Yah, in sorting we remove all the stones, glass, hair etc that comes in with the raw materials like nuts, dried fruits etc.Foreign matter removed is actually smaller than the raw material such that sieving wont help. Hand sorting is actually efficient judging from the customer complaimts but now we need a validation record for it to be a CCP.
Hi tech,
I agree with Toy.C that you could set the sorting process as the PRP.
However, the problem for
manual sorting is that are you sure you can well control the activity of workers? So the risk of foreign body hazards still exist.
If you insist on setting this as your
CCP(According to decision tree I guess it can be a
CCP), you should validated the Cl of this
CCP to ensure that it will not remain the hazard in further processes.
By the way, finding and removing the foreign bodies such as hair from the products is not a easy thing.
By validation, you could conduct and record the below activity:
1, Firstly intentionally add the foreign bodies into an amount of cereal
2, Ask some workers to sort out the added foreign bodies from the cereal
3, After sorting, checking the remaining foreign bodies in such cereal
note:
1, I have no idea how many times this activity should be repeated, but only once done is not sufficient to convince people
2, The sorting time should also be controlled, if sorting out all foreign bodies cost you quite a long time, it is not feasible to introduce it into the real production.
3, Worker is not a machine, thus after a period of sorting, visual sighting and sensability of workers will definitely decrease. Thus the consistent of work is a inevitable problem to be faced by you.
Just my five cents opinion,
Best regards,
Jason