We received a major non-coformance for not having a glass inventory for our breakroom ceramic cups/plates. Our food processing does not use glass, ever. Do I really need a glass inventory for the cups/plates that are contained in the breakroom/kitchen? The breakroom is not near to the production room.
This is the clause that the auditor referenced to.
9.7.3.2 Containers, equipment, and other utensils made of glass, porcelain, ceramics, laboratory glassware, or other similar materials shall not be permitted in food processing /contact zones (except where the product is contained in packaging made from these materials, or measurement instruments with glass dial covers, or MIG thermometers are required under regulation).
Where glass objects or similar material are required in food handling/contact zones, they shall be listed in a glass inventory, including details of their location and condition