Posted 28 August 2024 - 06:29 PM
The key word - do we NEED to ---
Technically speaking, the only air you need to test is compressed air - if it is coming into contact with packaging that will come into contact with food - assuming your company is a packaging concern and not packaging food.
And, if you are using Poly G I'd be testing the air quality regardless even though it is in sealed chillers.
If you are not using any compressed air, you just tell the Auditor that and I doubt that he/she would ask for air quality testing results, unless there is even the slightest hint of a leak.
After a recent debacle I had with an SQF Auditor I'd go ahead and test it anyway, regardless of whether you need to or not.
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