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[Seamoss]

Hello All,

 

If a supplier does not have any micro-testing, such as E.coli. and Salmonella, can my company conduct the micro-testing for our usage and would this be consider a CCP?

 

thank you,

[kfromNE]

Hello All,

 

If a supplier does not have any micro-testing, such as E.coli. and Salmonella, can my company conduct the micro-testing for our usage and would this be consider a CCP?

 

thank you,

 

More info needed. Micro testing doesn't always mean a CCP. It could be part of your supplier approval program. 

[Seamoss]

Basically my company buy raw Irish sea moss from a small company in the Jamaica. The small company does not do any micro-testing to the raw Irish Sea moss. The only documentation that we received from the company is an invoice. I am trying to built a HACCP plan for my company. The company that I work for is still new and trying to make sure there is no issues with the product we sell.

[kingstudruler1]

your company can obviously test.  

 

However testing for pathogens is tricky.   They are not usually uniformily dispersed and may be hard to recover.  Testing a small number of samples no really scientific as statistically you are unlikely to find the problem.   for this reason,  testing of product for pathogens is not considered a valid CCP.   

 

If there is a microbiological hazard, I would be more interested in how it is controlled.    Either you or your supplier needs to control the hazard.  Testing can be used as a form of validation