system to prevent the insects/pests. If the situation in no longer appropriate, change the plan at once.
6. Verification:
• Records on the implementation of this code are verified by the leader of HACCP team or the leader/deputy leader of Production Management department (members of HACCP).
7. Records:
• Mouse Trap Map
• Mouse Trap Plan
• Inspection form on the effect of mouse trap
• Report on the insect destruction
All the documents and Forms recording the implementation of this code that are verified must be stored in the records of Company’s SSOP for at least 02 years.
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