IFS 4.4.5 - determining the impact of services on finished products
Hi Alutka_120,
Typical contracted services include:
Pest control
Laundry services
Contracted cleaning
Contracted servicing and maintenance of equipment
Transport and distribution
Off-site storage of ingredients or packaging (other than at the supplier’s facilities) prior to
delivery to the site
Off-site packing of products
Laboratory testing
Catering services
Waste management
Impact on the final product is clearly more likely when the service provider is carrying out a step that could potentially affect the safety or quality of the finished product and deemed a high-risk service.
Examples of high-services could be:
Contracted cleaning of food contact surfaces/areas
Contracted servicing and maintenance of critical equipment
Off-site packing of products
Laundry of protective clothing worn in high-risk/high-care areas
Kind regards,
Tony
Hello,
Taking into account what the IFS says
"4.4.3* The purchasing services, which have, based on risks, an impact on food safety and product quality, shall be evaluated to ensure they comply with defined requirements. This shall take into account, at a minimum:
• the service requirements • the supplier’s status (according to its assessment)
• the impact of the service on the finished products."
How can I demonstrate (based on the risks) that these services have an impact on the product and should be evaluated with a different regularity. Risk matrix?