SOP for Finished Product Storage

SOP for Finished Product Storage

·  Once meat/poultry items are packaged and labeled, they will be master-packed (if appropriate), and immediately moved into either dry storage (jerky and other shelf-stable products), refrigerated storage, or frozen storage.

·  All coolers will be maintained to hold a temperature of 41ºF or lower, with daily monitoring and documentation.

·  All freezers will be maintained to hold a temperature of 0ºF or lower, with daily monitoring and documentation.

·  Finished raw products will be stored separately from finished Ready-To-Eat (RTE) products, either in separate coolers/freezers/rooms, or on physically separate racks/shelves.

·  Finished RTE products will NEVER be stored below finished or unfinished raw products.

·  No products (finished or unfinished) will be stored on the floor.

SOP for Finished Product Shipment

·  Transportation vehicles must be exclusively used for the shipment of food or the operator of the transportation vehicle must provide documentation that effective cleaning and sanitization (if appropriate) was done after a preceding non-food delivery. Documentation shall be provided by the transportation vehicle operator.

·  Transportation vehicles will be free of visible debris or dirt at the time of loading. A designated employee will observe the transportation vehicle before loading and document that this requirement is met.

·  All products will be loaded for shipment such that the product containers or master-packages do not directly contact the floor, walls, or ceiling of the transportation vehicle. Ready-to-eat products will never be stored below raw products. A designated employee will observe the loaded transportation vehicle and document that these requirements are met.

·  Non-shelf-stable products will be shipped under adequate refrigerated (no warmer than 41°F) or frozen (no warmer than 10°F) storage conditions. All transportation companies used for shipment will have signed an agreement indicating how the transportation vehicle temperature will be monitored and documented, and how the records will be provided.

12/07/2016 Version; Supersedes all other versions