Requirements for Building a New Open Product Zone

We are in the early stages of constructing open product rooms within an area where open product is being packaged. A room within a room. Construction has not been started and I am  looking for guidelines for food safety concerns.. 

You might want to be more detailed on what product you are packaging. This would help if you need to design floor drains, have a temperature controlled room, wash down stations or equipment specific (compressed air for robotics, or nitrogen for flushing) requirements. 

I second the need for more information.  What kind of allergens do you have? Is this Ready To Eat?

A great way for Food Safety managers to keep track of projects from a food safety perspective is to use a change management form to outline the project  - how does the project affect your food safety programs and what can be done to mitigate them before the project starts?  Attached is a template that has come in very handy for this. 

It is not meant to make Quality/Food Safety the actual project manager, it is intended to give you a place to document input from all departments on Food Safety, educate them, and document all decisions and resulting steps taken to protect your production line.  

You should also use this information to do a risk analysis to decide if swabbing, project area inspections, GMP training for contractors, protocol for release of area back to production after project is complete are necessary and in place. 

Our primary products are dairy based and RTE., where all the consumer has to do is add water and shake. 

The packing rooms will not have drains and will be introduced to sanitizer water as needed.

Our facility has 8 of the Big 9 (United States), the only allergen not used is peanuts..

I'm trying to prevent product contamination of our products while under construction. We have tarps, though I do not feel they are going to be adequate. Is there a checklist or guidance that can assist me in decision making.