Risks and opportunities (6.1)
This is about what could stop the system working: losing a sole supplier of a critical raw material, depending on a single person for batch release, a customer audit with new requirements. Actions must be proportionate to their effect on food safety.
The standard does not require a particular method or a matrix, but it does require the actions to be planned, integrated into the system and evaluated for effectiveness.
Objectives of the system (6.2)
Consistent with the policy, measurable where possible, aligned with legal and customer requirements, monitored and communicated. They are maintained as documented information, setting out what will be done, by whom, with what resources, by when and how it will be evaluated.
Planning of changes (6.3)
A new product, a recipe change, a new line or a change of supplier for an ingredient containing allergens is planned before it is made, taking into account its purpose, its consequences, the availability of resources and the reallocation of responsibilities. Many changes end up requiring the hazard analysis to be updated (8.6).
What an auditor usually asks for
- System risks and opportunities, separate from the hazard analysis
- Food safety objectives with an indicator, an owner and a deadline
- Change log with prior evaluation of each change
- Evidence that significant changes updated the control plan
How to cover planning in Kimobox
- 1Record the system's risks and opportunities with their actions and verification of effectiveness.
- 2Define food safety objectives with indicators calculated from the records.
- 3Run each significant change as a workflow with approval and a review of the hazard analysis.
A change of supplier for an ingredient is the door through which an undeclared allergen most often walks in.